Peter A Ferguson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3042648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter A Ferguson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter A |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferguson |
| SIGNATURE | FERGUSON P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The State of Jordanian Women’s Organizations—Five Years Beyond the Arab Spring
This paper explores the failure of women’s organizations to effect the improvement of the status of Jordanian women during the Arab Spring. Through an examination of the regime’s political liberalization strategy, leadership failures within women’s organizations, and international donor influence on programmatic focus, the underlying explanation for this failure is found to be rooted in the historical depoliticization of women in Jordan. This is …
Conceptual stretching and the foreign imposition of democracy
This paper addresses the conceptual stretching of democracy by its foreign imposition and is unpacked in three sections. The first includes a brief historiography of the conceptual debate surrounding democracy, in which two main schools of thought will be sketched. Minimal definitions are explored through the work of Joseph Schumpeter and maximal ones through that of Robert Dahl. The second evokes Venezuela’s recent political history to illustrat…
Regulatory Compliance in Opinion Poll Reporting during the 2004 Canadian Election
In May 2000, new regulations governing the dissemination of methodological information about opinion polls took effect. Section 326 of Canada's Elections Act aims to ensure that citizens receive certain sorts of basic information about the conduct of opinion polls reported by the media during election campaigns. Also, a new mechanism for enforcement, known as compliance agreements, was introduced. Proponents of such laws argue that they improve t…
The 2000 Election and the New Elections Act Poll Reporting Provisions
Cristine de Clercy, Peter A. Ferguson, The 2000 Election and the New Elections Act Poll Reporting Provisions: Contra Professor Durand, the Law Has Merit, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Sep., 2003), pp. 367-372
Regulatory Compliance in Opinion Poll Reporting during the 2004 Canadian Election
In May 2000, new regulations governing the dissemination of methodological information about opinion polls took effect. Section 326 of Canada's Elections Act aims to ensure that citizens receive certain sorts of basic information about the conduct of opinion polls reported by the media during election campaigns. Also, a new mechanism for enforcement, known as compliance agreements, was introduced. Proponents of such laws argue that they improve t…
The State of Jordanian Women’s Organizations—Five Years Beyond the Arab Spring
This paper explores the failure of women’s organizations to effect the improvement of the status of Jordanian women during the Arab Spring. Through an examination of the regime’s political liberalization strategy, leadership failures within women’s organizations, and international donor influence on programmatic focus, the underlying explanation for this failure is found to be rooted in the historical depoliticization of women in Jordan. This is …
The 2000 Election and the New Elections Act Poll Reporting Provisions
Cristine de Clercy, Peter A. Ferguson, The 2000 Election and the New Elections Act Poll Reporting Provisions: Contra Professor Durand, the Law Has Merit, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Sep., 2003), pp. 367-372
The 2000 Election and the New Elections Act Poll Reporting Provisions
Cristine de Clercy, Peter A. Ferguson, The 2000 Election and the New Elections Act Poll Reporting Provisions: Contra Professor Durand, the Law Has Merit, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Sep., 2003), pp. 367-372
Regulatory Compliance in Opinion Poll Reporting during the 2004 Canadian Election
In May 2000, new regulations governing the dissemination of methodological information about opinion polls took effect. Section 326 of Canada's Elections Act aims to ensure that citizens receive certain sorts of basic information about the conduct of opinion polls reported by the media during election campaigns. Also, a new mechanism for enforcement, known as compliance agreements, was introduced. Proponents of such laws argue that they improve t…
Conceptual stretching and the foreign imposition of democracy
This paper addresses the conceptual stretching of democracy by its foreign imposition and is unpacked in three sections. The first includes a brief historiography of the conceptual debate surrounding democracy, in which two main schools of thought will be sketched. Minimal definitions are explored through the work of Joseph Schumpeter and maximal ones through that of Robert Dahl. The second evokes Venezuela’s recent political history to illustrat…
The State of Jordanian Women’s Organizations—Five Years Beyond the Arab Spring
This paper explores the failure of women’s organizations to effect the improvement of the status of Jordanian women during the Arab Spring. Through an examination of the regime’s political liberalization strategy, leadership failures within women’s organizations, and international donor influence on programmatic focus, the underlying explanation for this failure is found to be rooted in the historical depoliticization of women in Jordan. This is …
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