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03 Jan 2011
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Comparison between the federalism of Germany and America

Thesis - 3 pages - Political science

The character of a ‘federal' state opposes its ‘unitary' form. These are two forms of a State. ‘Scarcity' of the federal form (twenty federal states among 191) can push us to examine its organization and operation. According to Olivier Duhamel, federalism is the "coexistence of...

03 Jan 2011
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The control of constitutionality and its limitations in France and United States

Thesis - 4 pages - Political science

The Constitution is the supreme law in the hierarchy of norms laid down by Hans Kelsen. This poses a problem in the domestic hierarchy of norms by raising a question about how to enforce the superiority of the Constitution, particularly with respect to the law. Thus, the difficulty faced by the...

03 Jan 2011
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The Democracy of the Chancellor in Germany

Thesis - 7 pages - Political science

The German political system, which was designed after the Second World War, is characterized by considerable stability. It strikes a balance between the four pillars of power, namely the government formed by the chancellor, the parliament (Bundestag) where party influence is exercised, the...

17 Dec 2010
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The control of water in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Thesis - 6 pages - Political science

Since the creation of Israel in 1948 and the massive arrival of Jews in the Palestinian territory, the conflicts between the Israelites and Palestinians have regulary taken place. In addition to the religious and political problems, there remains the issue of water as well. This point is...

17 Dec 2010
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The marriage: New Indonesian Law

Thesis - 9 pages - Political science

The place of Sharia in institutions is a recurring issue in Indonesian politics, and has seen the adoption and rejection, respectively in June and August 1945. It was subsequently named the Jakarta Charter. This charter represents an agreement between nationalist leaders and leaders of political...

17 Dec 2010
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Saudi Arabia and its rule by the kingdoms

Thesis - 8 pages - Political science

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was proclaimed on September 18, 1932, by king Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saoud, after a war which lasted for nearly about thirty years. This State resulted from an alliance concluded in the 18th century between the tribe from Al Saoud and Mohammed Abdel Wahhab. He...

16 Dec 2010
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Where is the "rebuilding" of Iraq?

Thesis - 6 pages - Political science

The invasion of Iraq in March 2003 by the United States was launched on the basis of motivation. However, one of the major motivations which animated the United States and its allies of the “coalition” was the creation of a “stable and democratic” Iraq by hoping for an effect...

16 Dec 2010
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The aftermath of the French influence in Africa?

Thesis - 8 pages - Political science

In the year 1960, France tried to play an active role in the Third world to affirm itself vis-a-vis the two large powers that clashed during the Cold war. Deprived of the major part of its colonial empire, it has assets which will enable it to bond well with the recently decolonized countries....

15 Dec 2010
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Geopolitical prospects in Lebanon

Thesis - 17 pages - Political science

The creation of Lebanon-1861-1915: The autonomous province of Lebanon is created as a result of intervention by European powers seeking to end the killings that have shaken the region. It was to be headed by a governor, a Christian Ottoman subject, under the supervision of European consuls. A...

03 Dec 2010
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The process of regionalization in West Africa: CEDEAO

Thesis - 7 pages - Political science

'I was convinced that the political freedom would inevitably precede our economic advancement. In the same manner, I am convinced that the African Unit will be done and this common base will enable us to build our complete development”. This statement was written in 1957 by Kwame Krumah,...

03 Dec 2010
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An essay on the comparison between Nazi and Stalinist totalitarianism

Thesis - 3 pages - Political science

The term “totalitarianism” appeared for the first time in 1928 in “the New Review”. It was later adopted by Benito Mussolini, the Duce of Italian Fascism, to indicate its own mode. This term is retroactive today because it includes at least three models of experiments: the...

28 Nov 2010
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The weaknesses of Stalin's rivals contributed more to his rise as a dictator than did Stalin's own strengths as a leader - A comment.

Thesis - 2 pages - Political science

Few dictators in modern World History have been as feared and rivaled as Josef Stalin (Iosif Dzhugashvili); being probably one of the most discrepant leaders in the 20th century, he served as the head of the Bolshevik party and Soviet government, Lenin's companion-in-arms and organizer of the...

18 Nov 2010
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Marxism-Leninism: Historical forms of human community and the political organization of society

Thesis - 8 pages - Political science

The humble aim of this paper is to attempt to make an exposition of the Marxists-Leninist thoughts on the historical forms of human community and the political organization of the society. The necessity of attempting this exposition can never be looked down upon especially when we consider the...

20 Oct 2010
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Key operational and strategic factors of the United States' Victory at the Battle of Midway

Thesis - 2 pages - Political science

The Battle of Midway proved to be a decisive naval victory for the United States to establish a dominant Pacific presence. This critical defeat of the Japanese came as the result of successful strategic and operational planning by the United States Navy. Effective strategic and operational...

