Elite Theory and the 2003 Iraq Occupation by the United States

Elite Theory and the 2003 Iraq Occupation by the United States
Author: Bamo Nouri
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000416682
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This book locates US elites as members of corporate elite networks and drivers of corporate elite interests, arguing that studying the social sources of US power plays an important part in understanding the nature of their decisions in US foreign policy. Exploring the decisions taken by American elites on the Iraq War, the author argues that the decisions and agendas US elites pursued in Iraq were driven by corporate elite interests – embedded in them as individuals and in groups through the corporate elite networks they were rooted in – which they prioritised, using democracy promotion as a cover up. Using elite theory, membership network analysis and content analysis, this book explains who these elites were, how their backgrounds and social influences impacted their world-views, and what this looked like in a detailed exploration of their decision-making on the ground in Iraq. Nouri examines the nature of US power, what drives it, what it looks like and its legacies. This volume provides valuable understandings and lessons to scholars and students of International Relations studying democracy, US foreign policy, post-colonialism, elite theory, US imperialism, neoliberalism, orientalism, Iraqi politics, and the making of the Iraq constitution.

New York Magazine

New York Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1981-11-02
Genre:
ISBN:
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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Sunset

Sunset
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 654
Release: 1925
Genre: California
ISBN:
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AKASHVANI

AKASHVANI
Author: Publications Division (India),New Delhi
Publisher: Publications Division (India),New Delhi
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1961-10-29
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:
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"Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener.It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes, who writes them,take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service, Bombay, started on 22 december, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in english, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it used to published by All India Radio,New Delhi. From 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later,The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) w.e.f. January 5, 1958. It was made fortnightly journal again w.e.f July 1,1983. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE,MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 29/10/1961 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 64 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXVI. No. 44. BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 11-64 ARTICLE: 1. Economics For Man 2. Our National Income 3. Reminiscences of Tagore 4. Achieving Higher Productivity AUTHOR: 1. K. Santhanam 2. Dr. A. M. Khusro 3. Masti Venkatesh Iyenger 4. B. N. Datar Document ID: 18 Prasar Bharati Archives has the copyright in all matters published in this “AKASHVANI” and other AIR journals.For reproduction previous permission is essential.

Fake Politics

Fake Politics
Author: Jason Bisnoff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2019-05-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1510705481
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In “grassroots” campaigns, the grass isn’t always green—or natural. In today’s chaotic world, where the multiplication of information sources creates competing narratives, credibility is the key to winning the war of ideas. This is the reason why governments and corporations resort to astroturfing—creation of ostensibly grassroots movements set up to advance political agendas and commercial campaigns. The democratization of information and polarization of politics offer a perfect storm. Fake Politics tells the stories of how this practice has transformed political activism into a veiled lobbying effort by the rich and the powerful. Through a series of vignettes involving the tea party, oil industry, big tobacco, big data, and news media, this book will explore the similarities and differences between various campaigns that appeared as grassroots but, in reality, were lobbying efforts fueled by governments, corporations, major industries, and religious institutions. The process, named for the artificial grass fields at football stadiums and high schools across the country, became so prevalent in the last two decades that it now sits at a tipping point. In the era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” with the truth well on its way to becoming indistinguishable from fabrication, what can the past of astroturfing tell us about the future of grassroots activism?