Majority rule

Would the people most likely wish for a government where the majority decides what is right for the people, or a single unknowledgeable ruler? If the majority had a strong conscience that would only benefit the government, the society would be able to stay strong and powerful. On the other hand, if a society had … Read more

Organisation of power-making in a network society

Power-making in a network society takes place in the political, economical and social world. It is the way networks influence these worlds by communication technologies and spreading digital information. It not just a simple way to directly dominate media groups and audiences. It is organised in two parts, one part creates power over people outside … Read more

Advocates

Anyone can be an advocate. An advocate is someone who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy and a person who pleads a case on someone else’s behalf (Oxford Dictionary). There are two main types of advocacy namely individual and collective advocacy. An individual self-advocates on the issues that are specific to them. … Read more

US – Nigerian relations

Introduction No country is self sustained, neither can it dwell in isolation, hence once a state is liberated and attains independence, it legally acquires the administrative capacity to conduct its affairs in relation with other sovereign entities in the international sphere. This consideration is usually in accordance with the priority of the states national interest. … Read more

Winning 'hearts and minds'

INTRODUCTION Winning ‘heart and minds’ it is one of the strategies in psychological operation on counterinsurgency operation. This term has been used in war such as Emergency in Malaya. It became slogan of ‘winning heart and minds’ and be used at many times in commercial advertising campaign. The U.S. Army/ Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual … Read more

Psychological operations (PSYOPs)

Psychological operation or PSYOPs are planned operations to convey selected information and indicators to specific audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the behaviour of governments, organizations, groups, and individual. It is also can be define as planned psychological activities using methods of communications and other means directed to approved audiences in … Read more

The concept of European Enlargement

Since the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1952, economic, social, and political integration between the nation states has commenced and the European Union has expanded extensively. The merging of the institutions of the ECSC, the European Economic Community (EEC), and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) in 1967 was the … Read more

Health reform

In March 2010, President Barack Obama signed the federal health reform into law. The federal health reform consists of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act also referred to as PPACA. The bill’s key features include the Patient Bill of Rights, expanded insurance coverage, regulated insurance … Read more

Dissertation: Why has democracy failed between 1989 and 1999 in Pakistan?

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Back ground of the study 1.1 Benazir Bhutto Becomes Prime Minister In the 1988 elections, Pakistan People’s Party won 94 seats in the National Assembly without forming any alliance. With the cooperation of 8 M. Q. M. members and 13 members of the Federally Administered tribal Area, the P. P. P. … Read more

A frame work for Citizen Relationship and Grievance Management System (Cir & GMS) through multi-channel access for Government services: The Indian Perspective

A frame work for Citizen Relationship and Grievance Management System (Cir & GMS) through multi-channel access for Government services: The Indian Perspective Abstract: Some industry observers perceive that the primary goal of e-Government is ‘citizen interaction with the Government online. However this is not entirely true. Not all government information and services can be provided … Read more

Democracy and development in Africa – what are the missing links?

Introduction The last two decades of the 20th century witnessed renewed hope about the birth of democracy in Africa. The process was actively supported by most segments of society; labour, students, market women, rural dwellers, and the lumped elements, which saw in it the prospects of reversing the trend of political despair and disillusionment that … Read more

'Mega events'

Introduction This paper will aim to cover the topic of mega events through examining the definition and description of the term by considering the thoughts of academics on the subject matter. The impacts and legacies associated with the occurrence of such events will also be evaluated through reflecting on the thoughts of leading academics and … Read more

'Food fight' (film) – the politics of food

On walking into a supermarket, people assume that they have the widest possible selection of health foods. Within the course of the twentieth century, some corporate forces that did not seem to have any interest on providing the public with healthy, sustainable, and fresh food interrupted America’s food system. Fortunately, for the country, there emerged … Read more