Meta-ideology is the study of the structure, form, and manifestation of ideologies. Meta-ideology posits that ideology is a coherent system of ideas, relying upon a few basic assumptions about reality that may or may not have any factual basis, but are subjective choices that serve as the seed around which further thought grows. According to this perspective, ideologies are neither right nor wrong, but only a relativistic intellectual strategy for categorizing the world. The works of George Walford and Harold Walsby, done under the heading of systematic ideology, are attempts to explore t ...

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Ideology, Ideology - Ideology in everyday society, Ideology - History of the concept of ideology, Ideology - The analysis of ideology, Ideology - Ideology as an instrument of social reproduction, Ideology - Louis Althusser's Ideological State Apparatuses, Ideology - Feminism as critique of ideology, Ideology - Political ideologies, Ideology - List of political ideologies, Ideology - Epistemological ideologies

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Foreign relations of Japan - United States. Main article: Japan-United States relations The United States is Japan's closest ally, and Japan relies on the U.S. for its national security to a high degree. As the world's two top economic powers (in 2005), both countries also rely on close economic ties for their wealth, despite ongoing and occasionally acriminious trade frictions. Although its constitution and government policy preclude an offensive military role for Japan in international affa ...

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Foreign relations of Japan, Foreign relations of Japan - Relations by country and region, Foreign relations of Japan - United States, Foreign relations of Japan - North and South Korea, Foreign relations of Japan - China, Foreign relations of Japan - South-East Asia, Foreign relations of Japan - South Asia, Foreign relations of Japan - Russia, Foreign relations of Japan - Western Europe, Foreign relations of Japan - Other countries, Foreign relations of Japan - Debates and frictions, Foreign relations of Japan - Disputed territories, Foreign relations of Japan - Reference

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Parliamentary elections in May 1999 had resulted in a decisive victory for the Peoples Coalition, a multiracial grouping that was dominated by the predominantly Indo-Fijian Labour Party but which also included three parties supported mainly by indigenous Fijians. Mahendra Chaudhry had become the country's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister. The election result and Chaudhry's subsequent appointment as Prime Minister had angered hardline Fijian nationalists. His government's hints at land reform had caused further alarm, notwithstanding t ...

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Fiji coup of 2000, Fiji coup of 2000 - The overthrow of the Chaudhry government, Fiji coup of 2000 - Alleged motives for the coup, Fiji coup of 2000 - The resignation of President Mara, Fiji coup of 2000 - The Interim Military Government, Fiji coup of 2000 - The Iloilo administration, Fiji coup of 2000 - The Queen Elizabeth Barracks mutiny, Fiji coup of 2000 - Aftermath

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German-Japanese relations - Edo period. Relations between Japan and Germany not taken in the strict sense of the modern nation state go back to the Edo period (1600-1868), when Germans in Dutch service came to Japan to work for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The first well-documented cases are those of the physicians Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) and Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866) in the 1690s and the 1820s respectively. Siebold was allowed to travel throughout Japan, in spite of the restrictive secl ...

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German-Japanese relations, German-Japanese relations - History, German-Japanese relations - Edo period, German-Japanese relations - Bakumatsu, German-Japanese relations - Meiji Era, German-Japanese relations - World War One, German-Japanese relations - Inter-war years, German-Japanese relations - After World War II, German-Japanese relations - Bibliography

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Index of political parties cont. - M. Mahoré Departementalist Movement (Mayotte: Mouvement Départementaliste Mahorais) Mahoré People's Movement (Mayotte: Mouvement populaire mahorais) Majority Society Party (India: Bahujan Samaj Party) Malawi Congress Party (Malawi: Malawi Congress Party) Malawi Democratic Party (Malawi: Malawi Democratic Party) Malawi Forum for Unity and Development (Malawi: Malawi Forum for Unity and Dev ...

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Index of political parties cont., Index of political parties cont. - Introduction, Index of political parties cont. - The alphabetical index of party names in English, Index of political parties cont. - M, Index of political parties cont. - N, Index of political parties cont. - O, Index of political parties cont. - P, Index of political parties cont. - Q, Index of political parties cont. - R, Index of political parties cont. - S, Index of political parties cont. - T, Index of political parties cont. - U, Index of political parties cont. - V, Index of political parties cont. - W, Index of political parties cont. - Y, Index of political parties cont. - Z, Index of political parties cont. - Parties whose native names are normally used in English

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Many questions surround the political notion of power with both positive and negative aspects attached to it. Generally, power is considered integral in politics and is the subject of a great deal of debate and definitions have evolved over time. Many academics define political power by referring to various academic disciplines including politics, sociology, group psychology, economics, and other facets of society. The multiple notions of political power that are put forth range from conventional views that simply revolve around the actions ...

