The failure of the Arusha Process in the Rwandese Crisis
Essay - 16 pages - Political science
The 1994 Rwandese genocide happened in the following of a civil war which had begun more than three years earlier. In October 1990, the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF), which gathered the Rwandese who were refugees in south Uganda (mostly since the decolonization period at the end of the 1960s),...
The subprime crisis
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
Edward Gramlich in his presentation during the Jackson Hole yearly central bankers symposium of August 31, 2007, said that, 'productivity often improves in fits and starts, in other words, booms and busts play a prominent role. In the 19th century, the United States benefited from the canal...
Why did Eritrea become independent?
Essay - 25 pages - Political science
In 1993, the whole world was impressed by the state-of-the-art independence of Eritrea. Everything seemed to have been done by the rules : a declaration of independence in 1991, a notification to the UN and a referendum two years later. Being the last war of independence of Africa, it is tempting...
Can the proliferation of nuclear weapons of mass destruction be halted? - publié le 11/04/2008
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Proliferation is a traditional issue of International Security and has always been at the heart of strategic analysis. In the last few weeks, the International Community has been worried about the situation in Pakistan. General Musharaff proclaimed a state of emergency and convened general...
People's Republic of China and Chinese Overseas: how did the Chinese "traitors" became developers of their country?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
The chinese people have had a long tradition of migration, nevertheless, the intricacy of the chinese diasporic phenomenon and the fact that it is made up of complex elements of migration, makes it difficult to understand. Moreover, the consideration of the great ethnic, linguistic and cultural...
The Welfare state in Sweden
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Since the end of the 20th century, Sweden is known for having one of the most extensive welfare states in the world. A welfare state is a social system whereby the state assumes primary responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, especially in matters of health care, employment and social...
Controversy around memorial laws
Essay - 17 pages - Political science
A controversy recently arose in France in which historians played a significant role. This controversy involves a number of actors: The French government, which passed the so-called “memorial laws”; the interest groups that lobbied the Parliament to pass them; the historians who became...
Political governance and corporate governance
Essay - 18 pages - Political science
The 20th century was viewed as the age of management; the early 21st century is predicted to be more focused on governance. There is a distinction between politics and governance, where the former is regarded as cooperation between people with different points of view in order to improve the...
The impacts of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in France
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
The CAP is often considered as a debate of the specialists since this is a very complex and technical topic, but nowadays there is a huge public debate on this policy which is one of the most important European policy and also one of the most expensive one. In May 2006 there was the biggest...
The Truman doctrine
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
On March 12th 1947, President Truman spoke before the Congress to convince them to approve of his doctrine. The latter is one of the most important speeches in American foreign policy since it represents the beginning of the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Harry Truman...
To what extend is the EU's role as a civilian power compatible with its enhanced military commitments?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
"As a union of 25 States with over 450 million people producing a quarter of the world's Gross National Product (GNP), the European Union is inevitably a global player. It should be ready to share in the responsibility for global security and for building a better world". This quotation of...
Mozambique: a cold war conflict?
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The colonization of Mozambique by Portugal began in the 15th century. The first settling was made in 1498, near the mouth of Zambezi River by Vasco de Gama himself. A few years later, the Portuguese founded a city in Lourenço Marques bay, nowadays known as Maputo. Thanks to the trade of slaves...
The HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) initiative in Uganda
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
In August 2005, the G8 decided to cancel the multilateral debt of 18 countries which are part of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, in Uganda. This Initiative was launched by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) in 1996 in order to reduce the debt...
International journalism: Freedom of the press in China
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
First, China as a growing power in the world is a country which fuels many observations and issues. And as a student in political science I need to learn more about the Asian miracle and obviously what the main obstacles remain in the Chinese race to modernity. Then, we had the opportunity,...
The city and the stake of sustainable development
Essay - 11 pages - Political science
I chose this subject mainly because I am very interested in urbanism. Indeed, I'd like to start a master called ISUR in French, which means: “Ingénieurie des systèmes urbains en réseaux”. It is a special program that allows to work in the urbanism sector in developing countries. It...
