POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. The Corporation shall place no restriction on the rights of employees to participate in a manner consistent with Corporate policy in the political process, including the right to run for political office or campaign for the candidate of their choice.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. On approval of the Board, the following conditions shall apply for granting time off to Employees for political participation:
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. 49.01 In the event that an Employee wishes to participate in political activities such as running for political office or campaigning for the candidate of their choice, etc., and should such activities require time away from work, the Employee shall request a leave of absence without pay to cover the period of their involvement in the political process. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Employer.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. The Board and the Association recognize the rights of members to participate in political affairs in a manner afforded other citizens. The member shall not coerce student involvement, shall not campaign on school premises on school time, and shall not use school equipment or supplies.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. 1.2.1 As soon as possible and not later than one year from the signing of this MoU, XxX agrees to and will facilitate the establishment of Aceh-based political parties that meet national criteria. Understanding the aspirations of Acehnese people for local political parties, GoI will create, within one year or at the latest 18 months from the signing of this MoU, the political and legal conditions for the establishment of local political parties in Aceh in consultation with Parliament. The timely implementation of this MoU will contribute positively to this end.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. The matter of female involvement in politics at various levels has become a much-debated issue. The Hadith of the Prophet which says that the people who have female leaders will not succeed has been the foundation on which Islamic scholars have built their prohibition of female leadership.72 Female political emancipation in Kuwait has a long history. The real efforts to emancipate women politically began with the Amir of Kuwait promulgating a 70 Xxxxxxx, X. (2002), ‘Using Empowerment and Social Inclusion for Pro-poor Growth: A Theory of Social Change’. Working draft of background paper for the Social Development Strategy Paper. Washington, DC: World Bank. 71 Xxxxxxxx, X., S.R. Xxxxxxx and X. Xxxxxxx (2002), ‘Measuring Women’s Empowerment as a variable in international development’. Background paper prepared for the World Bank Workshop on Poverty and Gender: New Perspectives. World Bank.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. A democratic opportunity to build peace The National Government and the FARC-EP recognise that: Within the context of the end of the conflict, building and consolidating peace requires an expansion of democracy to allow new forces to emerge on the political scene in order to enrich debate and deliberation concerning the major problems confronting the nation, thereby strengthening pluralism and thus the representation of different visions and interests in society, with due safeguards for participation and inclusion in politics. It is important to expand and to qualify democracy as a prerequisite for achieving a solid basis for forging the peace. Peacebuilding must be addressed by society as a whole and requires the involvement of everyone, without distinction, and thus it is necessary to encourage participation and decision- making on the part of society as a whole in Colombia; peacebuilding is a right and also a mandatory duty, forming the basis for setting Colombia on the road to peace with social justice and to reconciliation, heeding its people's clamour for peace. This includes strengthening social movements and organisations and providing more robust spaces for involvement in order that citizens can contribute in a positive and effective way, and in order that democracy can be invigorated and enhanced. Taking account of the fact that women face greater social and institutional barriers in terms of political participation, as a result of deep-rooted discrimination and inequality, as well as structural conditions of exclusion and subordination, there will be significant challenges in guaranteeing their right to participation, and facing up to and transforming these historical conditions will involve developing affirmative measures that will safeguard women's participation in the various areas of political and social representation. To that end, the situation and condition of women in all contexts and in all special aspects will have to be acknowledged. The signing and implementation of the Final Agreement will contribute to an extension and consolidation of democracy in as much as it will involve the laying down of arms and the outlawing of violence as a method of political action for each and every one of Colombia's citizens, in order to make the transition to a country where democracy rules, with full guarantees for those taking part in politics and thereby opening up new areas for participation. In consolidating the peace, it is necessary to guarante...
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. 1.2.1 As soon as possible and not later than one year from the signing of this MoU, GoI agrees to and will facilitate the establishment of Aceh-based political parties that meet national criteria. Understanding the aspirations of Acehnese people for local political parties, GoI will create, within one year or at the latest 18 months from the signing of this MoU, the political and legal conditions for the establishment of local political parties in Aceh in consultation with Parliament. The timely implementation of this MoU will contribute positively to this end.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. The third identified aspect is called political participation. The ability of individual citizens and civil society to participate, openly criticize and influence in policy-making is highly relevant for all kinds of public policy. We argue that especially for transport infrastructure policy this aspect of bottom-up political participation is important, because there often so many affected stakeholders directly involved (Galilea & Medda, 2010; Xxxxxxx, 2014). Research has identified that meaningful community consultation and involvement in infrastructure investment decisions is critical to making public planning accountable, raising citizen support for a project, and improving the policy outcomes of specific initiatives (see also Innes & Xxxxxx, 2004; Siemiatycki, 2010). The arguments pro community consultation and participation seem straightforward: raise public support, benefit from local knowledge and experience, avoid legal cases which could block the projects, etc. (Illsley, 2003) Flyvbjerg et al. also state in their seminal study of megaprojects “that there is little evidence that efficiency and democracy are trade-offs for megaproject decision making. Quite the opposite.” (Flyvbjerg, Bruzelius, & Xxxxxxxxxxxx, 0000, p. 139). There are no direct indicators which measure the level of community participation or consultation in transport infrastructure projects, so we need to search for the best available ‘proxy indicator’. The aspect political participation will be captured by the ‘Democracy Index’ developed by The Economist/Economist Intelligence Unit. It encompasses five sub-items, which give a good insight into how open and democratic public policy-making is organized in a certain country. There have been up till now five published editions of this democracy index (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) and it is based on the ratings for 60 indicators grouped in five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture. It is a combination of expert assessments and public opinion surveys and covers 165 countries (with all the BENEFIT project countries included). This index has interesting practical advantages: it is partially longitudinal, includes many countries, and is freely available. It is also an aggregated index on democracy, with both advantages and disadvantages. Perceptions of democracy are measured and not democracy itself. There are several potential alternative...
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION a democratic opportunity for peacebuilding The Government and FARC-EP consider that: In the context of the end of the conflict, peacebuilding and consolidation requires an expansion of democracy to allow new political forces to emerge, to enrich debate and discussion on the major problems confronting the nation, thereby strengthening pluralism and thus the representation of different visions and interests in society, with due safeguards for participation and political inclusion. It is important to expand and to qualify democracy as a prerequisite for achieving solid foundations for forging the peace. Peacebuilding is a task for society as a whole and requires the involvement of everyone without distinction. As a result, it is necessary to encourage participation and decision-making by all sectors of Colombian society. Peacebuilding is a right and also a mandatory duty, forming the basis for setting Colombia on the road to peace with social justice and reconciliation, heeding its people’s clamour for peace. This includes strengthening social organizations and movements and providing more robust spaces for involvement to enable citizens to participate in a positive and effective way, and thus invigorate and enhance democracy. Considering that women face greater social and institutional barriers to political participation, as a result of deep-rooted discrimination and inequality, structural conditions of exclusion and subordination, there will be significant challenges in guaranteeing their right to participation. Addressing and transforming these historical conditions will involve developing firm measures that will guarantee women’s participation in the various areas of political and social representation. To that end, the situation and condition of women in their specific contexts need to be recognized. The signing and implementation of the Final Agreement will help to extend and deepen democracy by resulting in the laying down of arms and the outlawing of violence as a method of political action for each and every Colombian citizen, in order to make the transition to a country where democracy rules, with full guarantees for those taking part in politics and thereby opening up new opportunities for participation. Consolidating peace entails guaranteeing pluralism by facilitating the establishment of new political parties and movements that will contribute to debate and to the democratic process and will involve sufficient guarantees for the exercise of poli...
