Civil Society and Democratisation
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
Civil Society organisations are responsible to explain the processes of democratisation, ever since the fall of the wall, and the collapse of the Communist regime in Central and Eastern Europe. Civil Society organisations have often been seen as the key for the success of the 'Velvet...
Propaganda is necessary for the functioning and survival of human society. Discuss
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
“Propaganda, by whatever name we may call it, has become a very general phenomenon in the modern world. Differences in political regimes matter little; differences in social levels are more important; and most important is national self-awareness.”(1) Actually, propaganda is a large...
Why has the Franco German partnership played such a pivotal role throughout the development of the European Community
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
After the end of the World War Two, France and Germany experienced hostile relations. Indeed, from 1945 to 1950, the two countries were both traumatized by the souvenir of their mutual occupation. On the French side, the Nazi's occupation had created a feeling of revenge, and on the German's one,...
Critically compare and contrast the idea of sustainable development with conventional neoclassical environmental economics
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The earth is finite. Its ability to absorb wastes and destructive effluents is finite. Its ability to provide for the growing number of people is finite. And we are fast approaching many of the earth's limits. Current economic practices cannot be continued without the risk that global systems...
Negative Externalities
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The 'Sixth Environment Action Program', also known as 'Environment 2010: Our future, Our choice?', devised by the European Commission, highlights how important the scale of action to implement environmental policies is. Even though the classical theory states that markets are able...
The challenges of Germany's Welfare State
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
In German, the phrase Sozialstaat (social state) has been in use since 1870. The English equivalent of this term, 'welfare State', is believed to have been coined by the Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple during the Second World War. 'Welfare State' describes a provision of...
The French paradox or how to annoy your neighbours
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
France is currently one of the leading countries of the world. However, the present situation appears fragile as France seems unwilling to accept and face the challenges brought about by globalization. People in France, as well as their representatives, have trouble accepting the trend towards...
What enlightenment ideas are contained in Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's short novel, Paul and Virginia, first published in 1787 ?
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
?The Enlightenment'', a philosophical movement preceding the French Revolution is hard to define as it is an amalgamation of different fields. A concise definition was suggested by Anchor which states that "it can be characterized roughly as a dedication to human reason, science and...
Immigration and border protection policies in Australia
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Immigration and border protection policies are very problematic issues as far as the Australian nation is concerned. Australia has always adopted strict immigration restrictions especially concerning non European migrants. Although one of the first laws passed by the new Parliament was the...
Nineteenth century Western ideas about Indigenous Australians were shaped by theories of ' race '. Define and discuss such theories, how they affected colonialist concepts of Indigenous subjectivity, and their contemporary manifestations.
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Racism is an ongoing process: some of the old ideas of the 19th century are still there, though most of them have evolved, but racism, whatever its form, has not disappeared. Defining racism is challenging, as it is a dynamic process. I based my essay on the definition I found the most relevant:...
Intelligent Design and Religion
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
According to the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,” and according to the Fourteenth Amendment, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” Thus,...
The Art of Loving War
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
The image of a soldier is that of a stereotype. He barely passed high school or did not pass at all. He laughed at the idea of college, he laughed at the price. He works every weekday and drinks every weekend. Bosses and police officers have no reasons to give him a second chance. “One...
Press review on Globalisation november, 6th 2006
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
On July 29th 2006, the Economist focused on the future of globalization. The image of a ship-wreck was supposed to epitomize the impossibility of finding an agreement on agricultural subsidies at the Doha round. For the first time ever, a WTO meeting concluded without having reached a common...
The new challenges of the Finnish welfare state after 1980's
Essay - 12 pages - Political science
Even though Finland experienced a similar GDP per capita as Chile or Uruguay in the 1950's, the GDP of the former has now tripled. The orientation of economic development, a constant economic growth, the rising of public sector and the emergence of compromises and consensus regarding...
Are "minority rights central to the future of the liberal tradition" (Kymlicka). Discuss with reference to Kymlicka and Kukathas
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Today, countries are not characterized by one nation but by different ethnic groups. Resolving conflicts between minorities and majorities concerning issues such as territory autonomy, language, political representation and education has posed a huge challenge for multiethnic states. This raises...
