Good Governance and Confidentiality; Preservation of the Public Sphere
Public sphere The public sphere defined by German sociologist a philosopher Jürgen Habermas is an area in social life where people can...
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mpgoede
Jun 6, 20124 min read
Good Governance and Confidentiality; Preservation of the Public Sphere
Related concepts Transparency is a value. It is translated in a set of norms: policies, practices and procedures that allow citizens to...
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mpgoede
Jun 5, 20122 min read
Good Governance and Confidentiality; Preservation of the Public Sphere
Governance is not synonymous with government. Governance refers to decisions that define expectations, grant power, and verify...
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mpgoede
May 29, 20123 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Conclusions
Populism in Curaçao is a correction to the liberalism that sometimes become isolated from public opinion and the views of the common...
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mpgoede
May 28, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Political leadership Curacao
While many denounce the elites, Wiels addresses the old elites and Pierre and Leeflang address the new elites who sponsored the PS and...
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mpgoede
May 25, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
In the mean while Omayra Leeflang of the PAR and Nelson Pierre of NPA started talk shows in the same format as Wiels to fight back. In a...
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mpgoede
May 24, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
Parallel to this process of replacing CEOs of SOE, the names of institutions were changed as an act of nationalism (Millett, 2003). Names...
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mpgoede
May 23, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
In the state owned companies all supervisory board members were replaced. This was in direct conflict with new legislation designed to...
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mpgoede
May 22, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
In August 2010, the MFK of Gerrit Schotte fielded candidates in the elections for the first time. Schotte started his political career in...
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mpgoede
May 21, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
The noticeable growth of populism on the island can be explained as part of the process of constitutional reform in the context of...
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mpgoede
May 21, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
The noticeable growth of populism can be explained as part of the process of constitutional reform in the context of decolonization...
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mpgoede
May 18, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
In Curaçao the political spectrum can be described as follows. None of the parties claim to be right wing. Adversaries place the PAR...
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mpgoede
May 16, 20123 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
Populism in Curaçao exhibits the universal features such as the denunciation of the elites and the glorification of the people. The media...
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mpgoede
May 11, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
Social and economic conditions The distribution of income in Curaçao is uneven and the cost of living is high. Unemployment is high. The...
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mpgoede
May 10, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean; Curacao
Curaçao is an interesting location for the study of populism. With its 444 square kilometres, Curaçao is inhabited by...
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mpgoede
May 9, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean
This study is a qualitative case study of the discourse and presentations of politicians in Curaçao. It is not a content analysis, as...
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mpgoede
May 8, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean
According to scholars, there are several conditions that favor the rise of populism: poor social and economic conditions, erosion of...
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mpgoede
May 7, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean
In the Caribbean and Latin America populist socialism is a key factor. Populism is mainly a strategy of the left, although historically a...
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mpgoede
May 4, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean
In the publication edited by Allahar (2001) authors described the leadership in Caribbean: Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and...
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mpgoede
May 3, 20122 min read
Populism in the Caribbean
Populismis the conviction that ‘the people’ should rule society directly. Populist leaders view themselves as the chosen ones, while the...
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