declarative theory of statehood

Examples of declarative theory of statehood in the following topics:

• Introduction to Nation-States

  • Although the definition, origins, and early history of nation state are disputed, nation state remains one of the central categories of the modern world.
  • According to a wider working definition, nation state is a type of state that conjoins the political entity of a state to the cultural entity of a nation, from which it aims to derive its political legitimacy to rule and potentially its status as a sovereign state if one accepts the declarative theory of statehood as opposed to the constitutive theory.
  • Some "modernization theories" of nationalism see it as a product of government policies to unify and modernize an already existing state.
  • Most theories see the nation state as a modern European phenomenon, facilitated by developments such as state-mandated education, mass literacy and mass media (including print).
  • The creation of national systems of compulsory primary education is usually linked with the popularization of nationalist narratives. 

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

  • The spirit of secular natural law rests at the foundations of the Declaration.
  • Unlike traditional natural law theory, secular natural law does not draw from religious doctrine or authority.
  • The Declaration, together with the American Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights, inspired in large part the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789  by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier.
  • Identify the main points in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.

• The National Party Organization

  • Statehood Party has served as a strong third party behind the Democratic Party and Republican Party.
  • In most states, this means declaring oneself a candidate for the nomination of a particular party and intent to enter that party's primary election.
  • Once in office, an elected official may change parties simply by declaring such intent.
  • Logo of the Democratic Party of the United States.
  • Explain the history of political party organization and the significance of party committees for each of the major political parties

• Annexing Texas

  • Of greatest concern, however, was the Mexican government’s 1829 abolition of slavery.
  • While Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna, agreed to many of their demands, he did not grant statehood.
  • They declared their independence from Mexico and drafted a constitution calling for a US-style judicial system and an elected president and legislature.
  • After the election of Mirabeau B.
  • Lamar, an opponent of annexation, as president of Texas in 1838, Texas withdrew its offer.

• State-Centered Theories

  • According to state-centered theories of inequality, the government should regulate the distribution of resources to protect workers.
  • This latter period reflects a belief in state-centered theories of inequality, as the state sought to regulate the economy to reduce the exploitation of workers.
  • State-centered theories of inequality emphasize the role of governmental policy and economic planning in producing economic stratification.
  • In contrast to market-oriented theories of inequality, state-centered theories do not assert that the capitalist free-market will naturally regulate prices and wages.
  • This map of all states to declare themselves officially socialist at some point in history illustrates the spread of state-centered theories of inequality.

• The Nature and Meaning of Dreams

  • Numerous theories, both psychological and neurobiological, have been proposed to explain the elusive mystery of the purpose of dreaming.
  • While there has always been great interest in the interpretation of human dreams, it was not until the end of the nineteenth century that Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung put forth some of the most widely-known modern theories of dreaming.
  • One prominent neurobiological theory of dreaming is the activation-synthesis theory, which states that dreams don't actually mean anything.
  • The continual-activation theory proposes that dreaming is a result of brain activation and synthesis.
  • NREM sleep processes the conscious-related memory (declarative memory), and REM sleep processes the unconscious related memory (procedural memory).

• A Brief Definition

  • Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights identifies the ability to organize trade unions as a fundamental human right.
  • Item 2(a) of the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work defines the "freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" as an essential right of workers.
  • The interests of the employees are commonly presented by representatives of a trade union to which the employees belong.
  • Different economic theories provide a number of models intended to explain some aspects of collective bargaining:
  • Define the monopoly union model, the right-to-manage model, and the efficient bargaining model as theories of collective bargaining

• The American Enlightenment

  • Politically, the age is distinguished by an emphasis on liberty, democracy, republicanism, and religious tolerance—culminating in the writings of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson and the drafting of the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • Thomas Paine's Common Sense, published at the outset of the American Revolution, drew heavily on the theories of Locke and is largely considered one of the most virulent attacks on political despotism.
  • The culmination of these enlightenment ideas occurred with Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, in which he declared:
  • Drawing on Locke, Smith, and Paine, the Declaration of Independence thus asserted to Britain and other contemporary observers that both George III and Parliament were violating colonial rights and freedoms and the American colonies intended to sever ties with Britain.
  • Essentially, the Declaration of Independence, heavily inspired by Enlightenment political theory, proclaimed that the American people were fighting to maintain their essential freedoms and liberties by overthrowing despotic, irrational tyranny.

• Theories of Democracy

  • Theories of democracy advocate different degrees of participation by the people with the government.
  • Democracy, or rule by the people, is an egalitarian form of government in which all the citizens of a nation determine public policy, the laws, and the actions of their state together.
  • Although no country has ever granted all its citizens the right to vote, most countries today hold regular elections based on egalitarian principles, at least in theory.
  • Proponents of direct democracy offer varied reasons to support this view, declaring that political activity can be valuable in itself, since it socializes and educates citizens, and popular participation can check powerful elites.
  • Most importantly, according to this theory, citizens do not really rule themselves unless they directly decide laws and policies for themselves.

• Introduction

  • Just like anything else that involves human experience or interaction, the act of learning does not happen in a vacuum.
  • It is at the intersection of prior knowledge, experience, perception, reality, comprehension, and flexibility that learning occurs.
  • In years past, the traditional learning paradigms of behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism have been the benchmarks against which the learning process has been measured.
  • These theories certainly do not become obsolete by any means, but they do need to be used in a very different way to be able to incorporate the attributes of a 21st century learning environment.
  • Vail put it simply by declaring that learning must be a way of being (1996).