Northern Ireland Assembly Debate on Policing and Justice Matters
Text analysis - 3 pages - Political life and election
A 2008 Northern Ireland Assembly committee debate on devolving policing and justice matters, featuring discussions between Sinn Féin, UUP, and DUP representatives.
Committee Business: Report on the Inquiry into the Devolution of Policing and Justice Matters, Extract - Northern Ireland Assembly (2008) - How are the three parties defending what they think is the best interests of the community in front of their opponents?
Text analysis - 3 pages - Political life and election
The text studied is an abstract from the Report of the Committee Business of the Northern Ireland Assembly, talking about Devolution of Policing and Justice Matters, on March 11th, 2008. The document is the transcript of the intervention of different members, after the announcement of the...
Congressman Dennis Kucinich addresses the Democratic National Convention on August 26, 2008 - Dennis Kucinich (2008) - How did Kucinich use criticism of the former administrations to promote Obama's idea to value the return to a real American democracy? - Obama's Ideas
Text analysis - 1 pages - Political life and election
Throughout his speech, Kucinich does not exactly develop the reforms thought by Obama, but points out the major challenges he would like to face and provide improvements for.
2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address - Barack Obama (2004) - How can a politician make a unique and inspirational keynote through his personal experience and background?
Text analysis - 2 pages - Political life and election
The text studied is a speech by Barack Obama, given on the 27th of July 2004, during the Democratic National Convention in Boston. At this time, Obama was still a newcomer to politics, engaged with John Kerry. The whole keynote is to encourage people to vote for John Kerry, representant of the...
Better Together: Speech by Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the Eve of the Scottish Independence Referendum in September, 2014 - What rhetorical techniques are adopted by the former Minister during his speech in order to persuade the audience of his arguments?
Text analysis - 2 pages - Political life and election
The speech we are going to analyze was held the day before the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum by Gordon Brown, former Labor Prime Minister of the UK, as part of the Better Together campaign. Brown was a firm defender of the "No" vote, and in this speech, he clearly establishes his position...
French Voting Systems: Majority and Proportional Representation Explained
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Political life and election
"Discover the intricacies of France's voting systems and tackle voter abstention. Learn about the majority voting system, used in presidential and legislative elections, and the proportional voting system, which represents political parties in proportion to votes obtained. Understand the...
Election Observation Missions: Influence and Controversy
Book review - 1 pages - Political life and election
Analysis of the role of international election observation missions in ensuring transparent elections, highlighting their influence and controversy in various countries.
Political Participation in Authoritarian Regimes
Essay - 6 pages - Political life and election
This document discusses the concept of political participation in authoritarian regimes, highlighting the dynamics between the dominated and the dominant, and the role of hidden and public texts in shaping political conflict.
The Durable Renewal of French Political Personnel: An Analysis of En Marche's Impact
Thesis - 9 pages - Political life and election
This document explores the impact of En Marche on the French political landscape, examining the recomposition of traditional parties and the emergence of a new political class. It delves into the challenges faced by Emmanuel Macron's party and its potential for durable renewal.
Analyse electoral behaviour; understanding, explaining the voter's behaviour - Egypt
Case study - 5 pages - Political life and election
If we want to understand electoral behaviour during an election, we have to take into account cultural, political and sociological determinants. For the purposes of this study, we wanted to focus on the first free presidential elections since the Egyptian revolution the previous year, which took...
Empirical Study: British Election Study survey data collected in 2017
Case study - 3 pages - Political life and election
The BES survey data collected in 2017 is an excellent dataset for the understanding and analyses of voter conduct during a very important political period. Data collected in 2017 from the BES survey include face-to-face surveys, internet panel data and cross-section information. The face-to-face...
Reflection on Ethical Dilemma
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Political life and election
Dilemmas/ ethical problems: The 16-year-old child of a well-known politician has taken their own life. You have accurate information about what happened, but the politicians and their families do not wish to have a story published and appeal for privacy.
Daily Mail, Election? What election? British public reveal they'd rather be watching the Euros and enjoying the summer booze and barbecues than vote on July 4 - Lettice Bromovsky, James Fielding, Dan Woodland (2024) - Questions and Essay
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Political life and election
The assignment consists of six questions about an article from The Daily Mail and a short 600-word essay. The article, dating from May 23, 2024, focuses on British elections.
Recent Prime Ministers
Presentation - 5 pages - Political life and election
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's popularity has declined, to fall below the popularity rating of Liz Truss. The party is trying to save itself by implementing an increasingly right-wing policy. Also, polls indicate a radical decline in the popularity of the Conservative in favor of the left....
What Defines the American Race for Presidency?
