Essays on Political Science

Question one:

Korematsu v. United States is a locus classicus case in the Constitutional law of the United States of America. The case was decided by a nine-judge-bench of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. The suit was premised upon an executive order 9066 that was issued by the then government of the United States of America. The Order was to have American Japanese detained in internment camps irregardless of their citizenship during the Second World War. This was an order by the Commanding general of the Western Defense Command in a bid to try and avoid sabotage and espionage ...

Ideology expresses ideas reflecting individual aspirations and social needs of a group, class, or cultural organization. It is thus a set of beliefs that forms the core basis of political, economic, and social systems reflecting the interests and beliefs and characterizes the thinking of a common group of people such as a nation.

The term ideology was originally born of highly controversial philosophical and political debates and fights in the French Revolution resulting to acquisition of several meanings. However, the idea was to portray an aspect of “science of idea that separated ideology as general grammar and logic based on the subject, ...

Main points:

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I have always considered that the person who invented society was probably the greatest genius ever living on earth. Social norms, human relationships, communication, collaboration, progress, society, they are all part of a political system. Excepting the abstract concepts such as love, happiness or virtue, everything in the world, locally or globally, at micro level, or at macro level, is political. The dynamics and particularities of the international political scene fascinate me. It is with great interest that I follow the socio-political concepts integrated in the speeches or strategies of politicians or in the pleads and defenses of the lawyers. ...

- RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 PHILOSOPHY As already mentioned, the aim of the present research is to evaluate whether or not Europe can exploit its shale gas resources by adopting the positive experience and avoiding the negative mistakes the United States has had in its shale gas exploitation journey. In order for this aim to be addressed the dissertation evolves towards a literature-based approach. More specifically, the present dissertation is entirely theoretical and is based on the existent literature in respect to shale gas exploitation in the United States, and to the potential shale gas extraction ...

Studying international relations is an important aspect as the same not only requires an understanding of state of affairs in between nations at present, but in the future the very same understanding capabilities may translate into formulation of foreign policies. Studying about international relations is a challenging task as the same requires knowledge of political science, law and economics, yet the subject area is different from these individual aspects. The reason being international relations is a combination of political science, economics and law as the underlying factors in each of the above domains result in the formulation of ...

Politics maily rely on the element of power. An individual or a group of people must acquire a control over the rest since he, or she has the power over them. The power in politics may be properly understood with proper understanding of the various political notions. Although, there are a number of notions that define political power the most critical ones at the moment are conservatism and feminism. Each of them is unique on the principles that define them as well as the political power that they hold. They have exclusive command on the flow of politics in the different countries ...

In finding the correlation and association between two numerical variables, determined sets of information must be as accurate as possible. Otherwise, discrepancies in results and intended/unintended statistical manipulation could change the course of a mathematically involved study. For me, two factors could change the course and the outcome of a specific research in a major way – these variables are known as measurements and biased sampling.

Measurements and biased sampling correlate with one another in data extraction. However, inaccurate measurements unintentionally or intentionally done are different. Measurements based on estimation and inaccurate are also different depending on mathematical circumstances. Measurements are variables ...

Cuba is an island country found in the Caribbean. It is a small nation with the capital City at Havana. Its neighboring countries include Mexico to the North, Jamaica and Cayman Islands to the South, Haiti to the Southeast, Bahamas to the Northeast and the United States to the North. Cuba was essentially a colony of Spain. The society of Cuba is a multiracial one consisting majorly of whites and blacks. Despite its independence, Cuba still grapples with growing inequalities that greatly threaten the stability of the island country. Cuba faces a problem with racism. Despite the fact that the majority of ...

Annotated Bibliography

Albright, M. K., & Woodward, W. (2006). The mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and world affairs. New York: HarperCollins.

In this book, The Mighty and Almighty: Reflections on America, God and World Affairs, the author Albright discusses the link between politics and religion as from the American Revolution. The book is relevant topic as it discusses the details of the tensions that characterize the Middle East. Most of its topics in the book give an insight into the increasingly crucial role of religion in the American conservatism. The author describes foreign policy challenges that the united ...

