Security and emancipation - publié le 06/07/2008
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The 20th century has witnessed many struggles for emancipation, and a strong emphasis put on security agenda in many countries. Regarding emancipation, many examples come to our mind like the decolonization era, after World War II, the feminist struggles for equality between genders all over the...
How have environmental movements contributed to the development of democratic civil societies in Eastern Europe?
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
1989 was the springtime of societies aspiring to be civil. As Garton Ash puts it, one of the major challenges regarding the transition from the communist rule to democracy, was the development of a civil society. Citizens of Eastern Europe had been deprived of the possibility to freely organize...
EU Conditionality and State-Building in Bosnia: An Uneasy Relationship
Thesis - 75 pages - Political science
The thesis examines the adequacy of the EU conditionality to induce state-building reforms in the particular context of Bosnia. The purpose is to analyze whether the conditions set, and the incentives offered by the EU are adequate to induce state-building reforms. The EU conditionality has been...
Theoretical explanations of the period of peace between Japan and the USA (from 1945 onwards)
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
On the 7th of December 1941, Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, killing 3000 military personnel, and destroying a great part of the fleet. This led to a 4-years war culminating in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a milestone in human history....
Ocean acidification
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
Recently, global warming has gained massive attention due to the documentary An Inconvenient Truth presented by former Vice-President of the United States Al Gore. In relation to that, the National Academy of Sciences reported that “gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as...
The role of technology in cyborg feminism
Essay - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Donna Haraway, in ‘A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century” casts the role of ‘technology' in two opposing lights: on the one hand, technology is seen as something women should (indeed must) embrace as a motivator for political...
How dangerous are the lyrics in rock music?
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Music is an important part of people's lives because it has the ability to change one's mood, inspire one to become what he/she desires, motivate one to reach for his/her goals, and help one relate better to others. However, with good comes the bad because recent studies have shown that the...
Wars have their ultimate roots in the nature of human beings. Do you agree?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The continuing importance of wars in international relations poses the question, where wars actually originate. Are they the inventions of the states , mere accidents of history or as indicated, they are ultimately rooted in human nature. In this essay I will try to find an answer to this...
To what extent was the Popular Front responsible for France's defeat in 1940?
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The French military collapse in 1940, was one of the greatest military catastrophes in world history . On the 3rd of September 1939, France and Britain declared war on the Nazi Germany, after its invasion of Poland two days earlier. On 10th May 1940, Hitler hurled the German armed forces against...
Causes of the immigration of the British in France
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
In the 1960s and 1970s, the pioneers, the executives removed from business or the ex-servicemen, were in search of greenery, of sun and vast houses. We owe them the creation of British clubs such as 'Dordogne Of Gentlemen Club' and 'Dordogne Ladies Luncheon Club' . Then, in the...
Blissful thinking: Advertising aspirations for a modern media mindset
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
You drop off your children at school and drive as fast as possible to work because you got off to a late start, and you know it is going to be a hectic day. When you arrive at work, your boss heaps work onto you, pleasantly unaware of the type of day you are having. You end up staying at work...
Are economic sanctions a moral alternative to force?
Case study - 5 pages - International relations
Having witnessed so many wars in history, it would seem an obvious answer that any other solution than force should be welcomed for resolving conflicts in international politics. Economic sanctions, as means of economic statecraft has frequently been used as an alternative. However, not only its...
Critical assessment of the relationships between sovereignty, the nation and the offshore world.
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Although in the contemporary world of globalization, international organizations and institutions blur boundaries between nations and the existence of state sovereignty is frequently questioned, these concepts can still be regarded as points of departure in international politics. Moreover, in...
Environmental ethics
Essay - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
As a society, we strive for progress and we have come to view progress as a state of productivity and consumerism. Along this road of mass consumption and industrialization, we have negatively affected the environment; in the U.S. alone, 24 acres per person is consumed but only 4.5 acres are...
Assessment of the invasive species legislation for the Great Lakes
Essay - 14 pages - Ecology & environment
In 1959, the Great Lakes opened to deep draft navigation, and since then these waters have transported an estimated two billion tonnes of cargo from the United States to Canada (Seaway 2008). The lakes have 47 deep draft ports and 55 shallow draft harbors, because “waterborne commerce is...
