In this paper I consider the question of self-governing in relation to MacIntyrean practices. It is not uncommon to discover MacIntyrean practices being described as self-governing in at least some ...sense. However, while there are seemingly valid reasons for why this might be thought the case, in my paper I argue that there is something very different visible in MacIntyre's writings here. Indeed, what I want to emphasise regarding MacIntyre's position in relation to the governing of practices is that rather than self-governing, at most MacIntyrean practices are self-directing or self-guiding. Therefore, although for MacIntyre governing of practices is fundamentally important, what I draw attention to is how, on the whole, this governing happens from outside, and that direction and guidance if and when it does happen, happens in a very specific, internal way aside from governing.
El estudio de la trayectoria de los estados provinciales entre 1820 y 1880 resulta crucial para comprender la dinámica de un período considerado hasta hace poco como de <<transición>>. Este artículo ...tiene como objetivo reconstruir la estructura estatal de una provincia no trabajada hasta el momento: San Luis. Para ello, se toman dos variables significativas: la estructura de ingresos y gastos estatales y la construcción material del Estado en la provincia. Los datos arrojan una excesiva dependencia puntana de los fondos de Buenos Aires y una construcción estatal muy precaria, lo que obligaría a limitar, para este caso y en este período, la hipótesis sobre la <<autonomía>> de estas formaciones políticas. Palabras claves: San Luis, fiscalidad, construcción estatal, autonomía. The study of the trajectory of the provincial states, between 1820 and 1880, is crucial to understand the dynamics of a period considered until recently as < >. This article aims to rebuild the state structure of a province not worked until now: San Luis. For this, two significant variables are taken: the structure of state income and expenditure and the material construction of the state in the province. The data show an excessive dependence on San Luis funds on Buenos Aires funds and a very precarious state construction, which would make it necessary to limit, for this case and in this period, the hypothesis about the < > of these political formations. Keywords: San Luis, taxation, State construction, autonomy.
On Jun 8, the Campaign to End the Occupation of the Western Sahara, the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and the Pan African Unity Dialogue co-hosted a webinar to discuss Morocco's autonomy ...plan for Western Sahara. Katlyn Thomas, former legal adviser to the U.N. Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), explained that the U.N. still considers the former Spanish colony a non-self-governing territory in which the inhabitants have the right to self-determination. Morocco's autonomy proposal, submitted to the U.N. in 2007, allows for it to annex Western Sahara, while only allowing the Sahrawi people to manage their internal affairs. Under the plan, the king would retain his royal prerogatives within the Moroccan constitution, which allow him to overturn any decision of any branch of the government, including the courts and parliament.
Objective
From a self‐determination theory perspective, individuals are assumed to benefit and suffer from, respectively, the satisfaction and frustration of the psychological need for autonomy, even ...if they score low on autonomy strength. Yet, previous studies on need strength are scarce, operationalized need strength differently, and produced inconsistent findings.
Method
In two studies among 224 South African adults (Mage = 24.13, SD = 4.25; 54.0% male) and 156 Belgian prisoners (Mage = 38.60, SD = 11.68; 88.5% male), we investigated the moderating role of autonomy valuation and desire in the relations of autonomy satisfaction and frustration with a variety of well‐being and ill‐being indicators.
Results
Study 1 provided some evidence for the moderating role of mostly explicit autonomy desire (rather than explicit autonomy valuation). In Study 2, neither explicit nor implicit autonomy desire played a consistent moderating role.
Conclusions
Overall, these findings are congruent with a moderate (albeit not with a strong) interpretation of the universality claim made within self‐determination theory, provide initial evidence for a differentiation between deficit‐based and growth‐oriented interpersonal differences in need strength, and indicate that the potential moderating role of need strength deserves continued attention before any firm conclusions can be drawn.
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