A Hung Parliament

Before the dust had settled in the 2010 general election the general consensus was that a Conservative government was inevitable. The general public was confident that the Labour Party and its leader did not stand a chance in the 2010 elections. However the results showed that there was no clear cut winner and the process of a Hung parliament was becoming more and more a likely outcome. The markets and the media kicked at this idea because they believed it to be bad for business as they feared fall in the sterling due to the uncertainty that would come with that coalition government. ...

Jack Snyder talks of realism, liberalism and idealism in the context of United States of America. The effects these two theories have on foreign policies are enormous as is evident from the policies undertaken by the United States of America. The theoretical debate between idealism and realism is also a matter of discussion. In his essay, the author discusses the intricacies and complexities of the theories of international relations in view of the contemporary state of affairs in world politics. In reference to another essay by him, one can get to know of the democracies and wars and the effects ...

I am a student in the University of Fontbonne. I am currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration and my objective is that after completing my first degree, I will also pursue a master’s degree in political science. I consider that the knowledge and skills that I will have gained after completing my education will be of great importance in my future life. This is why I am committed to ensure that I successfully complete the course.

With the knowledge from the university, I will be able to conduct business activities in my country. I admire my father who ...

I have chosen to join the London School of Economics and Political Science in order to pursue a Masters in Business economics. I am determined to pursue it because I want to accrue knowledge and skills to help me in working in the business industry. Life is all about choices and I have always known that in life, one can either make optimistic or pessimistic choices. Above all, I am a realist and I always pursue what I want in future. I have always demonstrated actions which can help me have a bright future. London School of Economics and Political Science, here ...

An Analysis of the Formulation of California Senate Bill 4

Chapter III: Methodology Overview The purpose of this research has been to focus on the decision making and agenda setting policy concerning the regulation of hydraulic fracturing to drill for petroleum products when California Senate Bill (SB) 4 was passed. Hydraulic fracturing has been used for many years in California, but this is the first time a bill has been passed to regulate the activity. The bill was passed in the assembly first and then moved to the senate where it was passed in the form of SB 4. The factors and actors that worked together to ...

I have always been interested in selecting a career path that covers my educational needs and that, which provides me with proper skills to handle my job. The traditional bachelor’s degree programs as well as the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science Degree requires fair amount of formal college level academic proficiency in different basic areas such as political science, English, philosophy, history, sociology, and the natural sciences such as chemistry, math, biology, and physics. However, despite these similarities, the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science (BAAS) is more of a vocational degree, which provides the learners with the preparations ...

Introduction

The debate on the adequacy and sufficiency of presidential versus parliamentary systems has been raging since the fall of the Soviet Union and its communist ideals. Academicians, scholars, and politicians from diverse parts of the world are deeply stratified by the two democratic systems, with each side professing more benefits than the other. The choice of a democratic system for a nation depends on varying factors such as their culture, history, demographic characteristics, and composition of the population (O’Neil, 2012). While each democratic system has its own merits and demerits, I personally think that the presidential system is better at ...

Introduction

Public Administration is linked to the subject of Public Policy (comparable with Business Management, Political Science, Political Affairs, and Organizational Management and Leadership). Graduates learn the nuances of budgeting, grant-writing, public relations, mediating, leadership, organization, research, policy-writing, and a lot of other aspects by studying Public Administration. It teaches them to engage in and discover realistic answers to the existing contemporary issues of our times, as sustainable living, climate-change, education, and health care reform. A Public Administration degree prepares and enables the student to administer public and private organizations, non-profit and service groups, and get employed in different organs of ...