20 Oct 2010
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America's response to Indian Nuclear development

Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Political science

The United States and democracy go hand in hand. Most would be surprised to hear that the United States does not even have the world's largest democracy. That is India's claim to fame. For the U.S., this is a good and a bad thing. It is good to have a corresponding government with another...

19 Oct 2010
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Clement Attlee and sources of influence in his personal life

Thesis - 6 pages - Political science

Clement Attlee had many potential sources of influence in his personal life. Attlee's military and political background is intriguing, but his socialist views and support of the Labor Party are what set him apart. These views were primarily sculpted by his experiences working with the...

04 Oct 2010
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Outline of "de Gaulle's "vision of France's international role and discuss the ways in which his foreign policy sought to realise this vision.

Thesis - 7 pages - Political science

General de Gaulle is one of the most distinguished political figures of the twentieth century. Often known as “l'homme du 18 Juin”, Charles de Gaulle was a hero of the French Resistance during the Nazi invasion of France, and later became the President of ‘l'Hexagone'. This essay...

29 Sep 2010
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Civil Society NGOs & Private Sector Com-panies: Towards Cooperation?

Essay - 14 pages - Political science

In 2005, DuPont, an American chemical company and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), an environmental advocacy group, engaged in a partnership aiming at ensuring responsible development of a new high-tech domain, nanoscale materials. The project was also aimed at communicating with the global...

29 Sep 2010
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Presentation: one state, several nations - Pakistan and its identity issues.

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

In this presentation, we will not deal with the context of the independence of Pakistan in 1947. However, since Pakistan is a very young country, its creation plays a large role in the difficulties it encounters in its nation-building. The partition of India, in 1947, is the result of a long-term...

29 Sep 2010
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Habermas and Rorty - the existence of universal human rights

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

Human rights have been taken for granted in the Western world. It was asserted that they were universal and every human being was entitled to them on the ground that he or she was human. These rights are considered as inalienable since they are inseparable from the human nature. The challenge is...

29 Sep 2010
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The rise of Beirut as the capital city and its implications for the Lebanese nationalism

Essay - 9 pages - Political science

Lebanon is a very complex entity. We need to understand some concepts about the historical features of the country to grasp a better understanding of its current state. First, Modern Lebanon is part of a larger unit: historical Syria, as opposed to the present Syrian Arab Republic, which now...

29 Sep 2010
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Democratization versus Rule of Law

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

Professor Daniel Saadoun distinguishes three features that are deemed essential in a modern democracy: universal suffrage, the inscription in the preamble of the Constitution of a set of rules that the State cannot modify or erase and the obligation for the State to look after all the rules...

29 Sep 2010
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The rise and limits of populist parties and movements in Europe

Essay - 6 pages - Political science

Any success of a populist party is often considered as a threat, a rise endangering Democracy. Even if there is a lot of passion over this issue, it is true that there has been a rise of populist parties in Europe, from the 1980s to late 1990s, a rise which has stabilized or reversed recently....

29 Sep 2010
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Do the U.S. really constitute a united country?

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

The people who wrote the Constitution and those who voted it had a goal to create that is “a more perfect union”. Still what is the measure of the perfection? Two hundred years of independent history, of steady and reputed democracy? What does “a union” mean? Finally, does USA...

29 Sep 2010
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Improving women's condition

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

Introduction Each year, on march 8th , the media speak about women's condition insofar as it is « The International Women's day », a kindly initiative in a world where they represent the half of the population. Nowadays, women are still discriminated against : inequalities at work or...

29 Sep 2010
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Limits to transnationalism in social movements: The case of the farmers' protests in the European Union

Essay - 13 pages - Political science

Farmers are among the most vigorous protestors against the European Union. However, contrary to some other groups, the farmers fail to cooperate. Transnational movements are quite rare, and quasi inexistent. It is for this reason that it is interesting to focus on this group in order to...

29 Sep 2010
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The Proliferation of Local Governments

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

According to John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States, "individual liberty is individual power". Applied to local governments, this motto seems to be a good general explanation for their recent proliferation: it is a quest for independence and liberty that seems to have led...

29 Sep 2010
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Minority Political Incorporation in San Diego

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

As San Diego's first Latino mayor, succeeding a White Republican, the key issue of your mandate will be the political incorporation of minorities that mobilized to elect you. Your election is a beginning: minority groups legitimately expect a change in city politics: they want a true...

29 Sep 2010
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Post communist transition - Paper 3

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

After the collapse of the Soviet system, corruption in post-communist countries surged. Some of the post-communist nations were more successful in dealing with corruption than others. Do you believe that corruption was and still is a big obstacle to the development of these nations? Please...

29 Sep 2010
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In your view could the collapse of socialism/ communism have been avoided or postponed in Central and Eastern Europe?

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

The main issue is indeed to know whether the system of the Soviet Union could have been reformed in order to last longer. Some reforms could have been conceivable but they were so deep, so huge that it would have led to a complete transformation of the whole system with, for example, redefining...