This paper reports the results of an online survey of 160 laptop ensembles and the relative democracy of their organisational and social structures. For the purposes of this research a laptop ensemble is defined as a performing group of three or more musicians for whom the laptop is the main sound generating source and who typically perform together in the same room. The concept of democracy (i...

Democracy the much popular and highly debated concept in present times has become an objective of maximum countries to be achieved around the world. It is the concept of a state which provides the great values of freedom and rights to each and every individual without any discrimination which further indicates the equality among all. Democracy strives towards equality and representation of ever...

occupy wall street was a flag which went to the hands of the american protestors. this flag reflected the simulation of occupy wall street to the occupation of palestine and the main reference of the protest was aimed at zionism. the deep roots of this occupation dates back to the occupation of the american natives’ territories and in fact the same american monopoly in the path of american hist...

This study presents quantitative, sociological models designed to account for cross-national variation in infant mortality rates. We consider variables linked to four different theoretical perspectives: the economic modernization, social modernization, political modernization, and dependency perspectives. The study is based on a panel regression analysis of a sample of 59 developing countries. ...

This study presents quantitative, sociological models designed to account for cross-national variation in child mortality. We consider variables linked to five different theoretical perspectives that include the economic modernization, social modernization, political modernization, ecological-evolutionary, and dependency perspectives. The study is based on a cross-lagged effects regression anal...

Our world is increasingly urbanizing which is highlighting that sustainable cities are essential for maintaining human well-being. This research is one of the first attempts to globally synthesize the effects of urbanization on ecosystem services and how these relate to governance, social development and climate. Three urban vegetation ecosystem services (carbon storage, recreation potential an...

since its very establishment, the muslim brotherhood has had an important role in social and political developments in egypt, a role that was intensified in recent years, following the egyptian revolution in january 25, 2011. after mohammad morsi’s victory in the presidential election, his sudden fall, and finally the dissolution of the group, the muslim brotherhood and its followers have been ...

This paper traces the emergence of social movement unionism in Hamburg, Germany, as labor’s channels of influence have broken down and economic pressures have intensified. Trade unionists have responded to the privatization of the municipal hospitals by mobilizing members and building coalitions around issues beyond their members’ immediate interests, including democracy and public service qual...

one of the basic subjects in political sociology of every society is the nature of stat in that society. the states have different economical social culture and political nature. the essay studies the political nature of the state in studies the political nature of the state in iran during pahlavi period , from the view point of transition to democracy. the aim of study the political nature of ...

a response to the problem of irans backwardness preoccupied the minds of intellectual and political forces. since irans failure from russia while different domestic and external factors caused to defeat, differend and even contending views concerning irans backwardness played a key role in these failures. these diverse and contending views which arised at first in compilation of laws and establ...