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Politics, Politics - A natural state, Politics - Early history, Politics - Definitions, Politics - Political power, Politics - The Normative 'Faces of Power' Debate, Politics - The Postmodern Challenge of Normative Views of Power, Politics - Sociological Views of Power, Politics - Authority and legitimacy, Politics - Traditional, Politics - Charismatic, Politics - Legal-rational, Politics - References

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In the United States, ballot measures and their corresponding referenda are widely used at the state and sub-state level. There is much state and federal case law, from the early 1900s to the 1990s, that protects the people's right to each of these direct democracy governance components (Magleby, 1984, and Zimmerman, 1999). The first United States Supreme Court ruling in favor of the citizen lawmaking was in Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph ...

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Direct democracy, Direct democracy - History, Direct democracy - Electronic direct democracy, Direct democracy - Arguments for direct democracy, Direct democracy - Arguments against direct democracy, Direct democracy - Direct democracy in Switzerland, Direct democracy - Direct democracy in the United States, Direct democracy - Direct democracy in Canada

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Electoral calendar - January. January 8 2006 Haiti, President, Municipal January 15 2006: Chile, President runoff January 15 2006: Finland, President 1st round January 22 2006: Portugal, President January 23 2006: Canada, Parliament January 25 2006: Palestinian National Authority, Parliament January 29 2006: Finland, President 2nd round Electoral calendar - February. February 5 2006: Costa Rica, President and Legislature February 9 2006: Montenegro, re ...

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Electoral calendar, Electoral calendar - 2006, Electoral calendar - January, Electoral calendar - February, Electoral calendar - March, Electoral calendar - April, Electoral calendar - May, Electoral calendar - June, Electoral calendar - July, Electoral calendar - September, Electoral calendar - October, Electoral calendar - November, Electoral calendar - Month unavailable, Electoral calendar - 2007, Electoral calendar - April, Electoral calendar - May, Electoral calendar - June, Electoral calendar - October

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History of democracy - Prehistoric democracies. The earliest forms of democracy may have originated in the bands and tribes of prehistoric times. These groups of people, related by blood and marriage, often assigned the most senior man in each group to be its leader. As groups became larger, a method of selecting a ruler from among the elders of various family lines had to be developed. This process began to take on more of a religious nature and could become either more or less democratic. Larger societies tende ...

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History of democracy, History of democracy - Origins, History of democracy - Prehistoric democracies, History of democracy - Ancient Greece, History of democracy - Local popular institutions, History of democracy - Rise of democracy in modern national governments, History of democracy - Pre-Eighteenth century milestones, History of democracy - Eighteenth and nineteenth century milestones, History of democracy - The secret ballot, History of democracy - 20th century waves of democracy, History of democracy - Main competitors to democracy, History of democracy - Contemporary trends, History of democracy - Ideas, History of democracy - Documents, History of democracy - People, History of democracy - Events

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Recently France has been very involved in trade and cultural exchange initiatives with Japan. Some people see this as being a result of French leader Jacques Chirac being a Japanophile. Chirac has visited Japan over 40 times, probably more than any other world leader outside of Japan, and is an expert on the country. France has started the export promotion campaign "Le Japon, c'est possible" and the international liaison personnel exchange program JET. Together they built the Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris. France and Japan have also worked together to improve dire health situations from AI ...

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Franco-Japanese relations, Franco-Japanese relations - Chronology of Franco-Japanese relations, Franco-Japanese relations - Franco-Japanese relations today, Franco-Japanese relations - French in Japan, Franco-Japanese relations - Japanese in France

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Economic relations of Japan - Asia. The developing nations of Asia grew rapidly as suppliers to and buyers from Japan. In 1990 these sources (including South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, and other countries in Southeast Asia) accounted for 28.8 percent of Japan's exports, a share well below the 34 percent value of 1960 but one that had been roughly constant since 1970. In 1990 developing Asian countries provided 23 percent of Japa ...

