Political Science

By its very nature, the European Union (EU) is an amalgamation of different independent countries that came together initially for economic reasons. Later they realized they could cooperate on foreign policy and even militarily activities.  What this has resulted in is a very strong economic block, but other spheres of the Unions activities are yet to mature as the economic sphere has. Discussion When the original 6 countries gathered with an aim to ensure that the frequent conflicts, which...

Globalization is a big and very messy issue for anyone to tackle. In his work, In Defense of Globalization, Jagdish Bhagwati attempts to articulate what globalization looks like and why the world should embrace it. However, even though he illuminates a number of interesting and useful nuggets of information, the argument that he lays out in his piece is obviously less convincing than it should be. As a quick refresher, globalization is the term used to describe the ongoing process by which regional...

The Dominican Republic (D.R) is a region located on the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola. It covers 23 of the region and it is estimated to be forty thousand and forty two kilometers square in size. The Dominican Republic has a population of about nine million people. It is the second largest island on the Caribbean after Cuba. The Dominican Republic is governed by a system of a Representative Democracy. There are three arms in the government namely the judiciary, the legislature (composes...

Cultural war is a claim that political conflicts facing the society today are as a result of several conflicting society values. These conflicting values are the traditional values that are upheld by the society and the emerging liberal values as a result of culture imperialism and civilization. The American society is faced with widespread culture wars in different aspects of Americans lives. The culture of wars in the American society can be traced back to 1960s and it has taken various forms...

Alexander Hamilton was one of those political thinkers whose theory shaped the political profile of the young American nation. A theoretician of republicanism, author of about a half of the Federalist papers, signatory of the Constitution, friend of Washington and somehow an aristocratic idealist, Hamilton left a legacy, which continues to influence America until now. This legacy can be found in Hamiltons works on political philosophy and state building. In turn, these works were written not only...

Brazil is a country that is unique and diverse within Latin America in the sense that Brazil, with more than 173 million inhabitants (2002), is larger than the continental United States (slightly smaller if Alaska is included) and shares land boundaries with all South American countries except Ecuador and Chile. To give insight to uniqueness and diversity, Adler (2006) emphasizes that Latin America is a stark reminder of how the United States was the first hundred years after the Constitution when...

In January of 2008, my country, Kenya, was nearly destroyed due to the botched presidential elections.  The rigged elections triggered the escalation of long standing ethnic tensions, mostly over land ownership, as the news reports.  Anyone Kenyan, however, knows that the problem is much more than that.  Having been born and raised in Kenya, I know that the problem is not simply land but that of extreme poverty.  Fifty-five percent of Kenyans are living below the poverty line....

Having been accepted at the University College London (UCL) to study MSc in Public Policy, I hereby apply for a scholarship from your organization. I am requesting for Pound sign 22, 440 to cater for tuition and living expenses during my one year course that takes 37 weeks. In line with your principle Wealth contributed by society should be returned and in generous measures, I intend to return to Singapore after my studies to help develop my country through public consulting. In addition to being...

It is no doubt that an overwhelming majority of political observers recommend democracy as the best system of political governance in the modern world. This support is based on the fact that in the ideal case, democracy is fully representative of all citizens in a nation and its operational framework guards the masses against abuse by the governing authorities. Furthermore, democracy sets an environment conducive for the promotion of domestic and international peace and economic development (Carothers,...

Re Gault was one of the landmark rulings in the United States.  It was an important ruling that shaped juvenile justice system. The ruling reinforced the importance of due process in handling juvenile related cases. The ruling also showed that minors have the right to the represented by an attorney like other people.  The court agreed that the constitutional guarantee of due process is applicable to juveniles who are charged as delinquent (Scott 557). This was an important ruling that...

This paper will present terrorism in the form of a raw idea and how propaganda, ideals, and governments fuel it. The introduction gives a brief explanation and an overview of the essay. The body of the essay explains how governments, ideals and propaganda have promoted terrorism all over the world.  The summary about the findings of the essay has been done in the conclusion part of the essay. Propaganda involves the use of false information to influence peoples opinions and ideas. It may involve...