The Nature of Political-Research

It would seem that Poltical-Research can be subdivided into two categories; Social-Justice, which deals with human-type political issues, and Environment. These might repectively be further subdivided. Social-Justice consisting of Human-Rights, Community Development, and International Development. Then Environment might consist of Habitat & Species Conservation, Climate Change & Pollution, and Natural Disasters. To these we could add Charters and Covenants, and then personally; Suggestions for Canada.

Thus issues such as the turmoil in the Middle-East, Native Land-claims, and the political and economic unrest in Haiti, would be classified under Human-Rights. Sustainable Communities and Community Health under Community Development. Mining-rights Claims, Population control and distribution, and Foreign Aid and Protection, under International Development.

The situation of the Colobus monkeys, or the devestated biome of the Canadian Praries, with Habitat & Species Conservation; the hurricanes in the Southern States, or the typhoons in Burma, with Natural Disasters; and the recycling of styrofoam, with Climate Change and Pollution.

To what extent such research is volunteer, is paid, or part of a membership, is theoretical, or practical, become terms worthy of consideration. There is also the relationship between Political-Research and Humanitarianism, and Environmental Issues and Environmentalism which could be elaborated. Then an important issue about what constitutes civicness, or is perhaps better broached through Domestic-poltics, rather than let us say Secular-politics. Why this is has something I believe to do with the effect that things like construction projects, or transportation issues, composting programs, or community and safety and crime have on our homes and the locales in which we reside. Perhaps because we take these to make a civic person of ourselves. Rather than lets say a Humanitarian, or Environmentalist.

As we take on poltical-issues, causes, we make ourselves into poltical people. Or we help champion them which is the role of an Educator. An activist may engage in acts of civil disobediance, an academic often less so. These roles are also risks as we navigate towards not merely forms of poltical will, the manifestation of our values, but also in the wake of the pull-back of institutional formations and humanitarian causes. Even these seem somehow chosen, or rather they mobilize forms of possiblity differently. The investments seem different, to partake is also to learn about social change, or the manifestation of a lived will, the actions of communities in forming themselves and of people, their motives, and surroundings.