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Class notes from Lecture 8 of Politics: Africa, International Studies, Leiden University, (14 November, 2022)

TheoryAns - A set of propositions. An attempt to describe something Scientific MosaicAns - A set of all accepted theories. Scientific ChangeAns - Any change in the scientific Mosaic. We use the concept of scientific mosaic to define the concept of scientific change. What is Mosaic?Ans - They are some of the theories of our contemporary scientific mosaic. Natural ScienceAns - Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Social ScienceAns - History, Sociology, Psychology Formal ScienceAns - Math Analytic...

PLS2607 - Philosophy Of Science Semesters 1 and 2 3/2022. 5.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves) The following prescribed journal articles and book chapters are available as e-reserves. You are encouraged to obtain them timeously by visiting the website of the Unisa Library (, under “Search Options”, select “Course Code Search”, and then enter “PLS2607”): 1. Chalmers, A.F. 2013. “Theories as structures I: Kuhn’s paradigms.”, pp. 97-120, in: What is this thing called science...

CHAPTER 15: FAMILIES AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. According to David Popenoe, social problems such as child poverty, juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, and motherhood of single women are caused by: a. the decline of the traditional family b. fathers’ lack of emotional support of children c. mothers who are overprotective of their children d. the decline of the extended family e. the decline of breadwinner jobs ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn how sociologi...

TheoryAns - A set of propositions. An attempt to describe something Scientific MosaicAns - A set of all accepted theories. Scientific ChangeAns - Any change in the scientific Mosaic. We use the concept of scientific mosaic to define the concept of scientific change. What is Mosaic?Ans - They are some of the theories of our contemporary scientific mosaic. Natural ScienceAns - Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Social ScienceAns - History, Sociology, Psychology Formal ScienceAns - Math Analytic...

DM 624 Week 3 Assignment Case 5.1 A Strategy is Born Read Case Study 5.1. Answer Questions 1, 2, and 3 at the end of Case Study 5.1. Each question should be answered in an essay format of approximately 250-500 words. Ensure your paper answers the questions and uses concepts studied in the module and from the reading. Support your answers with personal experiences, current events, and references to the reading. Which planning model do you think best rep-resents the events described in th...

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This is a well concise version of the theory of modernism, elaborated by varied thinkers and political scientist. Like Tom Nairn 's 'uneven development', Michael Hechter's 'Internal colonialism', John Breuilly's 'nationalism as a form of politics', Paul brass's 'instrumentalism', Eric Hobsbawm's 'invention of tradition' and Ernst Gellner's 'high cultures'. This theory is divided into three categories and approaches like political, economic and socio-cultural. Further, the criticism of this theor...

Alle hoorcolleges met aantekeningen uit college en uit de literatuur in één document. De literatuur die ik heb samengevat, heb ik er extra bijgezet. Hieronder valt in ieder geval het boek ‘belastingen als moreel fenomeen’. Maar ook de volgende artikelen: - Gribnau, Belastingen, ethiek en waarden - Gribnau, Rechtsbeginselen en evaluatie van belastingwetgeving - Gribnau, Trias politica in fiscalibus - Gribnau, Belastingrecht en rechtsbeginselen - Jansen, Beginselen van behoorlijk bestuur, ...