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Economic relations of Japan, Economic relations of Japan - Postwar development, Economic relations of Japan - 1960s, Economic relations of Japan - 1970s, Economic relations of Japan - 1980s, Economic relations of Japan - Foreign Investment, Economic relations of Japan - Relations by region, Economic relations of Japan - Asia, Economic relations of Japan - Middle East, Economic relations of Japan - Western Europe, Economic relations of Japan - Latin America, Economic relations of Japan - International Trade and Development Institutions, Economic relations of Japan - Reference

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List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro - Central Serbia. Aranđelovac (T -24,336, C - 48,071) Bajina Bašta Belgrade (Urban Belgrade - 1,280,639, C - 1,574,050) Barajevo (T - 8,200, C - 24,436) Belgrade - Voždovac (T - 132,640, C - 151,746) Beli Potok (T - 3,507) Pinosava (T - 2,826) Belgrade - Vračar (T - 57,934) Grocka (T - 8,339, C - 75,376) Belgrade - Zvezdara (T - 132,352) Zemun (T - 146,172, C - 19 ...

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List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro, List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro - Serbia, List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro - Central Serbia, List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro - Vojvodina, List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro - Kosovo and Metohija, List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro - Montenegro

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List of political parties - Abkhazia. More info can be found at List of political parties in Abkhazia Afkhazetis Komunisturi Partia (Communist Party of Abkhazia) Aitara (Revival) Amtsakhara (Signal Lights) Republican Party (native name not available) United Abkhazia (native name not available) List of political parties - Afghanistan. At the last parliamentary ...

