doi:10.1017/S1755773909000010 The nature and future of comparative politics PHILIPPE C. SCHMITTER 1 1‚2 * Emeritus Professor‚ European University Institute‚ Florence‚ Italy 2 Recurring Visiting Professor‚ Central European University‚ Budapest‚ Hungary The future of comparative politics is in doubt. This sub-discipline of political science currently faces a ‘crossroads’ that will determine its nature and role. In this essay‚ I make a (willfully distorted) plea that it should eschew
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Comparative Essay - The Signature of All Things and The Golden Age The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert and The Golden Age by Joan London‚ are bildungsroman novels and feature Alma Whittaker and Frank Gold respectively‚ as their protagonists in focus of the ever-changing world around them. The individuals from both the novels as mentioned above‚ progress through their surrounding society on how their understanding of love‚ loss and family affect the growth on their sense of self. To
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it has on the reader. 4) Link this back to the overarching themes/ideas in the poem. 5) Make a precise point of comparison with the other poem. 6) Back this comparative point up with an example from the other poem and some analysis. This can be summarised as: 1) Point 2) Evidence and analysis 3) Zoom In 4) Zoom Out 5) Comparison 6) Comparative evidence and analysis You should alternate your main focus between the poems: for example‚ if the first paragraph begins with close analysis of ‘Brothers’
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Arch 8011 Research Methods 2013 Jonathan Jordan‚ 1361176 ARCHITECTURE: WORDS OR SHAPES Introduction Architecture can be viewed with two different types of properties. Properties that can be seen like shapes‚ their composition‚ the spaces they create and‚ the colours and textures that make up their appearance. These properties are considered to be visual while other properties are considered to be abstract
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Introduction Green Architecture Definition and Origin Green architecture or Sustainable building is the practice of building homes which are environment friendly and resource efficient throughout its life time. It is a way of reacting to the global economic crisis‚ environmental issues‚ growing human population‚ destruction of natural resources and the loss of biodiversity. While it may seem that this practice started only a few decades ago when environmentalists and conservationist were given
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What is Business Architecture? (As per TOGAF definition) According to TOGAF‚ Business Architecture describes the product and/or service strategy‚ and the organizational‚ functional‚ process‚ information‚ and geographic aspects of the business environment. How is Business Architecture scoped? The way in which the business architecture is scoped depends on a number of factors. In some cases‚ the key elements of the business architecture may be done in other activities‚ such as the enterprise
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2.1 Introduction The nature of the comparative approach At a basic level the comparative approach is simply one of making comparisons‚ something we do constantly in our everyday lives. Thinking‚ and learning‚ by making comparisons is a very natural and intuitive process for us. We use comparisons extensively in our daily thinking and interactions with people and various objects. However‚ making comparisons is not necessarily easy or without its pitfalls.
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De Stijl :- Red‚ yellow and blue rectangles and squares contained by thick black lines‚ or on a distinctly white background‚ is De Stijl‚ as we know it. The De Stijl art movement of 1917 to 1931 included paintings‚ architecture‚ furniture‚ and graphic design. It was based on the idea‚ or rather the principle‚ of absolute abstraction‚ which in lay terms means the elimination of all representational images to be replaced by straight lines‚ right angles‚ and the three primary colors. De Stijl art
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One of the greatest cultural achievements of Ancient Egypt was undoubtedly in their architecture associated with religion. <br> <br>"Temples‚ tombs and pyramids all have witnessed this earth for thousands of years. What better than to say that these architectural achievements show us that Egypt’s greatest virtue lay in its architecture" <br>(Fumeaux:11‚ 1964) <br> <br>When one travels to Egypt‚ what does he/she see pyramid after temple after tomb‚ each standing the test of time. One stands out
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Social Significance of Architecture The use of architecture to improve society dates back as far as any records go. Whether it was the Romans building coliseums‚ Egyptians constructing pyramids‚ or the Indians putting up teepees‚ architecture was a very important aspect of people ’s lives. Since the earliest of times‚ architecture has been used to design homes and shelters‚ as well as centers of gathering for the public. These structures were very well respected by society‚ and for many years
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