Consequences of the establishment of the Free State
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
The Irish Free State also wanted to show its modernity to the world. It thus built a huge power plant, the Shannon Scheme, for the electrification of the Free State. It was a symbol of great modernity and an achievement for the Free State, but it nonetheless cost 5M pounds.What is more, the...
John M. Regan, The Politics of Reaction; The Dynamics of Treatyite Government and Policy (1922-1933
Case study - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
W.T. Cosgrave led the first independent government which won the Civil War. Nevertheless, its party, the Cumman na nGaedheal (later named Fine Gael, in 1933) never managed to secure popular support, and was on the decline until 1944 and the retirement of Cosgrave. The Treaty needed the vote of...
"Geschichte Durch die Brille des Anderen Betrachten" (Observing History through the other's glasses): The French-German textbook
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
Despite a common origin - the Carolingian Empire - the relationship between France and Germany has long been tumultuous, especially from 1870 to 1945. During this period, the two countries fought no less than three times. Their history is not only tumultuous: it is also subject to ideological...
F.S.L Lyons, From War to Civil War (1973)
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Violence was one of the means of Irish nationalism (but not the only one). Until 1916, Redmond conception of the Home Rule was a desirable and attainable ideal. Lyons argues that Redmond has only achieved little more than a glorified local government. Other conceptions existed; Michael Griffith...
Everyday life in Ireland during the Great War
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
What led people to enlist in the army? Only a few were gained by the war enthusiasm in 1914; the lists were much larger in 1915 when the violence of the war and the uncertainty of its outcome were universally understood.Both unionists and nationalists joined the army; loyalty to the King or the...
Ireland and the Great War
Case study - 1 pages - Political science
Many European nations, such as Ireland, hoped to achieve nationhood through the Great War. The self-mobilization of the society was extremely powerful. Military service was central to the culture of war-time. Universal conscription was the norm, and it encountered only a very little resistance in...
John Morris Roberts (1989) on Third Republic France
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
In 1880, France was the only European republic. Nonetheless, the Third Republic conserved many elements of the former regimes, such as the Loi Le Chapelier or the Napoleonic livret. Morris argues that France changed less than England or Germany between 1880 and 1914. French economic life before...
Decolonization, difference and social theory
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Central issue in contemporary social theory: the challenge of difference. Since the 1960s, sociologists have begun to revisit the issue of difference. Many factors to explain that: social movements- anti-colonial revolutions, civil-rights struggles, development of feminism, gay liberation. The...
The Troubles
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Were the troubles inevitable? Were they engrained in the Northern Irish system which emerged after the government act in 1920? There is plenty of material about this period. Memoirs were published in the last few years. Interviews were undertaken about this period but they had a very political...
Causes and consequences of mass migrations in the late 19th century
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
According to the Times in 1850, at a moment of political and economic crisis in Britain, “sending poor people to the colonies would end pauperism”. At the beginning of the period we study, economical and social factors are the main explanatory variables for mass migrations across...
To what extent can we say that "Ireland fared well from the Great War"?
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
“Few countries were more decisively affected by the Great War than Ireland”. By these words, John Horne wanted to assert that the Great War was a crucial event in Irish history and that Ireland played an important role which is increasingly acknowledged by historians. This ‘new'...
Christianity, conversion and local culture
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
The work on participation shows how western NGOs need to ‘convert' locals to the project's agenda, in such a way that the project's ideas become their ideas. This analogy with religious conversion prompts us to look at the historical and ongoing waves of religious missioning that precede...
Christianity, conversion and local culture - publié le 24/05/2013
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
The work on participation shows how western NGOs need to ‘convert' locals to the project's agenda, in such a way that the project's ideas become their ideas. This analogy with religious conversion prompts us to look at the historical and ongoing waves of religious missioning that precede...
The impact of natural disasters on the global economy
Case study - 12 pages - Political science
In March 2010 all the Europe started to know this Icelandic volcano. This one which had known is last eruption in 1821 entered in it's the biggest one of its known existence. It erupted the 20 of March till the 27 of October. Thanks to the quick prevention of the authority there had been no...
Critically evaluate the institutional reforms enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Signed in 2007 and entered in force in 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon is in fact the combination of two pieces of legislation. The first one is a new version for the Treaty of the European Union (TEU). The second one is a replacement of the former Treaty of the European Community (TEC) to the new...