Introduction

Contemporary studies view parties as alliances of politicians whose ultimate objective is to win electoral office. Parties make promises on behalf of their candidates about what they will do if elected, and help improve chances of reelection for incumbents through their records of implementing their programs (Bawn et al. 571). It is plain to see how these parties might serve democracy. Citizens can give more effective direction to government by voting for a party instead of an individual. They create an incentive for responsible governance by holding an entire party rather than a single politician accountable for government actions (Bawn et ...

Introduction

According to Jowett & O’Donnell (1), propaganda is a method of communication which tries to elicit a response that propagates the desired intention of the propagandist. The art of propaganda has been studied in an array of multidisciplinary researches in the fields of journalism, sociology, history, political science and psychology. To study the art of propaganda as history means examining propagandist practices as distinct events and the resultant events as likely effects of propaganda. Nazi films were predominantly propagandist in that they aimed at influencing attitudes on life in a given context, and in terms of particular people and events. Perhaps the ...

Law

ASSIGNMENT ONE:Memorandum RE: Employer-employee relationship between Mel and Alice The issue in this case is whether there was an employer-employee relationship that existed between Mel and Alice that will meet the criteria established in Amarnare. In this given case, Alice was hired by Ex-See-Lindt Staffing to work as a temporary legal secretary at Mel’s Law Offices, but she was being paid by Ex-See-Lindt. However, Alice got her hours, assignments, and training from Mel’s and was required by Ex-See-Lindt to report to work each day in a timely manner. She was informed that she will get paid ...

1. Is comparative politics a science? Why is it so difficult to create a science of comparative politics? Comparative politics is an empirical study of political science that uses formulations and concepts that applies in many countries. Comparative politics is a method that is applied in political science to address local politics, conflicts, and political institutions. The field of comparative politics uses methodological approaches to compare patterns in various countries. Comparative politics does not use a substantive approach since it fails to define the objective of the study. The focus of comparative politics applies in multiple countries by use of methodology to ...

Question 1

Comparative politics refers to a scientific method of study in the field of political science. Comparative politics is a science because it involves comparison of two or many countries with an attempt to draw a conclusion drawing on those relationships. The method used in comparative politics resembles other methods, which scientists used in the field of physical sciences since it also tries to ascertain empirical associations between variables. Political science differs from physical science in one aspect, in that, in physical sciences, is the methods of testing available to each field. In the field of physical sciences, scientists can conduct controlled experiments ...

Introduction

My Moroccan heritage has always meant so much to me. Thanks to my family’s heritage I have been grown to know the rich tapestry that is our past. From colorful, sometimes helpful proverbs, to authentic Moroccan recipes, I am proud to claim this part of my heritage. The values of the Moroccan culture have been instilled in me; I am proud of all that I am and all that my people have become. However, sometimes my heritage and the lessons or cultural values that are taught within it appear to inhibit on certain aspects of life. I have ...

Barth, Emmy. An Embassy Besieged: The Story of the Christian Community in Nazi Germany. Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2010. Print. This book elaborates the efforts of Adolf Hitler and its political system while trying to eliminate Christianity in Germany. The book uses relevant sources of information making it reliable for the study of the history of Germany in relation to the dictatorship of Hitler against Christianity. This is of the essence in ensuring that the historians have relevant facts pertaining to the acts of dictatorship perpetrated by Hitler. The author of this book is an experienced lecturer of ...

The political parties in Canada are consumed by the politics of identity. The political parties are trying to gain the confidence and favor of the ethnic minorities in Canada. The parties are addicted so much to the identity politics that they are desperately making efforts for appealing to the minority groups such as females, gays, evangelical and the disabled population of Christians. The politics of identity that is prevailing in the Canada’s political parties is paving the way to the fragmentation of culture and promoting individualistic behavior instead of togetherness. The leaders of the minority groups are unable ...

Humanitarian Law

In furtherance of its role of re-affirming faith in fundamental human rights which include but not limited to freedom not to be held in slavery or servitude, freedom from being treated in inhumanly and other forms of oppression. The United Nations Charter in Article 1 encapsulates the need to maintain international peace and security. It provides the means to this end by expressly stating that some of the effective measures that can aid nations in this war against violence, aggression and breach of peace for secure and safe co-existence is by inter alia developing friendly relations among different the ...

