Is Fair Trade a tool to appease the conscience or a political lever?
Thesis - 9 pages - Political science
Fair Trade is an approach based on precise criterion of sustainable development; relations of exchanges of long duration and direct relations removing the intermediaries. According to these criterions, the Fair Trade organizations of North thus begin to buy these products at a just price which...
The yellow emperor's moral canon of politicized medical ideology the science behind politically correct medicine
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine makes many attempts to disguise itself as a scientific medical text that contains the secrets of well being and longevity. Though surrounded by this framework, the text itself contains very little in regards to medicinal remedies and ventures most...
The term globalization used in relation to a host of social, economic, cultural and political processes
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
Globalization is easier to describe than to define. This is because, in its present form and usage, it is a new, complex, dynamic, multidimensional, and worldwide phenomenon, which means different things to different people and different things to the same groups across time and space. It evokes...
Why Is Liberal Art Important and Necessary?
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to be here this morning to answer your questions about liberal arts and why they are important and necessary in our work setting. The liberal arts are courses in general areas of study such as philosophy, mathematics, art, history, economics, and languages....
To what extent has European integration promoted security and stability in post-Cold War Europe?
Internship report - 5 pages - European union
According to E. Bomber and A. Stubb (2003) , the European integration is ‘a process by which sovereign states relinquish (surrender or pool) national sovereignty to maximize their collective power and interests.' We notice that European integration involves different institutions where...
Global Governance and Economic Development
Case study - 11 pages - Economy general
According to common perception among economists, the idea of institutional economics started with Ronald Coarse's article, “The Nature of the Firm” (1937) where the concepts of transaction costs and economic analysis were first introduced (Coarse, 1998, p. 71). Since...
Effect of Satire on Politicians - Literature Review and Analysis
Case study - 6 pages - Literature
According to Bigi et al, (2011) when Satire gets serious, it can have different effects on people, politicians, public speakers and even societies. The authors cover the main aspects of influencing the public through political satire. Alessandro Bigi, the main author of the study is a...
International political sociology
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
Political sociology is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry developed by sociologists and political scientists to study the dynamic relationship between society (a complex web of social institutions and social behavior) and politics. Much of the impetus for the development of the...
Social science methodology and ethnicity without the group
Essay - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the realm of social science methodology and race studies, there is a short list of concepts that would appear to be as simple, and even as necessary as the idea of a group. The concept of the group is one that has relevance in a multi-disciplinary framework as it is a core concept for...
To what extent is there a need for the European Union in 2010?
Internship report - 5 pages - European union
With the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009, the ‘European Union begins 2010 with a new look', according to VOA News. The European Union has strengthened its institutions, with a new ‘president of the European Union'; Herman Von Rompuy and a new High Representative...
Implications for the future
Case study - 2 pages - Psychology
The basis of stress management is the need to eliminate stressors, create new ideas, and implement guidance to assist individuals change or adjust behavior in regards to stress. There are numerous environmental stressors such as noise, crowds, and weather. When an individual exercise methods to...
Entrance exam to Science Po in Strasbourg and ITIRI (Institute of Translator-Interpreter) in the 4th year
Presentation - 2 pages - Educational studies
This is an example of an oral presentation as part of an entrance exam for the 4th year of "Sciences Po Strasbourg" (Master's degree in Global International Relations and Master's degree in European Studies) and ITIRI Strasbourg (Institute of Translator-Interpreter).
Democracy for the few (chap. 15), Michael Parenti
Book review - 4 pages - Political science
Michael Parenti is a professor of political science at several American universities. He has a PhD in political science from Yale University. He is known for being a progressive activist and a provocative thinker. As such, he wrote numerous books that focused on the...
The Third Way by Anthony Giddens
Book review - 7 pages - Philosophy
Anthony Giddens, director of the London School of Economics and Political Science published The Third Way in 1998. What does “Third Way” mean? For The author, the goal is a renewal of the social-democracy. Through this phrase he refers to a framework of thinking and...
Introduction to economic principles and terminology
Course material - 20 pages - Theories and economic notions
Economics is currently in a phase of uncertainty: economics is not an exact science. There is a rising trade war between the US and mainly but not only China. The US also has trade disagreements with the EU and its partners in NAFTA (North American Free Trade Association:...
