Political Science

    Since the invention of polls, the media has taken the mood of a nation and tried spinning the results toward a possible conclusion. Trying to determine the pulse of a nationwhat they are thinking, who they are supporting (and opposing) and what issues are considered hot button. While people can debate the merits of a certain topichealthcare is a prime examplepolls have a unique opportunity to show those interested what people believe.     When Barack Obama took...

    This paper seeks to determine the transformations that sporting activities have undergone during the process of commodification. Many critics of commodification of sports have argued that it has resulted in the degradation of sports. The debate over such transformations has been centered on the mass culture. The controversy surrounding commodification of sports has been basically focused on whether the modern sporting culture has been corrupted as it has been incorporated in the...

In its bid of transformation, the former Ottoman Empire that constitutes the modern state of Turkey has undergone various modernization stages so as to read from the same script as its encapsulating unions. Ideally transformation is not a new concept to Turkey as it has seen three levels of modernization processes that attempt to redefine the state. These have been the Ottoman, Kemalist and the current Europeanization through integration in the European Union (Husamettin 2004). It is custom of the...

Approaches to improve quality of life in poor nationsThird world countries are mired in abject poverty, hunger, disease and gross abuse of human rights. History has witnessed a break down of social order in lawless Somalia, human sufferance in war torn Darfur and political instability in Eastern Congo. As Europe, America and the rest of the developed nations make progress in social and economic life, Africa, some parts of Asia and eastern Europe are overburdened with these vices. Floods in Asia,...

The author of this paper aims to do a research on Civil Rights act of 1875. The research is about the issues contained in the Act which country the Act was enacted and other basic elements of the Act. There were some contradictions about the Act between the congress and the Supreme Court. During this time of enacting the Act into law, there was a lot of racism and segregation of blacks in many civilized nations.  Every body in the society is entitled to the right of visiting public places and...

Venezuela has gradually become a socialist country after the election of President Hugo Chvez in 1998. The central focus of Chvezs Bolivarian Revolution is the establishment of his political goal of socialism for 21st century in Venezuela. This political shift has greatly transformed Venezuela from a semi-capitalist or mixed economy to officially socialist state, which led to the expansion of government powers, nationalization of private companies, and extensive regulation and interference of strategic...

FEMAs response to Katrina, a raging sea of water that pounded the Gulf Coast, raised eyebrows as people assessed its performance as it carried out its disaster management programs in reaction to the fearsome level 5 rated hurricane. Many pitfalls in FEMAs response rose questions that primarily queried whether plans, regulations as well as procedures and policies together with guidelines and laws were sufficiently operational to see the success of the program in salvaging both American lives and...

UCLA defines the term public policy as decisions made by the government to address issues of public concern. The policy must achieve its objectives and do so for the greatest benefits at the lowest cost (Curtain 2000). In addition to this, people, at whom it is targeted, must actively participate in the process. According to Smith, the role of government in formulating Public Policy is changing (Public Policy and Public Participation Engaging Citizens and Community in the Development of Public Policy)....