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29 Sep 2010
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Calhoun, Tocqueville and Lincoln's views on tyranny

Thesis - 7 pages - Political science

As the virtues and advantages of democracy were rediscovered at the end of the eighteenth century, so were its defects and drawbacks. Most authors, including Tocqueville, were faced with an empirical and theoretical vacuum in describing this new regime which began to rise in America and in France...

29 Sep 2010
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Cosmopolitanism according to Kant, Negri, and Hardt

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

What is cosmopolitanism? The etymology of the word goes back to Ancient Greek, and is composed of the words kosmos, world, and polites, citizen. Cosmopolitanism should therefore be a theory of world politics, of a world in which a single shared political order would rule and of which every...

29 Sep 2010
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What is governmentality? Is it a useful concept?

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

Although the concept of governmentality was elaborated in Foucault's last years, its philosophical premises are to be found in many of his earlier publications. From 1961 (Madness and Civilization) to 1984 (The History of Sexuality) , he explored various forms of powers and constraints, in...

29 Sep 2010
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Should Turkey be admitted into the European Union ?

Essay - 14 pages - Political science

Although many people believe the debate regarding the admission of Turkey into the European Union (EU) is recent, it actually dates back to 1959, just two years after the signing of the Rome Treaty, which created the EU (see appendix 1). In July 1959, Turkey asked for an association agreement...

29 Sep 2010
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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...

29 Sep 2010
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Is realism still a relevant theory?

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

International Relations have traditionally focused on the State and its ability to survive. Major theories of international relations try to adequately explain and therefore predict security developments and constructing international relations in the world in which we live. The predominant...

29 Sep 2010
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Can the proliferation of nuclear weapons of mass destruction be halted?

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...

29 Sep 2010
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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...

29 Sep 2010
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The American Declaration of Independence

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

On the 4th of July 1776, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress, the American Declaration of Independence, completing the Lee Resolution, that asserted the independence of the Thirteen Colonies. This Declaration proclaimed that the Thirteen British Colonies in North America were 'Free...

29 Sep 2010
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) law and the environment

Essay - 9 pages - Political science

In 1979 the Brandt Commission recommended that an international trade organization incorporating both GATT and UNCTAD was the objective towards which the international community should work. This dream came true in January 1995 when the World Trade Organization (WTO) became the successor to GATT,...

29 Sep 2010
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Why, according to Iversen, have the United States and Continental Europe adopted such different approaches to labor markets and social protection?

Essay - 2 pages - Political science

Published in 2005, Torben Iversen, tries in his book ?Capitalism, Democracy and Welfare', to build a general explanation on why within a group of countries labeled western type democracies there are such differences regarding economic equality and welfare protection. With an integrated...

29 Sep 2010
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UN Security Council Resolution 1559 and US multilateralism

Essay - 6 pages - Political science

The United Nations Security Council Resolution of 1559 was adopted by the Security Council on September 2, 2004 by a vote of 9 in favor (Angola, Benin, Chile, France, Germany, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom, United States), to none against, with 6 abstentions (Algeria, Brazil, China, Pakistan,...

29 Sep 2010
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Non-Governmental Organizations and the United Nations System History, Problems and Prospects

Essay - 8 pages - Political science

NGOs have been active in the United Nations (U.N.) system since its inception in 1945. Although the U.N. was created as an intergovernmental organization, there was a need since the early days of the Organization to allow representatives of the civil society to participate, through formal and...

29 Sep 2010
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Conflict assessment report: Lebanon

Essay - 16 pages - Political science

With its unique geographic location at the crossroads of three continents, Lebanon has always been a passageway to many different peoples and cultures. The coexistence of a dozen and a half of different religions in such a tiny territory has been a model for diversity. However, this diversity has...

29 Sep 2010
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Ireland: Culture, Religion and Identity

Essay - 9 pages - Political science

In this essay, we are going to see the relationship between culture, religion and the identity in Ireland. The first part of the essay focuses on the Irish culture. We are going to answer questions like: Does Ireland have a distinctive and homogeneous culture? What does it mean to be Irish...

