Essays on Regionalism

The research problem will be to investigate whether the patrimonial political systems of Singapore and South Korea are democracies that surpass their liberal Western analogues in terms of national growth and even democratization in some ways. It appears that, contrary to the popular misperception, democracy is not necessarily a lack of restraint and complete discretion or at least a range of freedom like the right to media. Sometimes, states like Singapore being low on resources and facing external threats decide on less liberal norms and behaviors bordering on authoritarianism in specific aspects. Regulated merit-based selection practices and disciplining norms ...

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In this painting, there are some strong verticals and horizontals that work together to give the audience a clear view and allow them to concentrate all of the details of the painting. This means that the viewer of the painting will be able to look at the center of the painting where the woman is sitting on the bed. Edward Hopper is trying to portray that inside of a modern city a person is going to be lonely. In the background of the painting, the audience can see that it is confined by a wall and ...

Theories of liberalism, realism and Marxism evolved at the different historical periods and have a large number of conceptual differences. First and foremost, each theory has a different goal. Marxism is mainly concerned with the class equity. Realism targets the state security. On the contrary, liberalism is more positive and targets beneficial bilateral or multilateral cooperation and consequent increase of the wealth. Marxism emerged in the XIX century. In general, this theory was focused on the interests of the workers as the largest class of the society. For Marxists, the state is a non-neutral structure that represents the interests ...

The Electoral College is an integral part of the current election process of the United States. Created during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the establishment of Electors and electors was developed through debate of the Virginia Plan, which proposed that Congress should elect the president. However, concerns of the president being controlled by Congress and fears over a small group of individuals being able to dictate who would hold office presented the need to change the plan. For this reason, the Electoral College, which attempts to proportionately divide state votes among delegates. While it has been contested that the ...

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In the recent decades the global power center has shifted from West to East and China has witnessed a tremendous rise, accelerating integration in East Asia region. Currently there are at least two significant integration processes there, among which regionalism remains the most visible and powerful (Szczudlik-Tatar, 2013).

Asian regionalism focuses mainly on economic cooperation between ASEAN members, which differ politically and economically. However, deep regional integration in East Asia may result in the establishment of a single market.

This writing analyzes the nature of Asia’s emerging regionalism, the relationship between Asian Regionalism and ...

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. Government is important as it ensures the citizens therein are protected from other forms of worse or adverse power structures, which have the ability to form in the midst of ...

Question one: How does the shift in development strategy during in the late 1970s in favor of structural adjustments, acted as a fuelling force for development?

Globalization is a broad concept that entails expansion of economic activities, transfer of capital markets, investments, and human labor, easy flow of goods and services across the borders, and integration of global economies. Globalization has created a viable platform where nations can import and export goods and services freely, exchange ideas, knowledge, research findings, and enhance diplomacy ties through market liberalization. In other words, it has turned the world into a “global village” where nations have an opportunity to engage in the international trade and contribute in economic development. Several factors have played a crucial role in fuelling globalization in the contemporary ...

Regions are essential in any area because they make one part of the area different from the other. In Canada, vast geographic distances divide the different population centers that emerge quite naturally since they developed from the initial trade routes established by the native populations. Different regions show diverse differences between each other. The issue of regionalism brings about the key differences between one region and another. Regionalism arises because of the development of the huge geographical differences, which separate one region from another (Harry, 2006).

Geographical features form the first dimension for the identification of regions while economic ...

Analysis of an Artwork

Pop Art is probably one of the most intriguing and interesting elements in today’s age. Several artists initiated this genre in the late 1950’s and the 1960’s but none was more prominent than Andy Warhol. Although there have been several critics who have criticized his work as being without any form or sense of direction, posterity has shown otherwise. Works of art such as ‘Telephone’, ‘Marilyn Monroe’ and other pieces have fetched tens of millions of dollars as wealthy collectors have paid huge sums of money to acquire these iconic works. ‘Telephone’ is one such work, ...

The term globalization is complex and vast; however, it denotes the increasing integration, since WWII, of the economies of developed nations, and the growing number of advancing countries, to the extent that there is existence of the operation of one international economy. This increased integration of globe economic activities entails cross-national movements of many varieties of services and goods. Moreover, increases cross-border movements of long-term and short-term capital, increases complex, and dense system of transnational production involving multinational enterprises and independent supplier companies. In spite of the advances within IT, which have shaped and defined current wave of ...

Ivana Susic

Before Federation (prior to 1901), Australia was not a nation; each of the British colonies was its own self-ruling state. Each had separate laws and regulations and functioned effectively as a separate country. Those colonies were: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia, the last one to join (Singleton et al. 2013, pp.55-56). According to “Federation 1890-1910” published by the government of Western Australia (n.d.), that state had delayed its decision because it had seen such rapid changes in the previous decade, including the discovery of gold and a population increase from 50,000 to near 200,000. ...

Abstract Expressionism is one of the most recent and modern art movements which originated in USA. Regionalism and Social Realism, two art movements yielded and inspired by The Great Depression, were the precedents of the Abstract Expressionism movement (Stella). Both Regionalism and Social Realism inspired art during 1930s but they were not sufficient to express the artistic creativity of some artists leading them to create a new movement which they called Abstract Expressionism (Stella). Abstract Expressionism developed during 1940s and artists of this movement gave more importance and emphasis on the authenticity of their art resulting from its direct and ...

