The Right to Vote

The right to vote, otherwise known as franchise or suffrage, is very important to many American citizens as it provides them a voice in the selection of America’s leaders. While most United States citizens are free to practice this right today, this was not always the case. Many Americans were once unable to practice this … Read more

Communism and democracy

To ‘govern’, in its broadest sense, is to rule or exercise control over others.'(Andrew Heywood)  History has generated and produced different types of regimes which citizens of a country remain structured and cohesive. As mankind has adapted, governments have willingly followed and thus become updated with 21st century. Although there have controversial issues, society has … Read more

Reasons for success of democracy in India & comparison with other post-colonial states

India  has been regarded as the epitome of the word ‘Democracy’. She  has the largest  democracy in the world. Inspite of being pluralistic  society ‘ multi-lingual,multi-religious,multi-culture,India remained democratic. She has gone through  many odds and yet followed the democratic  regime which many countries failed to do. Hence it is very  much essential to discuss the … Read more

The Role of National Assembly in Conflict Resolution:

The legislature has added the responsibility of conflict mediation and resolution to its numerous functions. The legislature has established an enviable record of performance in this area. For instance, since 1999 the legislature has positively intervened and settled several government’ labor disputes, be it over minimum wage, ASUU demands for better conditions of service in … Read more

Theory of communism

Many people hope for an ideal society in which everyone is equal in all aspects, and thereby, lacking from the flaws of social issues. Such a society would be free from prejudices like racism, sexism and all other classes of oppression. This is the basic idea which surrounds the theory of communism. Communism is the … Read more

Overview, Theories and Concept of Women Political Participation

The role of women in leadership has over the years been of great importance. This is because of the acknowledged impacts women have made in socio-economic development when in leadership positions despite the obstacles they encounter. A further reason is that the participation of women improves the quality of governance as women are able to … Read more

Do we owe Japan an apology for our decision to drop two atomic bombs on their country during World War II?

Do we owe Japan an apology for our decision to drop two atomic bombs on their country during World War II? No, not necessarily. The war was the single most costly conflict the American people had ever experienced. President Harry Truman’s decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan in the summer of 1945 was … Read more

Adversities of Syria

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ‘Syria has become the great tragedy of this century.’ ‘ Antonio Guterres Adversities of Syria are not hidden from the world. In March 2011, the cataclysm day for Syria when it acknowledged the brawl of Syrian civil war since then it has been the controversial misery of Syrians who are swapping away … Read more

Policy formulation in Malaysia

It is essential to clarify how the country’s political and social structures work to understand the policy formulation in Malaysia. Though Malaysian political system has its roots in Parliamentary democracy, it is ruled as Constitutional Monarchy By Majesty the Supreme Head of the country who is Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. The social and the political systems … Read more

Does ‘Defensive’ or ‘Offensive’ Realism provide the most compelling account of interstate behaviour?

Denfensive realism, a variant of Structrual realism was founded by theorist Kenneth Waltz. Waltz was very much interested in the outcomes of states and great powers instead of the behaviour. Defensive realists like Waltz maintain that it is unwise for states to gain total power and should share it between states as the system will … Read more

DOES AMERICA LEAD THE 21ST CENTURY?

INTRODUCTION The recent past has seen a loss of international prestige and domestic inadequacies in the United States of America. This has led to a number of analysts, scholars, and other scholars arguing that the decline of the U.S. as a global power is eminent. Some of these assumptions are aligned with the Hegemonic Stability … Read more

AFGHANISTAN AND LIBYAN CRISIS

ORIGIN OF CRISIS, VIOLATION AND OPPRESSIONS IN THESE COUNTRIES, RIGHTS AND JUSTIFICATIONS (if any) FOR THE INTERFERENCE OF UNITED NATION’S The Afghanistan crisis has a long history and sources describes the crisis as the greatest to have plagued any Arab nation. On the 27th of April 1978, the people’s Democratic party of Afghanistan (PDPA) took … Read more

Self determination

“All people have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. ” – The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The UN Charter emphasizes that the universal recognition of the principle is fundamental to the maintenance of developing … Read more

Anti-precarity organizations in challenging dialogue with trade-unions

“They want us precarious, we will be rebellious” 1. Introduction The introduction should state explicitly: The general relevance and importance of anti-precarity organisations, and/or the relevance and importance of the particular anti-precarity organization under review The relation between anti-precarity organisations and attempts to develop and/or usher in alternative horizons, i.e., new and better futures The … Read more