Critically evaluate the institutional reforms enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty - publié le 20/05/2013
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Signed in 2007 and entered in force in 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon is in fact the combination of two pieces of legislation. The first one is a new version for the Treaty of the European Union (TEU). The second one is a replacement of the former Treaty of the European Community (TEC) to the new...
Critically assess the extent to which the Court of Justice of the European Union, through its interpretation of EU law, has struck an appropriate balance between the need to respect single market objectives and also accommodate national interests of indiv
Case study - 5 pages - European union
European integration was always conveyed by economic motives. The European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Union (EU) were founded by economic interests. Since the European Union is a sui generis organisation and is also founded by the law, those...
Critically assess the extent to which the Court of Justice of the European Union, through its interpretation of EU law, has struck an appropriate balance between the need to respect single market objectives
Case study - 5 pages - European union
European integration was always conveyed by economic motives. The European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Union (EU) were founded by economic interests. Since the European Union is a sui generis organisation and is also founded by the law, those...
Does the viewing of slasher films empower female viewers?
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
Throughout recent decades, the graphic violence of slasher films has become increasingly controversial. The horror slasher genre has become one of the most controversial film categories, receiving attention for the skillful and artful way these movies become emotion roller coasters (poised...
Why child soldiering is an injustice?
Case study - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Child soldiering has become a very large injustice in today's society. “There is currently an estimated 250,000 children in the world working as child soldiers right now” (“Child Soldiers”). Child soldiering is a human rights issue. It is also a development issue for the kids....
France and the Third Republic: 1870-1890
Case study - 1 pages - Political science
The Franco-Prussian war destroyed the Empire. There was a clear split between monarchists and Republicans. The 3rd Republic was proclaimed in September 1870. Why did the Empire collapse? The majority of people had become disillusioned; there was therefore a lack of legitimacy of the regime....
The working class before the First World War
Case study - 1 pages - Political science
The places the working class came from were often characterized by a high level of trade unions and a large amount of strikes. However, only a small part of workers used to be involved in working-class organisations at this time. People of the working-class are those who have no other way to...
The Franco-Prussian War: Causes and consequences
Case study - 1 pages - Political science
In a speech told in the course of the 19th century, De Gaulle insisted on the importance of the Franco-German unity after three wars between both countries. The first one was the Franco-Prussian war which occurred in 1870-1871. From this war emerged the new German Empire and the French 3rd...
The European economy 1870-1914
Case study - 1 pages - Political science
The end of the 19th century is for Europe a period of industrialization, especially characterized by a series of innovations in transports. When continental Europe started to industrialize, it emulated British industrialization. Transports were easier. There was a national market in Britain...
France: the Dreyfus Affair and the Third Republic (1890-1914)
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
In the late 1880s and early 1890s, there was a climate of agitation in France because of the Boulanger crisis which fueled nationalism. This nationalist movement split but the 1930s saw a growth of French fascism and during WWII many French collaborated with the Nazis. The origin of such rise of...
National communities, political culture
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
The nation is a modern invention. The nation was the ultimate goal of political authorities. It is also the ultimate goal of all the demands of the people, as the object which one was prepared to go to war and to die for. In the feudal epoch, people generally identified with a religion or a lord,...
Imperialism and Europe
Case study - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In 1914, Europe was at the head of its power. It represented 25% of global population and held a large share of wealth (e.g. coal production). London was the central financial place. America was in debt to Europe. 80% of foreign investments were carried out in Europe. Holland had an Empire 60...
Imperial Germany: 1871-1914
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
The Third Reich was founded in France in the Palace of Versailles. It was a statement of German superiority over French. Germany was unified by military victory from above (not a revolution from below). To sign this treaty, Bismarck wore a military uniform (white in the painting but it was an...
Differences of weapons sales regulations between the USA and France
Case study - 6 pages - Political science
In France for the first category (semi-automatic rifles) the right to bear an arm is very hard to obtain, to have it you must be more than 21 years old and have a license. This license must be approved by the French Federation of Shooting; you must first apply to this federation and after six...
Fidel Castro's communist regime during the Cold War
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
During the Cold War emerged the communism in the island of Cuba with the takeover of a charismatic leader, Fidel Castro. After his «coup d'état» which has removed Batista, the former lawyer managed to impose his vision to Cuban people and to the world; despite American attempts to remove the...