Security studies approaches have evolved over time in the international arena. In the globe currently, there are major driving forces that influence the advancement of global security studies. The reasons cited for this change include deep power politics, technological innovation and crucial events in the international security arena. Moreover, other reasons include institutionalization, local dynamics of intellectual deliberations. It is of immense significance to discover which forces are of massive significance that makes the decision in denoting a security incident. (Mukherjee, 2013). Core factors like realism and liberalism also feature prominently in the discourse of regionalization of security matters in ...

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This essay assesses whether Australian federalism has or has not changed dramatically since the Constitution was inaugurated in 1901. It looks at the way the central government (the Commonwealth) and the State governments have interacted, and the various changes along the way that have shifted the balance of powers to reach the point we are at today. In addition to considering the general situation, the essay looks at specific issues such as fiscal changes including taxation, and at specific areas of policy such as education and health (including Aboriginal health issues). From the research undertaken it is evident that ...

The British gave Hong Kong‘s sovereignty to the Mainland China in the year 1997. The public administrators in the mainland China expected Hong Kong to commit to the agreements made. The diversity between the two places contributed to the emergence of conflicts, for instance, Hong Kong financial system was transparent while the Mainland’s system was corrupt. The Hong Kong citizens argue that the Mainland China has abused their civil rights; this has led to the establishment of political movements to fight for people’s rights. It is imperative to assess whether neo-conservatism, liberalism, or Marxism aspects are ...

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In the history of voting and political representation in the world, women have received little consideration compared to their male counterparts. In most world economies including the east and the west, women did not have the right to vote until after 1920. Following the completion of the Second World War, there were only 3 percent of women representatives in parliaments all over the world. However, this figure increased to 8 percent between 1945 and 1965, and later to 12 and 15 percent in 1985 and 2002 respectively. Despite the different political systems, - democracies and authoritarians – women have been ...

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Identification and History

- Yemen is one of the poorest countries in Asia recording the lowest gross domestic products. Most of the people are unemployed, illiterate, and poor. - Political instability and internal conflicts have contributed largely to the problems Yemen is facing. - The most recent incident was the Arab uprising which spilled to Yemen early 2011. Protestors took the street to protest against unemployment, corruption, and poor economy. - The Arab uprising began in Egypt and it spread to the neighboring countries, Yemen being one of them. Internal conflicts have been experienced in the country ...

Latifa Al Sumait

Globalization and Civilization Clash Introduction Globalization can be viewed as a broad term which is both integrative processes that could involve individuals and corporations across the whole world. At the core of the globalization process are international trade and investment which rely on the developments in information communication technology for success. It is an ancient phenomenon which has existed for centuries and is responsible for the current global integration and modes of conducting business. Globalization comes along with many impacts, both negative and positive, which are vested on human beings, environment, culture, economy and politics. Globalization can be ...

Introduction

Globalization can be viewed as a broad term which is both integrative processes that could involve individuals and corporations across the whole world. At the core of the globalization process are international trade and investment which rely on the developments in information communication technology for success. It is an ancient phenomenon which has existed for centuries and is responsible for the current global integration and modes of conducting business. Globalization comes along with many impacts, both negative and positive, which are vested on human beings, environment, culture, economy and politics. Globalization can be overally defined as a set of process or ...

Barriers to Forming an East Asian Trade Bloc: China and Japan

Countries usually enter into trade agreements by forming blocs so that they can provide and benefit from preferential treatment in trade. The arrangement provides a country easier access to external investments removes trade barriers and facilitates better and greater movement of goods and money across national borders. The trade bloc commonly seeks to reap the benefits of significant economic advantages made possible through greater FDI flows (Foreign Direct Investment), economies of scale of production, more competition among manufacturers in nearby member countries, beneficial tariff regimes and more efficient markets. The most common types of trading blocs include the Preferential Trading ...

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The clash of civilizations is a treatise in which Samuel Huntington radically argues for a shift in the geopolitical landscape of the world. According to the author, the world societies are likely to differ not based on the ideal nation state. Rather, the ground of differentiation lies in the civilization orchestrated by the religious, ideological and idealistic forces that determine nation states. However, Huntington is cautious not to presuppose the death of nationalism. He outlines a reasonable ground for ideological clashes of civilizations. He insists that the western set of reasoning would always be in competition with Asian, African and other regional ...

William Faulkner (1857 – 1962) was a writer who came to be identified with the Literature of the South, since much of his work is set in his home state of Mississippi. After the Civil War the era of Reconstruction began in the South, but Faulkner in “Barn Burning” demonstrates his opinion that Reconstruction was a failure and that the South became mired in economic poverty. Reconstruction in the South began very well, but the white political hegemony in the southern states effectively disbanded the growing black middle class and substituted share-cropping for slavery.

In order to replace the plantation system that ...

Critical regionalism is defined as “the deliberate use of region as a way to envision and critique relationships among people and places and envision better alternatives.”1 They focus on showing us more about our relations with each other and how we interact with our surroundings, often by emphasizing the natural aspects of the region and often contrasting it neatly. In this essay, we will explore some of the basic tenets of critical regionalism, as well as look at a few examples of regionalist works, so that we may understand more fully this concept as a response to modernism. The idea ...