Review the varieties of devolution in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales and define plans for devolution in the English regions
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The United Kingdom, created by Acts of Parliament, is a union composed by four nations: Wales, Scotland, Ireland and England. Until the 1960s, the United Kingdom (UK) was labeled as a "unitary state". All the powers were delivered by a sovereign Parliament at Westminster. The apparition of...
Discuss the significance of the problems of defining customary international law
Essay - 13 pages - Political science
States gathered in the international community have created legally binding rules in order to develop international relations. International law differs from domestic law in that the subjects of the rules are also the legislators: States abide by the rules they have themselves created. Article 38...
The MLN ? Tupamaros en Uruguay From terrorism to the adoption of the rules of the democratic game
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
Traditionally referred to as the ?Switzerland' of America, Uruguay is a country whose economy has never been very dynamic and diversified. In fact, it has always depended on agriculture and rearing in order to earn revenue and maintain its finances. During WWII, the economy of the country...
The Foreign Policy Transition: Isolationist to Internationalist
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Many people describe the period between World War I and World War II as a time of United States isolationism, but that is a common misconception. While it is true that during the interwar period America was very politically isolationist, the country was very imperialistic economically. Following...
Ronald Reagan's program
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United State of America from 1981 to 1989. After the first mandate, he was re-elected in November 1984 and took the oath of office on January 20, 1985. President Ronald Reagan's second Inaugural Address was delivered on January 21, 1985 in the White...
"Corporate virtue" strategies are more likely to cause "good governance" than stricter "compliance and control" regimes
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
What is “good corporate governance”? And how an enterprise can achieve to have it? A number of writers and researchers gave their contribution to this subject. Nevertheless, some disagreements and conflicting points of view appeared among them. Indeed, some suggested that corporate...
Australian culture, between complex and suspicion?
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
In his review of My life as a fake, Blake Morrison makes the following observation: “Carey is fascinated by what the hoax says about Australian culture - both its “terror of being out of date” and its suspicion of European-style bullshit […].” Do you agree with Morrison's...
Essay on the national liberation struggle in mozambique
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
Mozambique is, in the early 20th century, a very heterogeneous country. Without any linguistic, cultural or ethnic harmony, the only point that is common all over this southern African country turns out to be the Portuguese colonial power. However, after an intense liberation struggle, Mozambique...
Côte d'Ivoire and the ONUCI
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
Located in the western part of Africa, notably surrounded by Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire constitutes an isolated case in the African History of the twentieth century. Indeed, considered as a model of African success from its decolonisation in 1960 until the...
Reading note on Kant's perpetual peace
Book review - 6 pages - Political science
Immanuel Kant was born in Königsberg, Prussia in 1724. He studied philosophy, mathematics and physics at the University of Königsberg, and became a renowned teacher and scholar thanks to his works on reason, knowledge and judgment. Indeed, he intended to explain rationalism, and therefore...
Conservative welfare states and the challenge of universal citizenship
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
When the newly unified Germany implemented in 1883 the first health insurance system, it paved the way for further moves towards extensive provision of public welfare for workers, but it also introduced a substantive change concerning the relationship between the state and the citizens. Basically...
The characteristics of traditional French social movements
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The events of May-June 1968 in France broke out in the wake of an international wave of protest that occurred previously in many countries such as the United States, Germany and Italy (Duyvendak 1992, 137-138). The events of 1870, 1919 and 1936 provide also many examples of disruptive and short...
The Growth-damaging Channels of Corruption in the Developing World
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
If the word corruption needs to be defined with the hope that its meaning would gain common acceptance, then one must consider the words coined by Tanzi in 1998. The words read as ?the abuse of power for private benefit.' The point to be considered is that corruption still remains a concept...
Elites in the United States
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
One of the arguments that have been laid down to explain the defeat of John F. Kerry on the US-Presidential elections in 2004 was his elitist side. Being a White Anglo-Saxon from the North-East, Kerry really corresponded to the image of a politician who would run the country in a technocratic...
The paradox of American democracy (Chap. 1), by John B. Judis - publié le 10/09/2007
Book review - 3 pages - Political science
John B. Judis is a senior editor at The New Republic, where he is working since 1982. He graduated at the University of California at Berkeley in 1965 and taught philosophy there later on. He was an active leftist activist during the 60es and founded the leftwing journal The Socialist Revolution...
