Essay on the david apters contribution to the theory of. Apter s later work on uganda, the political kingdom in uganda. The paper concludes with a cursory examination of the political configurations of southern african regionalism and the relevance. David apter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He locates a dilemma before the developing countries in their quest to adopt a model for modernization. Essay on the david apter s contribution to the theory of political modernization. Modernization, dependency, and postmodern politics. Heinz professor of comparative political and social development and senior research scientist at yale university he was born on december 18, 1924. Economic development and political legitimacy in charles f. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
The analysis itself of the political systems of southern africa is performed in terms of apter s typology of developmental political systems. He was born on december 18, japanese, turkish, and indonesian editions subsequently published he did field research on development, democratization and political violence in africa, latin america, japan. What does the chinese communist revolution teach us about the relationship between political discourse and real experiences and events. Political discourse refers to frames of meaning and their ordering and disordering propensities. Apter, a yale professor who wove his expertise in political science and sociology into influential treatises on the oftentortured birth of developing nations, died tuesday at his home in. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. Political discourse an overview sciencedirect topics. Heinz ii professor emeritus of comparative political and social development and a noted scholar on the birth of developing nations, died may 4 at his home in north haven from complications from cancer. While a great deal of attention has been paid to certain aspects, terrorism for example, it has not been studied as a political phenomenon in and of itself. Modernization theory and the comparative study of societies.
David ernest apter december 18, 1924 may 4, 2010 was an american political scientist and sociologist. The politics of modernization comparative political studies. The foundation mattei dogan and the international social. See david apter, the politics rif modernization chicago. David apter, one of the outstanding scholars, examines the concept from the third world point of view. Japanese, turkish, and indonesian editions subsequently published he was born on december 18, david ernest apter december 18, may 4, was an american political scientist and sociologist. A study in bureaucratic nationalism 1961, considers the nature of. The politics of modernization paperback january 1, 1967 by david e. His africanist case studies of institutional transfer 1955 and of bureaucratic nationalism 1961 represent two of the four developmental trajectories. The selfcontradictory character of introspective psychological and noncognative metaethical social theories f. David apter and tony saich base their analysis on recently available primary. Available in the national library of australia collection. The politics of modernization, published in 1965, set the agenda for an entire generation in the study of comparative democratization. This unique interpretation of the revolutionary process in china uses empirical evidence as well as concepts from contemporary cultural studies to probe this significant question.
Apter david e the politics of modernization chicago. Read the fulltext online edition of ghana in transition 1963. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The report describes briefly the preparation of a theoretical framework for the study of modernizing nations, and its application to some of the main problems of political modernization in selected latin american countries. He taught at northwestern universitythe university of chicago where he wpter the executive secretary of the committee for the comparative study of new nationsthe university of californiawhere he was director of the institute of international studiesand yale. In the legitimization of violence eight wellknown specialists explore various types of violence, from ideological to fundamentalist movements, within a framework. About cookies, including instructions on how to turn off cookies if you wish to do so. Essays on modernization of underdeveloped societies.
Potter elite images and political modernization in india. Lipset 1969 1959, some social requisites of democracy. It attributes special importance to symbolic capital as a form of meaning in contrast to economic capital, the two constituting quite different forms of power. Apter s most popular book is introduction to political analysis. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Modernization, dependency, and postmodern politics by david e. Members of the project held special seminars for both the presentation of original papers and the discussion of research procedures and plans. Northop fieldwork problems in comparative research on modernization alex inkles, amar kumar singh federalism and the indian administrative service david c. The politics of modernization by david ernest apter 2 editions first published in 1965. Politics of modernization, african affairs, volume 66, issue 265, 1 october 1967, pages 3663.
Pdf the concept of political modernisation is one of the key notions in the policy arrangements approach. Symbolic capital is a result if events individually. Apter s ocial analysts have long been preoccupied with those features of traditional culture and belief which affect the direction of change and the receptivity of. Politics of modernization african affairs oxford academic. Heinz professor of comparative political and social development and senior research scientist at yale university. Apter 1987, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Levy 1966, modernization and the structure of societies. He was henry j heinz professor emeritus of comparative political and social development and senior research scientist at yale university. The first fmdissc prize was awarded, in 2006, to prof. David ernest apter december 18, 1924 may 4, 2010 was an american political scientist and. David apter concentrated on the political system and history of. Retrieved 22 april this page was last edited on 24 februaryat the politics of modernization. Apter, the university of chicago press, 2nd printing, 1966, 481 pp. Ghana in transition by david ernest apter 2 editions first published in 1963 not in library.
The role of traditionalism in the political modernization of ghana and uganda by david e. See political parties and political development, ed. Japanese, turkish, and indonesian editions subsequently published modernization, dependency, and postmodern politics. When professor apter s book was first published in 1965, brian chapman wrote in the guardian that it was one of the most stimulating and important in political. By continuing to browse this site you agree to us using cookies as described in about cookies remove maintenance message. His book the gold coast in transition 1955 received such wide acclaim that it has been reprinted several times as ghana in transition. The role of traditionalism in the political modernization.
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