Abstract

Interviewing a senior person is such an eye-opening experience considering the wealth of knowledge and wisdom they have to share. In this exercise, I interviewed someone who comes from a poor family and lived through the ravages of war. Despite the dire situation they were in, Eduardo Jimenez, the interviewee, shared he was able to overcome all hardships as his parents taught him to love and persevere no matter what happens in life. Although he was the youngest and was adored by everyone in the family, he learned to become as responsible and as persevering as his older siblings. Faith in ...

Part 1: Do American’s Need Government?

Which institutions make a difference and how do they make a difference? Yes, American’s need government: the government is not only beneficial to the Americans in more ways than one, but also necessary. There are undertakings within the county’s setting that require the government’s oversight. The government is important as it ensures there is military control and protection of its citizens. Through the government, the country is provided with a defense system through which it can defend and or deter attacks within its boundaries. The government is also important as it ensures there is a means of representation for ...

The Central Intelligence Agency was established courtesy of the National Security Act in 1947. The agency has by large retained its structure and form until the recent changes introduced in 2004 courtesy of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. However, by and large, the agency has often remained with one primary mandate. This entails the collection of intelligence for the consumption of policymakers in the United States of America. This role calls for a higher threshold of ethics and moral conduct given the sensitivity of the function in question. It is imperative to appreciate the fact that intelligence forms ...

My journey into attaining my Bachelor of Arts in political science has been a tedious process. I had to overcome several obstacles to finally achieve this level of education. However when I take a look at my journey and compare it with the Frederick Douglass story several similarities can be drawn. We cannot deny that Frederick Douglass lived at a time when life was harsh for Blacks as they were not allowed to learn how to read and write. This might not be the case now but I draw my determination from him and how he tried everything he could to succeed ...

The current Greek political party system is experiencing very high levels of fragmentation and polarization (Featherstone 22). Political science experts measure the degree of party fragmentation using the effective number of parties including the number of parliamentary seats. Additionally, political science experts also measure fragmentation using the influence of a party to form a coalition. In this case, the number of effective parties in Greece is 4.83. This reveals the fragmented nature of Greek party system. There is also polarization because the running government is a coalition of small parties. The political system is open as a result of the decline in levels ...

International relations experience radical changes in how security is conceptualized. Traditional studies of inter-state relations typically define security in military 1 and determinism 2 or fear and conflict 3. However, in light of recent international developments, particularly in a post-Cold War era, non-state actors are increasingly viewed as fundamental in international relations not only between but also within states 4. The case for security is lent further urgency, moreover, due to an increasing privatization of military skills in an international market of corporate warfighting 5. This is not to mention notable gaps in women's roles during war – gaps which highlight ...

Abstract

Three types of examples from the genres of world literature are integral to the strength of investigating the works of different periods and cultures. Different eras represented sweeping views of war, the sacred, the secular, and expressions of stories that culminated in philosophical lessons or important pieces in historical sagas. This essay develops a critique based upon the prompt which looks at the literary works of: (a) Homer’s “The Iliad”, (b) Dante Alighieri’s “The Divine Comedy – Inferno”, and (c) Elphinstone Dayrell’s “Nigerian Folk Stories”. The richly contrasting nuances of the literary comparisons provide a marvelous rubric and background from which ...

Internship Essay

Background I am a Saudi Arabian citizen who is senior at Boise State University hoping to graduate in 2015. I have majored in Political Science and International relations. I enrolled for an internship as an employment specialist intern at International Rescue Committee in Boise Idaho. International Rescue Committee is an organization that helps people who have been displaced from their homes following conflicts or disaster related issues to gain control recover and survive. Its team play a great role in providing healthcare, learning, economic support and infrastructure. IRC rescues thousands of refugees more specifically in 22 cities of the United ...