29 Sep 2010
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Cook's resignation from the English government due to his rejection of the policy lead by downing street on the subject of the war on Iraq

Essay - 1 pages - Political science

On March 18th 2003, Robin Cook resigned from government because he did want to go to war in Iraq without a strong international coalition and a UN resolution backing it. To him, the British government went to war not because of British reasons but for the reasons that US had along with...

29 Sep 2010
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How were the 2006 labor protests seen in France and abroad?

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

On 9 December 1905, a law was passed in France separating the church and the state. However, today in the United States of America, the President takes an oath on the Bible to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies both foreign and domestic. To the French, it may sound...

29 Sep 2010
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Gender, sexuality and politics: masculinity - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 6 pages - Political science

The art critic and author John Berger, known in particular for his introductory essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing , discusses a “promise of power”, which lies at the centre of a network of conventional masculine characteristics: authority, competitiveness, aggression,...

29 Sep 2010
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American Civilization and World History: an essay on American Exceptionalism

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

Alexis de Tocqueville was the first author to write that 'the position of the Americans' was 'quite exceptional.' But the modern notion of American Exceptionalism emerged in the 50s and 60s, and has been particularly challenged since then. This concept refers to the...

29 Sep 2010
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Critically discuss the legal theory of Austin - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

The existence of law is one thing, its merit or demerit is another. John Austin (1790-1859) defines the essence of positivism in this one sentence, which is generally cited as the standard exposition of the imperative theory of law, from his book ?The Province of Jurisprudence Determined'...

29 Sep 2010
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Public policies and Globalization: Classic liberalism, Economic Nationalism or Embedded liberalism?

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

The last World Trade Organization summit illustrated the inability of governments to reach complete free trade agreements. The increasing number of cases of conflict presented to the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO, shows that there is still a lot to do in the field of cooperation, and a...

29 Sep 2010
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Mill's and Green's accounts of freedom - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 6 pages - Political science

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. (J.S. Mill) "It is the responsibility of the state ... to maintain the...

29 Sep 2010
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To what extent is Blair's New Labour party the true heir to Thatcherism?

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

Thatcherism may be defined as the economic, social and political ideas and particular style of leadership associated with Margaret Thatcher. The British Prime Minister who served the nation from 1979 to 1990, believed in a mixture of neo-liberal beliefs in the free market and neo-conservative...

29 Sep 2010
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Why did communism become established in Eastern Europe after the Second World War?

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

Shortly before the official end of the Second World War, on 25th April 1945, American and Soviet soldiers met at the Elbe. In order to reach the Elbe River, the Russian troops had to come all the way across Europe, thus crossing Eastern Europe. By the end of the same year, seven states occupied...

29 Sep 2010
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The enemy : the condition of the political or a political construction ?

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

According to Schmitt's theory, the notion of political is centred on the state, not as an institution, but as the result of the interaction between various components of society. Men constitute a governmental association and the state is the factor of unity of this association. This is the...

12 Aug 2010
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Democratic political development

Thesis - 2 pages - Political science

The discussion of democratic political development in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Empire is interesting and it begs the question: did the Soviet model of social and political organization add anything to our understanding of democracy, and what were the advantages and costs of the system?...

28 Jul 2010
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The Soviet and the Canadian model of political system

Thesis - 2 pages - Political science

Two of the most entrenched political systems throughout history have been socialism and democracy. One of the most notorious examples of socialism existed in the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. The Soviet model of politics did provide us an added perspective when it comes to...

28 Jul 2010
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China, Confucian and Mao

Thesis - 3 pages - Political science

China's traditional Confucian world view in the late Imperial period has often been compared to the Marxist world view adopted by the People's Republic of China during the Mao period. This raises important questions. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they different? How did the...

20 Jul 2010
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Immigration issues and reforms of the United States

Thesis - 6 pages - Political science

The word “Immigration” has been derived from the Latin word “immigrare” which means “to move”. Immigration means migrating and settling in a country that is not a native to the person migrating. For ex: If a person living in Sweden decides to move to the U.S and...

20 Jul 2010
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The Cuban missile crisis and its resolution

Thesis - 6 pages - Political science

The Cuban Missile crisis was an event that put the whole world on tenterhooks as two of the World's super powers got engaged in a cold war, which almost led to a nuclear war. The conflict began with U.S' discovery of offensive weapons in Cuba. The whole world watched with bated breath as the two...