Jihad vs. McWorld: The new world disorder
Book review - 5 pages - Literature
Jihad vs. McWorld was written by Rutgers University Political Science professor Benjamin R. Barber. The author is widely regarded one of the nation's foremost scholars on democracy. He has written Strong Democracy, in which he explains that economic liberalism is the basis...
How has the Belt and Road Initiative played a part in China's cross-regional political and security relations?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013 was meant to signal China's interest in building stronger global economic links, but it has been argued that the BRI also serves to improve Beijing's cross-regional diplomacy in other ways, including strengthening the country's...
African Conflicts in International Relations - China in Africa : Political or Economic interests ?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
China's involvement in Africa cannot be reduced to only one dimension. It would be an oversimplification to label the Chinese interests on the continent as either political or economic solely: these two aspects often constitute two faces of the same coin. China's increasing...
Risk Society thesis
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
By offering a radical reorientation of mainstream sociology, modern social theory illuminates theoretical themes in environmental sociology. Indeed, it has recently begun to contest the honoured epistemological assumption of the environment as an independent, objective reality. New environmental...
The role of ethics in the company (2006)
Essay - 62 pages - Management
The place of ethics in the company raises many questions: What areas are covered by corporate ethics? Is it an element of corporate reputation for external use? Does it create a new social climate within the company? However, a major problem has been presented from the beginning of this work. It...
Welfare and Ideology by Vic George and Paul Wilding
Book review - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Political debates are often driven by what we call ideology. Nowadays we refer to ideology as a set of values and beliefs which influence individuals, politics, groups or even societies as a whole. The “critique of existing socio-economic systems, […] a view of the world,...
To what extent should economic theory provide expertise for decision-makers?
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
The use of economic theories can give rise to interpretations, depending on one's ideas, but also to biases that need to be taken into account. For example, the economics of nudge developed by Robert Thaler demonstrates that an economic theory does not necessarily have to...
Country Risk : Social and Political Dynamics
Worksheets - 3 pages - Political science
Despite their effects on growth and macroeconomic equilibria, social and political crises have been introduced only recently into country risk analysis. Recent crises (Syria, Arab springs, Sahel civil war) put forward those issues and highlighted the gaps in current methods. The analysis...
Nation-state and globalization
Essay - 11 pages - Political science
This essay deals with one of the most controversial questions in today's social science debates: the relationship between the nation-state and globalisation. Globalisation, understood quite loosely here as a series of contemporary and unprecedented developments in the economic,...
Ethics and science: debate of urgency
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Ethics is a characteristic to every human action, aiming to facilitate the fulfillment of people. The science involves research and search for truth. In science we have an ethical as support for no mistakes, because the responsibility is part of ethics and is essential in the...
The cultural identity and the assimilation of the Jewish Community in the Global Cities
Essay - 21 pages - Sociology & social sciences
My name is Charles Terdjman, I am a 3rd year student in Sciences Po Paris, and I would like to present my comparative research about the Jewish Community in the Global Cities. Sincerely interested in the social and political studies, I wanted to analyze a social or religious...
Yves Rocher: Its international development
Thesis - 30 pages - Business strategy
From the perspective of globalization, every company aims to become increasingly competitive. With the phenomenon of the opening up of national economies and foreign markets, the only way to cope with increased competition in all sectors is by boosting the exports. Also, SMEs and their...
Planning for tomorrow: Provincial policy, regional government and public opinion
Thesis - 4 pages - Government finance
Provincial politics can often be as overstated as it is often outdated. In the case of the former, this is a result of the dependency our provincial governments have on federal funding. As for the latter, consider that provincial policy making is often a tense and contradictory affair whereby...
Is there a meaningful way in which we can talk about global citizenship in the contemporary context?
Essay - 9 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In his famous address at the Sorbonne in Paris, Albert Einstein laid ironically the stress on the very limits of the concept of “global citizenship”. Indeed, even though the process of globalisation of trade, science or more generally speaking “culture” have...
How and to what extent the new economic geography explains industry specialization patterns in Europe?
Case study - 8 pages - Geography
The discipline of economic geography is concerned with the impact of the geophysical, social, and political environments on political activities (Hodder & Lee, 1974). It addresses the influence of location, distribution, and spatial organization of economic activities...
