Old Wine in New Bottles? Parentalism, Power, and Its Legitimacy in Business–Society Relations
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-018-3928-9
Abstract: This article proposes a theoretical re-conceptualization of power dynamics and their legitimation in contemporary business–society relations using the prism and metaphor of parentalism. The paper develops a typology of forms of parentalism along two structuring… read more here.
Keywords: society relations; business society; power; business ... See more keywords
The impact of the colonial thesis on state-society relations in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2025.2458244
Abstract: ABSTRACT Conflicting discourses about the formation of the Ethiopian state have led to the current crisis in state-society relations. While some view the process as an effort to build a unified polity, others perceive it… read more here.
Keywords: state society; colonial thesis; state; society relations ... See more keywords
Political petitioning, denunciation, and state–society relations during the single-party period in Turkey
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DOI: 10.1080/14683849.2017.1300535
Abstract: ABSTRACT Through a close reading of hitherto untapped archival sources, this article looks at the 1939 Turkish elections and argues that through extensive denunciation, petitioning, and an unofficial pre-election procedure, provincial urbanites had local candidates… read more here.
Keywords: state; society relations; state society; denunciation ... See more keywords
Dynamics of state-society relations in Ethiopia: paradoxes of community empowerment and participation in irrigation management
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DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2019.1674050
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines processes by which development project implementations afford the state the appearance of being a separate structure. By exploring the implementation of an important state development project in North-western Ethiopia, the Koga… read more here.
Keywords: state; state society; society relations; project ... See more keywords