Essay - 2 pages - Political life and election
The American democracy is one of the oldest ones that hasn't changed its core in the modern world. For example, countries like France went through five different republics. It was created on the fourth of July in the year 1776 after the American War of Independence against the British Empire....
The System of Government and the Prime Minister
Presentation - 23 pages - Political life and election
This document tackles the British system of government and the role of the Prime Minister.
The United States and the World: Bush's Second Term and Current Trends in the US Foreign Policy Establishment
Course material - 9 pages - Political life and election
After Bush's re-election in November 2004, there were some doubts about the kind of policy he would now follow, after the occupation of Iraq had revealed itself as a much more difficult undertaking than what the Administration had contemplated. Many felt at the time the President would vastly...
The different political parties in the United Kingdom
Presentation - 2 pages - Political life and election
The politic life in United Kingdom is based on the cleavage between the Labour and the conservative since the twenties, because of the political system that favors the big parties like them. The Conservative Party was founded in 1834 and is a right or center-right party. Since its foundation, it...
The Vice Président in The United States
Essay - 3 pages - Political life and election
After my teammate's presentation about the election mode of the US president who is complex. We are going to study the election of the vice president. The vice president is elected by the same electoral college which votes for the president of the US at the same time. Both are elected for...
Which voting system is best at representing diverse interests?
Essay - 5 pages - Political life and election
Nowadays, there have been increasing complaints of citizens who believe that politicians are not representing them properly, which makes it interesting to attempt to answer the question: which voting system is best at representing diverse interests? We will try to answer this question by looking...
Système électoral anglais
Study guide - 1 pages - Political life and election
Ce document est une explication synthétique de la manière dont marche le système électoral de la monarchie parlementaire anglaise, agrémenté d'une mise en perspective prenant en compte les résultats des élections récentes. cette fiche donne le vocabulaire idiomatique principal utilisé par les...
Presentation of the Tea Party
Presentation - 2 pages - Political life and election
The Tea party draws its name from the Boston Tea Party, which was a pre-revolutionary war protest against british taxation policies. The party often invoke images of the American Revolution because some consider themselves defenders of a republic they say is being undermined by the current...
The "pro-democracy movement" in the summer of 1989 posed the biggest challenge to the CCP regime in PRC history. What were the causes of the movement and why did it fail? What is your assessment of the prospect for China's democratization?
Essay - 5 pages - Political life and election
"We are going to take back the powers of democracy and freedom from the hands of that gang of old men who have grabbed those powers away from us". Those are the words of Wand Dan, student leader, during a speech on Tiananmen Square at the end of April 1989. Since 1984 and the acceleration of the...
Press book : the latest most important news
Essay - 13 pages - Political life and election
A press book with articles, vocabulary, summary and personnal opinions about B. Obama's election, Sean Penn's Oscar, liberation of Ingrid Betancourt, H. Chavez'decision about US ambassador, and the financial crisis. Just minutes after the result of the election, on Tuesday night,...
La montée de l'extrême droite jusqu'aux élections présidentielles de 2002 en France
Essay - 5 pages - Political life and election
During this election the French people gave them vote to the candidate of extreme right party and moreover was eliminated the favourite candidate of the left party. Whereas the survey had given few weeks before a traditional second tour, left and right opposition. It was the first time under the...
The extreme right in Sweden and France
Essay - 5 pages - Political life and election
In 2002, elections were hold in both Sweden and France. When it comes to voting, many differences exist between the two countries (e.g.: proportional voting vs. majority). But even if those institutional differences remain important, in that very special year the most striking feature was...
La politique étrangère française sous la présidence de Nicolas Sarkozy
Essay - 2 pages - Political life and election
The election of 2007 brought up a new man on the political scene of France, a former leader of UMP (centre-right party) has been elected president. Today, looking back and summarizing his two years in the office we can certainly conclude that his presidency has certainly brought a change in the...
Women and politics how gender impacts on representation? - The specific case of France's presidential campaign.
Essay - 5 pages - Political life and election
During some of the past presidential campaigns in France and the US, some candidates were women. Although it didn't make much news in the US, because the other candidate was a black man, in France people made much ado about Ségolène Royal's candidacy. We could hear some people saying,...
Synthesis: UK general election
Essay - 2 pages - Political life and election
While general elections are scheduled for May 2010, the three major candidates are ready to fight to win the elections. Moreover, the UK is facing difficult social and economic contexts. Besides, due to Thatcher's liberal politics which was very criticized in the 1980s and seeing the two last...
Has electoral behaviour changed? How does volatile voting effect democracy?
Essay - 3 pages - Political life and election
In the last few decades, the main changes in the electoral behaviour are the decline of the turnout and the development of volatile voting. Those two elements affect the political life of the countries because political parties have to adapt themselves to answer the expectations of the voters....