EU decision-making
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
France is administratively divided in “communes”, the smallest territorial division of the country, usually corresponding to a city or a village. The number of communes in France, including overseas territories, is 36 782. This high number leads to huge disparities in terms of...
Building democratic institutions: East and West Lecturer: A. Dimitrova
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
The accession in May 2004 of eight countries from Eastern Europe to the European Union and the future membership of Romania and Bulgaria in 2007 tends to show the importance, for these post-communist states, to find a new order and to gain more stability and security. Indeed, the end of the Cold...
The national minority of Finland
Essay - 13 pages - Political science
From a foreigner's point of view it was so interesting to learn about the minorities in a country which is not your motherland. Since immigration it is such a touchy issue in France we wanted to know a bit about how Finland copes with it? Thus, we wanted first to deal with that...
Post 1965 immigration to the US
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 represents a crucial shift in the history of American immigration. This reform set the basis of the modern immigration policy as we know it today, by implementing a new system based on two criteria, called "preferences". These are: family reunification...
International Law and Organization: Weighing the Democracy Deficit
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The history of the relationship between the United States and international law and organization has always been a love-hate one. While historically the U.S. has unquestionably been one of the strongest proponents of the development of international organizations such as the United Nations...
The John Birch society
Essay - 17 pages - Political science
This paper aims at presenting the John Birch Society with a special focus of their fight against Communism in the 50s-60s. It will try to answer to many questions such as: Why was an organization like the JBS created? What kind of anti-Communism was the Birch Society was designed to promulgate?...
Re-branding junk food: firm strategies
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
American food habits are known to be particular: quickness and convenience are the key-words to describe this food culture that started up the fast food phenomenon, which rapidly spread around the world. Similarly, with ingenious marketing strategies, the Coca-Cola Company managed to reach the...
Saving souls or saving the world: The Jesuits and politics in the 20th century
Essay - 17 pages - Political science
On Monday 7th January 2008, the 35th “General Congregation” of the Society of Jesus, the famous religious order founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola and some followers, met to elect its 29th “General Superior”, after the demission of P-H Kolvenbach for cause of old age. The...
Critical review of Robert Putnam's Making Democracy Work - publié le 13/03/2008
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
In the 1970s, new representative institutions were created in the twenty regions that make up Italy. The Italian government wanted to bring governance closer to the people, so that 'the citizens of Seveso and Pietrapertosa were now directed to nearby Milan and Potenza rather than distant...
Democracy and totalitarism
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
Nowadays the term ‘democracy ‘has become a widespread reality which is practically accepted everywhere. Even China's leaders argue that their country is on the path to democracy but “it needs time” (Wen Jiabao, China's Prime Minister). Nevertheless many dictatorships still...
Aung San Suu Kyi
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
To understand Aung San Suu Kyi, we must first understand the country and the circumstances in which she fights. Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Burma. Burma lies between Bangladesh and Thailand; it was a province of India until 1937 when it became a self-governing colony, its capital is Rangoon. In...
A Constitution for Europe?
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
In May 2005, every French home received a book titled Treaty for the European Union. Based on the notions of liberty and democracy, the European Union was already divided on its decision to adopt the European Constitution or not. Defending the ideas of freedom since their adhesion to the EU, a...
Transformation of European Democracies : Essay The role of the British parliament and its power
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
Democracy is a system in which the citizens are endowed with a set of inalienable rights, and hold the sovereignty of the power. A parliamentary democracy is a political system in which the citizens allow their representatives, the members of the parliaments to act in their name and place through...
The far-right in Europe - publié le 06/03/2008
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The far-right in Europe has been a permanent feature in the European countries since the fifties. But for some years the far-right movement, most of the time a mix of populism and nationalism, has an increasing audience among the European population. Earlier it was indeed seen as a marginalized...
What drives the GenY?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
Who are the GenY? Like any other generation, birthdates might be a relevant indicator. In this specific case, Gen Y are born around the same historical period, that is from the mid-80' to today. However, it is more in terms of shared needs and expectations that they offer an interesting case to...
