The normative power – European Union

The normative power is very important regarding the European Union. European Union countries struggle or faced with many violence, wars and repressions in history. And common values and norms, shared by European nations, seem to be sustainable candidate for shaping European identity. The EU’s lack of military instruments is often mentioned EU as a normative … Read more

Taiwan vote based system

A huge number of demonstrators, a large portion of whom are youth in universities, assembled in the lanes around Taiwan's Parliament a month ago for almost 2 weeks to demonstrate their resistance to an exchange settlement marked by Taiwan and the People Republic of China governments, testing the president's strategy of drawing the popularity based … Read more

NGOs – Roles in Development of Palestine

Spring 2017 NGOs- roles in development of Palestine Introduction           Every country seeks the best state in economic, social issues, strength its ability to solving accidents and problems efficiently, the enhancement of the democratic and political participation, increasing awareness and the Capabilities of citizens. And so many other issues to create a healthy state and … Read more

Hillary Clinton

Last year’s presidential election has been one of the most interesting election cycles in recent history. Trump pulled ahead of his rivals and won the general election on November 8, 2016 by gaining a majority of electoral college votes. At the beginning of the season, the Democrats offered two major candidates. One of the candidates, … Read more

Rise and extent of nationalism’s impact on social and political discourse

I. Introduction In recent years, nationalism has come to the forefront as a force in politics and populist movements. The rise of Donald Trump in the 2016 American presidential election, the success of the French National Front in the first round of the 2017 French presidential election, and the increasingly powerful influence of the Scottish … Read more

The problematic relationship between central and local government

The problematic relationship between central and local government in England dates back to the nineteenth century – when the 1894 Local Government Act finally established a pattern of elected authorities. The 1894 Act established the concept of elected parish councils in rural areas which has contributed to shaping the basis of local governance today. However, … Read more

What role does nationalism play in the modern state?

The question of what role nationalism plays in the modern state is widely disputed, with many arguing that nationalism, is and always has been a negative force within the state. (spencer & wollman 2002) Understandably so, as throughout history, nationalism has been an instrument of world powers to forcefully expand their empires, oppress cultures and … Read more

Mundell-Flemming Trilemma – Tradeoffs

Tradeoffs cannot be classified as either right or wrong as they are very circumstantial. States often determine tradeoffs between international and domestic objectives by taking and adapting past policy to current economic circumstances and determining what objectives are valued most. A change in economic conditions most often brings a change in monetary policy from the … Read more

What is ‘war’ good for?

This essay aims to discuss what war is good for by outlining potential uses of war, and the arguments against these uses, before coming to an informed conclusion. There has always existed many debates around the idea of war, especially whether or not it can have a useful purpose. “Justice is not, in general, advanced … Read more

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), negotiated by the United Nations and Iran, is an executive agreement. Through this agreement, the United States and the other members of the U.N. Security Council, have attempted to reduce the threat of a nuclear Iran. The P5+1 (the U.S., U.K., France, China, Russia, & Germany) and Iran … Read more

Who are the best and worst Presidents of all time?

Who are the best and worst Presidents of all time? In his first few months as President of the United States Donald Trump has received some of the worst opinion polls in history. In his first year as President he averaged only a 38.4% approval rating, the previous lowest was Bill Clinton at 49.3% (an … Read more

Benefits of diversity and inclusion in government

Diversity is an art. It is the art of thinking independently together. A government that consists of different people with different races representing their own, could always promote equality and justice throughout the nation. I believe that the government should maintain to have an equal number of officials according to race, in order to give … Read more

Issue of surveillance of the general public

There truly are cameras everywhere.  From the new phone cameras that scan your facial features to the security cams that reside in many public places, surveillance of the general public is taking place 24/7.  Much of this monitoring is benign, such as security tapes that are not looked at unless something goes wrong, laptop cameras … Read more

Danny K. Davis profile, background, district, assignments

1. Write a paragraph describing the personal, professional, and educational background of the representative before he or she entered Congress. Focus on the non-political aspects of the member’s life. In what ways is the representative you are studying typical of other members of the U.S. House? In what ways is he or she atypical? (The … Read more