Staff Representation and Its Political Implication on Democracy in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Uganda | Chapter 1 | Research Aspects in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 2

 The article investigates how democracy in higher education institutions is affected by representational politics (HEIs). The purpose of the study was to ascertain how representative politics at Uganda's higher education institutions (HEIs) affected democracy. From November 2009 to April 2015, data were gathered in two HEIs, Makerere University and Uganda Management Institute, using a longitudinal design and a qualitative technique. Results showed that applicants' motivation to run for elected posts came from both personal and constituency-related ambitions. Other motivating elements included ideological goals, academic success, personal gain, and friendship with aspirants. The Theory of Rational Choice and Bandura's Model of Reasoned Action served as the study's guiding principles. The research concludes that representative politics in HEIs promoted the personal interests of representatives rather than the values of accountability and responsiveness desired in democratic institutions. Because the information flow was not reciprocal, representative politics at higher education institutions did not improve the values of accountability and responsiveness as intended in democratic institutions, but rather benefited the personal interests of some people. In other words, it was discovered that the actors' motivations varied just as much as the constituents who engage in representational politics.

Author(s) Details:

Maria K. Barifaijo,
Uganda Management Institute, Uganda.

Rose Namara,
Uganda Management Institute, Uganda.

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Spoken Political Discourse as Represented in the Hansard Proceedings | Chapter 7 | Modern Perspectives in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 4

 The Hansard proceedings record and transcribe spoken political discourse in the UK Houses of Parliament. This transcription and representation method captures the oral debates on Prime Minister's questions during the weekly parliamentary sessions. This paper examines three areas of representation to determine how accurately spoken discourse is recorded. These areas are: lexical and grammatical fidelity, performance characteristics, and audience interruptions. The paper also considers how House speakers quote from Hansard and how close these quotes are to the originals. The findings indicate that Hansard is a fairly robust method for However, modern transcription and digital methods could be used to supplement the system's representation of spoken political discourse. We contend that a more representational system based on a multitool approach should be used.

Author (s) Details

Dr. V. Michael Cribb
School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Coventry University, United Kingdom.

Shivani Wilson-Rochford
Library and Writing Services, CU Coventry, United Kingdom.

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Inter-reaction between Urban Space and Representation | Chapter 10 | New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol. 8

In the shared construction between city and literary texts, Urban Space plays a vital role, the textual representations offer unique ways to know the city as well. As literary works offer urban imaginative reality, the urban changes in turn enable the literary texts to turn. It is the textuality that between urban and literature is taken as the constant reciprocal construction.

Author(s) Details

Long Shi
College of Foreign Languages, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, China.

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