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List of political parties, List of political parties - Introduction, List of political parties - Parties by country, List of political parties - A, List of political parties - Abkhazia, List of political parties - Afghanistan, List of political parties - Åland, List of political parties - Albania, List of political parties - Algeria, List of political parties - American Samoa, List of political parties - Andorra, List of political parties - Angola, List of political parties - Anguilla, List of political parties - Antigua and Barbuda, List of political parties - Argentina, List of political parties - Armenia, List of political parties - Aruba, List of political parties - Australia, List of political parties - Austria, List of political parties - Azerbaijan, List of political parties - B, List of political parties - Bahamas, List of political parties - Bahrain, List of political parties - Bangladesh, List of political parties - Barbados, List of political parties - Belarus, List of political parties - Belgium, List of political parties - Belize, List of political parties - Benin, List of political parties - Bermuda, List of political parties - Bhutan, List of political parties - Bolivia, List of political parties - Bosnia and Herzegovina, List of political parties - Botswana, List of political parties - Brazil, List of political parties - British Virgin Islands, List of political parties - Brunei, List of political parties - Bulgaria, List of political parties - Burkina Faso, List of political parties - Burundi, List of political parties - C, List of political parties - Cambodia, List of political parties - Cameroon, List of political parties - Canada, List of political parties - Cape Verde, List of political parties - Cayman Islands, List of political parties - Central African Republic, List of political parties - Chad, List of political parties - Chile, List of political parties - China People's Republic, List of political parties - Colombia, List of political parties - Comoros, List of political parties - Congo Democratic Republic Kinshasa, List of political parties - Congo Republic, List of political parties - Cook Islands, List of political parties - Costa Rica, List of political parties - Côte d'Ivoire, List of political parties - Croatia, List of political parties - Cuba, List of political parties - Cyprus, List of political parties - Czech Republic, List of political parties - D, List of political parties - Denmark, List of political parties - Djibouti, List of political parties - Dominica, List of political parties - Dominican Republic, List of political parties - E, List of political parties - East Timor, List of political parties - Ecuador, List of political parties - Egypt, List of political parties - El Salvador, List of political parties - Equatorial Guinea, List of political parties - Eritrea, List of political parties - Estonia, List of political parties - Ethiopia, List of political parties - European Union, List of political parties - F, List of political parties - Falkland Islands, List of political parties - Faroe Islands, List of political parties - Fiji, List of political parties - Finland, List of political parties - France, List of political parties - French Polynesia, List of political parties - G, List of political parties - Gabon, List of political parties - Gambia, List of political parties - Georgia, List of political parties - Germany, List of political parties - Ghana, List of political parties - Gibraltar, List of political parties - Greece, List of political parties - Greenland, List of political parties - Grenada, List of political parties - Guam, List of political parties - Guatemala, List of political parties - Guernsey, List of political parties - Guinea, List of political parties - Guinea-Bissau, List of political parties - Guyana, List of political parties - H, List of political parties - Haiti, List of political parties - Honduras, List of political parties - Hong Kong, List of political parties - Hungary, List of political parties - I, List of political parties - Iceland, List of political parties - India, List of political parties - Indonesia, List of political parties - Iran, List of political parties - Iraq, List of political parties - Ireland Republic, List of political parties - Israel, List of political parties - Italy, List of political parties - J, List of political parties - Jamaica, List of political parties - Japan, List of political parties - Jersey, List of political parties - Jordan, List of political parties - K, List of political parties - Kazakhstan, List of political parties - Kenya, List of political parties - Kiribati, List of political parties - Korea Democratic People's Republic, List of political parties - Korea Republic, List of political parties - Kosovo, List of political parties - Kuwait, List of political parties - Kyrgyzstan, List of political parties - L, List of political parties - Laos, List of political parties - Latvia, List of political parties - Lebanon, List of political parties - Lesotho, List of political parties - Liberia, List of political parties - Libya, List of political parties - Liechtenstein, List of political parties - Lithuania, List of political parties - Luxembourg, List of political parties - M, List of political parties - Macau, List of political parties - Macedonia Republic, List of political parties - Madagascar, List of political parties - Malawi, List of political parties - Malaysia, List of political parties - Maldives, List of political parties - Mali, List of political parties - Malta, List of political parties - Man Isle of, List of political parties - Marshall Islands, List of political parties - Mauritania, List of political parties - Mauritius, List of political parties - Mayotte, List of political parties - Mexico, List of political parties - Micronesia, List of political parties - Moldova, List of political parties - Monaco, List of political parties - Mongolia, List of political parties - Montserrat, List of political parties - Morocco, List of political parties - Mozambique, List of political parties - Myanmar, List of political parties - N, List of political parties - Nagorno Karabakh, List of political parties - Namibia, List of political parties - Nauru, List of political parties - Nepal, List of political parties - Netherlands, List of political parties - Netherlands Antilles, List of political parties - New Caledonia, List of political parties - New Zealand, List of political parties - Nicaragua, List of political parties - Niger, List of political parties - Nigeria, List of political parties - Niue, List of political parties - Norfolk, List of political parties - Northern Marianas, List of political parties - Norway, List of political parties - O, List of political parties - Oman, List of political parties - P, List of political parties - Pakistan, List of political parties - Palau, List of political parties - Palestinian National Authority, List of political parties - Panama, List of political parties - Papua New Guinea, List of political parties - Paraguay, List of political parties - Peru, List of political parties - Philippines, List of political parties - Pitcairn, List of political parties - Poland, List of political parties - Portugal, List of political parties - Puerto Rico, List of political parties - Q, List of political parties - Qatar, List of political parties - R, List of political parties - Romania, List of political parties - Russia, List of political parties - Rwanda, List of political parties - S, List of political parties - Saint Helena, List of political parties - Saint Kitts and Nevis, List of political parties - Saint Lucia, List of political parties - Saint Pierre and Miquelon, List of political parties - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, List of political parties - Samoa, List of political parties - San Marino, List of political parties - São Tomé and Príncipe, List of political parties - Saudi Arabia, List of political parties - Senegal, List of political parties - Serbia and Montenegro, List of political parties - Seychelles, List of political parties - Sierra Leone, List of political parties - Singapore, List of political parties - Slovakia, List of political parties - Slovenia, List of political parties - Solomon Islands, List of political parties - Somalia, List of political parties - Somaliland, List of political parties - South Africa, List of political parties - South Ossetia, List of political parties - Spain, List of political parties - Sri Lanka, List of political parties - Sudan, List of political parties - Suriname, List of political parties - Swaziland, List of political parties - Sweden, List of political parties - Switzerland, List of political parties - Syria, List of political parties - T, List of political parties - Taiwan, List of political parties - Tajikistan, List of political parties - Tanzania, List of political parties - Thailand, List of political parties - Togo, List of political parties - Tokelau, List of political parties - Tonga, List of political parties - Transnistria, List of political parties - Trinidad and Tobago, List of political parties - Tunisia, List of political parties - Turkey, List of political parties - Turkmenistan, List of political parties - Turks and Caicos, List of political parties - Tuvalu, List of political parties - U, List of political parties - Uganda, List of political parties - Ukraine, List of political parties - United Arab Emirates, List of political parties - United Kingdom, List of political parties - United States, List of political parties - United States Virgin Islands, List of political parties - Uruguay, List of political parties - Uzbekistan, List of political parties - V, List of political parties - Vanuatu, List of political parties - Venezuela, List of political parties - Vietnam, List of political parties - Virgin Islands of the United States, List of political parties - W, List of political parties - Wallis and Futuna,