The term corruption in the simplest and most basic sense refers to the abuse or misuse of the available public resources and amenities by few individuals so as to benefit their private needs and urges. It also refers to a state where the people elected in public places, and offices use their powers and privilege to enrich themselves with the public resources. And powers at the expense of the general public or a whole society. At the face value, major corruption scandals would involve instances and cases where the officers in the positions of authority take bribe and solicit other mutual ...

Urban regimes have been the subject of discussion in various discourses and characterizes the kind of politics present in urban areas. Urban regimes according to Leo influences the social and economic life of people in the cities. The urban regime theory has been developed by scholars and it includes all related factors of a specified circumstance and its focus is on the impact of certain situations to the relationships of members in associations or alliances. In political science, different articles have been written by scholars either in agreement or disagreement about the existence of these regimes. Such scholars include Timothy ...

Canada Election and Political Party Finances

The much publicized scandal involving Sir John Macdonald the prime minister and the promoters of the Pacific Railway led to the enactment of dominion Election Act (DEA) of 1874. The two parties allegedly gave campaign contribution to Federal Conservative Party so that they may gain favors from the government. The passage and subsequent implementation of DEA shaped Canadian politics as it contains both the requirement one has to fulfill to be appointed a political official and reporting of campaign expense clause (Johnston 214). This was a step to what Canadian politics is today. This Act became subject of amendment whenever a crisis ...

Current Events and U.S. Diplomacy Current Events and U.S. Diplomacy Presidential doctrines can be described as the main attitudes, goals and stances, which the various presidents of the United States outline for the foreign affairs. As one continues to study the presidential doctrines, they realize that most of the presidential doctrines are somewhat related and linked to the cold war (Rossides, Academy of Political Science and Conference, 1998). The presidential doctrines, in a summation, can be understood better as items and ideologies that completely characterized the foreign policy of a number of United States’ presidents (Ray, 2004). They ...

Human science as a science and especially as a different field of study is of late cause. It is the most youthful of the social sciences. Admirable Comte, the father of human science, first of considered the statement "sociology" in, 1839. He had planned to name the new science social material science; however he dismisses this term after a Belgian researcher, Adolphe Quetelet, started to make factual investigations of society and to call his range of Endeavour social material science. The statement sociology is a savage blend of Latin word "socius" and Greek word Logus. Logus indicates mull over on an abnormal ...

I. Introduction In this research paper, the relationship between science and religion is examined in terms of the potential for a harmonious coexistence. This is an old debate and currently it is a vitally significant one. The view of science and religion as warring enemies has historic roots. The Catholic Inquisition was known to persecute and execute people considered heretics because of their belief in science and scientific things. The Church found science as an explanation offensive. Galileo Galilei is one of the most well known of the victims of the Inquisition. He was imprisoned and forced to do penance ...

In political science, there are three levels of analysis, individual level, which is people make policy, state level is where the state makes policy and the system level which is the international arena where behaviors are encouraged or discouraged (Dooley & Patten 337). The three systems can be applied to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. It was believed then that Iraq and Saddam Hussein were a threat to the peace o the United States and the world because it was alleged to support Al-Qaida and the 9/11 attacks. When the system level of analysis is put into perspective ...

An Analysis of the Formulation of California Senate Bill 4

Chapter 3: Methodology California Lutheran University Chapter III: Methodology Overview The purpose of this research has been to focus on the decision making and agenda setting policy concerning the regulation of hydraulic fracturing to drill for petroleum products when California Senate Bill (SB) 4 was passed. Hydraulic fracturing has been used for many years in California, but this is the first time a bill has been passed to regulate the activity. The bill was passed in the assembly first and then moved to the senate where it was passed in the form of SB 4. ...

