Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Evolution of Women's Political Participation in Various Public Offices in JordanAmal Mohummad Ali El Kharouf, Mohummad Al-JribiaThe study aimed at identifying the evolution of political participation of Jordanian women by monitoring their effective participation during the past decades in the State's legislative and executive authorities. It also aimed at tracing milestones taken towards women's quota law and motives that urge women to run for elections and factors that affect their winning. The study concluded that Jordan … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 4 Jan 2017 · 8,183 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Influence of Internet in the Political Culture (A Field Study)Hasan A. AyedThere should be a kind of cooperation between universities on the local and Arab level with mass media to demonstrate all Arab issues on the Internet until we become able to compete or at least conserve our Islamic and Arab political and intellectual heritage. Students should be encouraged to have their role in political participation and expressing their viewpoints by … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 7,113 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsModelling Political Support among Women with Political Actors in Northern StatesZaherawati Zakaria, Kamarudin Ngah, Jamaludin Mustaffa et al.Problem statement: Women in Asia are making their mark with distinct styles of leadership, but have a long way to go to reach the critical mass needed to level a political playing field that remains much easier for men to take part. Yet far from being included in the decision-making process, women find themselves under-represented in political institutions. Approach: Numerous … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 10 Feb 2012 · 7,631 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Role of the Jordanian Media in Raising Awareness of the Democratic ElectionHeba Hammad, Mustafa AyrouttProblem statement: We ty to identify the role of Jordanian media in spreading awareness of the democratic election from the viewpoint of a sample of students in the faculties of university in Jordan. Approach: The search tool consisting of 24 paragraphs were utitlized on a sample of 100 students. Results: Results showed that differences were not statistically significant according to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 18 Jul 2011 · 7,101 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Public Participation in Promoting Urban PlanningKaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Hossein Gholami, Shahide Dehghan, Mohsen GhaneEach city has important and essential needs, which due to the development of modern cities, these needs occur despite to urban planning science. Future generation expectation of resources should also be consideredand urban planning should be defined and established based on participatory urbanization and citizen participation. The presence of citizens in decision-making and expressing their desire and needs in accordance … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 2 · 24 Apr 2021 · 7,955 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCivil Society and Private LawLudmila J. GrudtsinaIn the present article puts forward and discusses the concept of the civil society existence and development in the modern world reality. Author discusses that modern civil society is unthinkable without a complex system of social relations and without state participation (direct or indirect) which can take form of (but not limited to) making and enforcing laws. Such laws may … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 11 · 7 Jan 2015 · 6,498 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWOMEN AND POLITICS: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND A POLICY OF DECONSTRUCTIONKartini Aboo Talib KhalidFemale representation in politics is not unusual but the significance can be questionable. Women’s involvement in politics has been minimal in Malaysia. The improvement in the number of female representatives over the years has been surprisingly slow. Thus the political landscape is still a man’s world. Although the number of female registered voters is higher than male, women’s representation in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 13 Oct 2014 · 7,302 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractScientific Legitimation of the European Union’s Competence Development PolicyRosario Sergio ManiscalcoThis study provides an accessible account of the policy making process of the European Union in the arena of adult skills and competence development. In particular, the way skill standards for adult learners is designed in the EU official statements is investigated, analyzing the developments in the European Union’s adult education policies since the Lisbon process was launched in order … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 18 Feb 2012 · 8,425 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAttitude towards Community Building in Association of Southeast Asian Nations: A Public Opinion SurveyRavichandran Moorthy, Guido BennyProblem statement: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) envisioned an integrated regional community by the year 2015, following the European Union model. However, unlike the European Community which was formed after years of discussion at different levels of society, institutions and government, ASEAN was rather quick to conceptualize this initiative, without seeking the feedbacks for the public. Consequently, ASEAN … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 14 Feb 2012 · 7,570 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIdentifying the Factors Affecting the Participation of Agricultural Cooperatives' MembersBagher ArayeshProblem statement: 40-year history of agricultural production cooperatives in the country shows that this type of exploitation system has faced many ups and downs during this period. First, despite the help and support by the government, the cooperative sector has not been able to play a major role in the development of the country and its share has not exceeded … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2011 · 8,934 accessesView PDFCite