Globalization, marginalization and contemporary social movements in South Africa

The objective of this article is to provide a broad frameworkfor situating social movements in post-apartheid South Africa.The discussion begins with a brief review of approaches to thestudy of social movements and then turns to the challenges presentedby globalization. South African democratization coincided withits increasing economic, social and political engagement withthe rest of the world. One of the key effects of this has beenmassive job losses and resultant increases in poverty and inequality.Finally, the article reviews key features of movements in postapartheidSouth Africa. Overwhelmingly, these movements are driven byworsening poverty, with struggles addressing both labour issuesand consumption issues. In addition, some movements confrontquestions of social exclusion in terms of gender, sexualityand citizenship which sit at the intersection of recognitionand redistribution. Given the failure of the post-apartheidparty political system to generate opposition to the left ofthe African National Congress (ANC), social movements providea vital counterbalance to promote the needs of the poor in politicalagendas.     

Zur landesrechtlichen Aufhebung von Jagdzeiten

Das OVG Schleswig hatte sich in den o. g. Urteilen im Rahmen von zwei Normenkontrollantr?gen mit der Frage zu besch?ftigen, inwieweit der Landesverordnungsgeber im Rahmen des § 22 Abs. 1 S. 3 Hs. 1 Bundesjagdgesetz (BJagdG) befugt ist, die in der Bundesjagdzeitenverordnung angegebenen Jagdzeiten abzukürzen bzw. aufzuheben. Die Entscheidungen beruhen im Wesentlichen zum einen auf einer Interpretation des Begriffes „Landeskultur“, die nicht in übereinstimmung mit der bisher durch die Rechtsprechung und Literatur definierten Bedeutung zu bringen ist. Zum anderen werden die Entscheidungen auf Grundlage einer Auslegung des § 22 Abs. 1 S. 3 Hs. 1 BJagdG getragen, die hinsichtlich der grundgesetzlichen Kompetenzverteilung als nicht verfassungskonform erscheint.     

Electronic Grassroots: Does Online Campaigning Work?

This research explores the implications of the growing use of the Internet to campaign and win elections in the United States. After exploring the historic assumptions and motivations behind the use of the Internet to campaign, the authors use election data from the 2006 midterm congressional elections and webpage ranking data from the leading web-based ranking service to assess the impact of Internet campaigning. The findings indicate that web presence is a significant predictor of the total votes candidates garnered in the 2006 congressional elections, even when controlling for variables such as funding, incumbency and experience. Further, the findings also suggest that, generally, Democrats had a stronger web presence than Republicans and this increased presence contributed to their success in the election. This research suggests that potential candidates need to be particularly concerned about the success of their websites and their popularity within the Internet community when running for office.     

Teilhaftung bei alternativer Kausalität mit Zufall

Der Beitrag besch?ftigt sich mit der schadenersatzrechtlichen Problematik der alternativen Verursachungskonkurrenz von Haftungsgrund und Zufall und dabei insb mit der Probleml?sung über eine Teilhaftung für blo? m?gliche Kausalit?t. Neben einer Erl?uterung der einer Teilhaftungsl?sung zugrunde liegenden Gedanken und der anerkennenden Stimmen in Lehre und Judikatur erfolgt eine Darstellung und Würdigung der dazu ergangenen kritischen Stellungsnahmen.     

Autonomy-related Parenting Profiles and their Effects on Adolescents’ Academic and Psychological Development: A Longitudinal Person-oriented Analysis

Journal of Youth and Adolescence - The important role of parenting is widely acknowledged, but as most studies have understood and examined it as a stable attribute (e.g., parenting style), the...     

The implementation of the EU Prospectus Directive - a country-by-country analysis

Dr. Axel Gehringer HengelerMueller David Byers McCann FitzGerald, Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland Stefano Cuccia Head of Regulation, TLX, Milan Henri Wagner Allen and Overy, Luxembourg Petra Zijp NautaDutilh, Amsterdam José Manuel Cuenca and Yolanda Azanza Clifford Chance Daniel Bushner and Jonathan Parry Ashurst, London The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.