“What political forces are involved in the Presidential election?” – The Party System In order to best understand the political forces involved in a presidential election, it is necessary to delve into the intricacies of the American political party system, and how these forces interrelate. Political parties essentially exist as a means to an end for politicians, who use them as a vehicle to advance their own agendas; parties are not created in a vacuum, but instead happen as a result of these politicians’ drives and goals (Aldrich 4). The primary parties involved in American presidential elections are the Democratic and Republican parties, effectively creating a ...

Using theoretical frameworks like the one proposed by Alan Fox outlined in the lecture given in Week 3, explain to Ms Cutter the different ways in which the employment relationship can be conceptualised. Employment relationship is an elemental factor in every organizational setting and operating. It affects the manner in which functional operations take place. It is a crucial factor, which has significant effects on the type of relationship existing in the employment setting of all organizations. Following a conversation with the Bytes Electronics’ General Manager, Ms Cutter, it is clear that she in need of advice on how to ...

Elitism from perspective of pluralism and behavioralism

Elitism theory assumes that the country is run by a ruling class that has the social and economic weight, the knowledge and experience, and the power to make decisions and set policy and this is preferred because the public is not capable of making decisions about policy. Pluralism faults elitism theory for ignoring the impact of interest groups and institutional influence on power. Dahl recognized the dilemma of a society run by elitist from a pluralism point of view; elitists remove the incentive for people with the least power to undertake political activity. Pluralism states that citizens do have an indirect impact ...

The Reality of “Accepted Truths” Today

The Reality of “Accepted Truths” Today

Introduction

Studying political science necessitates critical thought on the status of “accepted truths” as applied to contemporary American politics in comparison to its past. Review of the literature whether this remains an appropriately assigned characteristic of American politics as recognized forty years ago frames the discourse of the scholastic task presented in this document. Von Eckardt (1995) advises “The truth of an argument alone makes it convincing (when it is) undeniable or self-evident, that is, evident by its own terms and definitions, it forms one of the axioms of politics (Von Eckardt, 1959, p. ...

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The concept of ‘Power’ in Political Science Power, most simplistically defined is the ability of an individual to influence others or act in a given situation so as to influence or control or even manipulate the situation for a specific purpose. Power and its usage is something that has evolved as long as the human history itself. There is political power, power of position, power of an authority, all having different meanings and relevance to different situations. Power has been discussed and was a subject of literature right from the times of Socrates till now. ...

Isabelle Duyvesteyn in her article titled “How New Is the New Terrorism?” quite elaborately breaks down terrorism in the post-modern world and how the mindsets of people had been shaped around it. She analyzes the different aspects of terrorism and tackles the subject with not only her own views, but also historical and factual evidence to back up her arguments regarding terrorism in the new world or the “new” aspects of terrorism. She is of the view that the contrary to a popular belief, terrorism is not a “new” entity in the post-modern world. Similarly, she states that to understand “ ...

Summary of the Causal Stories and the Formation of Policy Agendas, Political Science Quarterly by Deborah Stone

Deborah A Stone’s main argument emerges in the form of a theory of defining problems, which explains the way social conditions become social problems on the policy agenda of the community. The author shows the importance of causal stories in this process. She evaluates political strategies or strands used to manipulate the causal stories. The author is trying to solve the failure of political strategies in addressing social problems using the agenda. There are three strands or strategies within the policy agenda. The first strand centers on the political actors and their identity. It includes leaders, professionals, and ...

There seems to be a consensus among scientist in regards to liberal democracies and the peace they seem to bring to the world. Many would say that this liberal peace is just a transitory state of things, and the perpetual peace is just an idealist fantasy. Others would hold that there have been liberal countries that go to war with each other, or that have a warlike attitude towards illiberal countries, casting doubt about their peacefulness. International Relations Professor Michael Doyle finds that the problem resides on how liberalism is conceived in the first place. This work will first find a definition of ...