The core of the swedish mass media system
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The issue with the regulation and ethics of journalism and media is intrinsic to the existence of the freedom of expression. The mere fact that this freedom exists, raises a difficult question to each journalist, does the freedom of expression and media allow me to report any event in any form?...
The provision of welfare in the United Kingdom
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
Among all the typologies, which exist within Welfare States, most authors classify the United Kingdom as a 'liberal state'. For example, Titmuss sees the United Kingdom as a 'residual model of social policy', where the needs are met by the state only when the private market and...
The role of the Swedish State in environmental politics
Book review - 10 pages - Ecology & environment
The issue of this literature review is to study the role of a state in politics, and which needs the support and the involvement of the public sector as well as the private sector, of the social group interests and the market, and which has to be decided and implemented at the local and...
The swedish broadcasting system and its content
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Sweden is characterized by a population with a high demand of and access to media. In 2005, Swedes between 9 and 79 years old consumed around six hours of media a day, 97% had access to the Radio, 98% to television, 74% to the Internet and 75% had subscriptions to daily newspapers. Over 80% of...
Electoral emendation: Changing the college that chooses our commander-in-chief
Essay - 11 pages - Political science
Stewart is an elector representing the state of Vermont in the Electoral College for the election of the president. The popular vote has been tallied and it is time to finally elect the president. The results for Vermont's popular vote tells Stew that he is supposed to vote for Blaine Darvy,...
Z-Boys: The politics of style
Essay - 11 pages - Economy general
When land designer Abbot Kinney set out to create Venice, California, the European-style beach community of amusement piers son known as the “Coney Island of the West,” he had no way to foresee the eventual decay of Venice and neighboring Ocean Park and south Santa Monica. But when the...
Trends in US voting behaviors throughout the course of the twentieth century
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
The United States of America was founded on the principle of democracy. The Founding Fathers believed that the power of the government was so great that it should be placed in the hands of the people. As such, the basic framework of democracy that was established by the Founding Fathers was on in...
Examining issues of credible commitment from third parties in the Middle East and Aceh, Indonesia
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
There are universal aims for international intervention in conflict resolution that should be used as a guide by all third parties. Kimberly Maynard mentions some of these aims in her book, Healing Communities in Conflict: International Assistance in Complex Emergencies, addressing issues of...
Russia and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Russia is the last economic power which does not belong to the World Trade Organization yet. The former leader of the Soviet Union has stood back from the communist model even if some distinctive features of a planned and centred economy are still noticeable. Indeed, the economic and political...
Crack Vs Cocaine Class Disparities
Essay - 12 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Cocaine is considered to be a stimulant drug which is powerfully addictive. The use of cocaine, in either powdered form or in the crack pellet form, is worldwide and is considered to be one of the drugs that are a great threat to the world. The threats associated with cocaine are the violence and...
What kinds of strategies are used by local authorities to attract foreign direct investment in Morocco?
Case study - 7 pages - Foreign markets
Morocco is officially named the Kingdom of Morocco. This is a country located in Northwest Africa. It borders Algeria to the east, the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar to the North, the Atlantic Ocean to its West and Mauritania to its south. It has a population of 33,757,175 and a...
Schneider-LeGrand merger
Case study - 14 pages - Economy general
Beginning with a certain turnover, the EU merger rules are to be applied to cross-border concentrations, irrespective of the size of the company or area of their activity. A pre-merger notification to the European Commission is obligatory. Most cases are closed by the completion of the phase I,...
Discussion about the differences between nationalism and national identity
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
From the middle of the eighteenth century uptil now, the concept of a nation has generated various theories and approaches. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, people began to express a certain need for belonging to a nation, particularly in Europe, and also in the United States....
Policy brief How should China react to the Japanese PM's war shrine visit ?
Essay - 8 pages - International relations
It is in China's interest to settle the Yasukuni Shrine issue, because nationalism and historical revisionism on both sides constitute the roots of the problem. China should, firstly, stop incentivizing nationalism at home and, secondly, share common historical facts with Japan by carrying...
Warning of food riots : time to change - publié le 24/06/2008
Worksheets - 2 pages - Political science
"A little conversation, a little more action please": Both people and the environment need action more than ever. Yet, what should our priorities be? Should we aim to protect the environment or feed more people? This dilemma is increasingly facing developing and emerging countries. In Asia, more...
