Tag: Interests

Discovering New Interests In Australia

In Australia, people have a wide range of interests and hobbies. Some of the most popular areas of interest include sports, outdoor activities, arts and culture, and travel. Sports are a big part of Australian culture, with many people participating in or following popular sports such as Australi...

Re-Inventing Faltering Democracies: How Voters Worldwide can Wrest Control of Elections and Legislation from Political Parties, Politicians, and Special Interests.

Democracies falter and fail when political parties, politicians, and special interests — instead of voters — decide who runs for office, who gets elected, and what laws are passed. They transform elections into undemocratic rituals in which passive voters have no choice but to vote for c...

Simmel and Extra-Theoretical Interests in History

Some sociologists see their discipline very broadly, essentially as the study of everything human, and Simmel definitely had very broad interests. It is easy to see the how this big picture conception of human institutions inevitably would touch on philosophy of history. Simmel published the first e...