According to CIA, “terrorism is a “premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents” (cia.gov, 2014). Nevertheless this definition is not complete and requires significant adjustments. Martha Crenshaw in her article “Theories of terrorism: Instrumental and organizational approaches” tries to conceptualize terrorism before making any recommendations on how to combat it. According to Crenshaw, the act of terrorism is a deliberate choice by political actor (Crenshaw 1987, p. 13). In the first case terrorism is an attempt to achieve collective values of the group under the influence of external pressure, particularly under the government’s ...

While the United States is slowly emerging from economic recession since 2011, the national unemployment rate has dropped from a peak of 10 percent in October 2009 to the current 6.7 percent. More people are now able to savor the joy of a paycheck. But it would be foolhardy to assume that this recession has been felt by every American in equal measure. As a matter of fact there are some individuals whose net worth increased tremendously within the recession. In 2012, economist Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty estimate that the top 1 percent took more than one fifth of the entire ...

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India and China - A Political Comparison

India and China - A Political Comparison China and India are two regional powers and have established systems of government since decades. China follows a communist system of government and is the second largest economic power of the world. China is one of the permanent five members of the United Nations Security Council and only communist state in the G-20 groups of leading economies. China is led by the Chinese Communist Party since 1949 that came to power, as a result, of winning the civil war against the Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-Shek. ...

This discourse seeks to address the place of social media in the legal fraternity. The paper, essentially seeks to address the freedom of speech vis a vis the place of social media as far as the freedom of speech is concerned. The vital question that this paper seeks to address is; are citizens accorded total or full freedom when it comes to expressing ourselves in social media as a way or an avenue of airing out our issues? Social media in this context refers to but not limited to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, to go, My Space and Whats up as ...

Personal Statement: Reason for Wanting to Study Political Science

It is my affirmation that pursuing higher education which focuses on a specialized field of discipline is subject to defined personal and professional goals. There are various factors that provide the impetus for an individual’s interest in a particular academic endeavor. For me, I have always had a penchant for politics, forms of government, and the impact on societies. Various news all over the world have revealed that chaos and unrest exist due to failure of the governing power to heed the basic needs and demands of the citizenry. I have read stories of government leaders who were exiled, overthrown, and ...

Introduction

Michael Doyle is one of the most outstanding scholar international relations. In his famous work on liberalism and international politics, Doyle seeks to re-examine the belief that authorities or government founded on individual liberty formulate and implement foreign policies that are restraint and peaceful (Fearon 577). In efforts to give a theoretical explanation of the world politics, Doyle examines three types of liberalism, that is, liberal pacificism as attributed by Schumpeter, liberal imperialism by Machiavelli and liberal internationalism as developed by Immanuel Kant (Doyle 1152).

Liberalism and International Politics

Liberal pacificism Liberal pacificism lacks a canonical description. Hence, the theory is resembled to a family ...

Book Review on

This book review has been written by Name of Student of Class of Student of Name of College on Date of submission The book” How Democratic is the American Constitution” is written by Robert A. Dahl's who is a political scientist and teaches political science at Yale university. He is author of many books on political science and other text books, and has earned many honors and awards as an author. The book was published in 2001 and covers a discussion on the undemocratic elements of American constitution. The author has highlighted the continuity in development of democratic practices and ...

Last month, I and a few friends in Political Science class decided to pay a visit to one of the country’s public administration offices to examine what exactly happens there as a way of relating what we learn in class to the practical experience out there. We had already leant in one of our Political Science Classes that public administration complex function of implementing government policies by an administrative arm of the government. Having been told that it was a complex function, we had already prepared a list of the questions to ask the public administrator in the office that we were paying a ...

International Conflict Political Science

Introduction There have been a number of issues in the world that has brought about international conflicts for years. It is a fact that every year there are new conflicts that emerge and the old conflicts become worse or improve. There are many countries where people know that no matter what happens conflicts with other countries will continue to persist (Jack & William, 2007). Examples of these countries are Afghanistan, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Nigeria, Sudan, Iraq and Democratic Republic of Congo. Most of the wars have begin as civil wars and ended up being a full blown war between states. In this ...