This article engages with three commonly traversed social studies topics--depictions of violence and death from the French Revolution, during the Vietnam War, and regarding U.S. histories of racial segregation--through the lens of Achille Mbembe's "necropolitics" (i.e., political and social machinations of power that determine who lives…

On April 20th, 2018, Moroccan youths launched a boycott campaign on social media targeting three commercial brands. This incident has reinvigorated the debate on youth engagement in civic activism. Thus, this article compares Moroccan college-level students' civic engagement through formal processes and online social networking as well as…

We have used a role-play exercise to help students understand the role of the whips in British parliamentary politics, a subject with which students often struggle. In itself, this proved a valuable learning and teaching tool, but we found it became even more useful when we incorporated a practitioner into the exercise. This overcame some of the…

The National Education Association (NEA) is America's oldest education association, and it has become one of America's most powerful unions. It boasts 3.2 million members nationwide and is comprised of more than half of the public school teachers in the United States. Its annual reported receipts in 2009 totaled more than $377 million. The NEA's…

The League of Women Voters is often regarded as having retarded the participation of women in American electoral politics because of its nonpartisan stance. However, many League members have used the League as an entry into electoral politics, and the League has supported many issues important to women. (IS)

The article discusses what political strategies have been used by politicians to get the Spanish speaking population to help in the presidential elections. (NQ)

Argues that, since the Civil War, necessity, expediency, ideological commitment, and economic standing have compelled black people to oppose any changes in the status quo. (KG)

The pattern of Chicano political representation in the territorial and state legislatures of California, Colorado, and New Mexico was examined. (NQ)

Summarizes a background paper presented and discussion held at a 1978 conference for human rights professionals. Paper reviews (1) basic protections of the right to political participation, (2) methods used to deny full participation, and (3) proposed remedies. Discussion focuses primarily on minority group participation. (GC)

Although women in the Nordic countries have a longer history of participation in politics and participation in greater numbers than the women of many other countries, there are still barriers of discrimination to surmount. The basic societal structures are still patriarchal, and women face continuing discrimination in economics and politics. (IS)

Analyzes changes in minority officeholding, voter turnout, and minority candidacies and coalitions in mayoral and council elections in 10 northern California cities from 1950 to 1977. Expanding on studies of negative impact of nonpartisan elections on Democratic strength, argues that traditional nonpartisan structures have been significantly…

Reapportionment will be a key issue determining whether the Hispanic community will have significant political power and influence on the political decision-making process; therefore, Hispanics must enter the 1981 reapportionment process determined to extract as many concessions as possible from both parties. (Author/CM)

Examines the efforts of conservative religious and political organizations to influence the schools. Argues that protection of inquiry in the classroom constitutes the first line of defense for the continuation of democracy during times of stress and change. (Author/IRT)

Urban politics is shifting from the politics of ethnics to the politics of dispersed inequalities, a pattern which has caused an extreme shift in the base of political support. The power of the educational occupation as a source of patronage and a base of political influence has increased. (DM)