Spring 2012 PSCI 140 Democracies around the World Final Exam Study Guide Instructor: Satoshi Machida Part I: Words Identification (Content of Important Articles) (40 points) 1. You have to be prepared so that you can explain the following words and concepts. * Authoritarian states ---A small group of individuals exercise power Government is not constitutionally responsible to the state Public—little role in leadership selection Individual freedom is restricted May be institutionalized
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until corruption is taken out of everyday relationships of the upper class. However‚ there is great hope at the same time‚ because Nigeria is a country that has learned to make positive changes and learned from many of these changes‚ such as the democratization of the Nigerian state. Nigeria has learned to adapt and deal with many of their national issues‚ therefore if necessary changes are made in order to diversify the wealth produced by the exploited economy. The “national cake” can be shared to benefit
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During the Industrial Revolution and in modern times‚ various factors played crucial roles in driving significant discoveries. Firstly‚ advancements in technology‚ such as the invention of steam engines‚ greatly enhanced efficiency and productivity across industries. These technological innovations not only facilitated everyday life‚ but also provided scientists with improved tools and equipment for their research endeavors. With better resources at their disposal‚ scientists were able to conduct
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The Importance Of Printing The phenomenon of widely available and reproduced literature is something we often take for granted. The important and revolutionary role of the printing press is something that cannot be understated. When Johannes Gutenberg began building his press in 1436‚ he unknowingly gave birth to an art form that would take center stage in the social and industrial revolutions that followed. Gutenberg was the chief designer behind this complex and groundbreaking piece of machinery
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examine the growth of civil society and its impact on democratisation in nigeria Civil Society refers to non-state organisations that chiefly seek to advance the interest of the people. It is generally understood in Hegelian terms as the distinct sphere of public space‚ separate from the state which manages the social relations and communication between the state and the citizens. 1CSO action across sub-Saharan Africa became dense and widespread in the 1990s as a result of influx of foreign aid
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HREQ 4652 – Sylvia Walby‚ “Violence and society: Introduction to an emerging field of sociology” Violence is becoming important for sociology as a discipline‚ yet has often been dispersed and fragmented in to areas of analysis While violence was a theme addressed by classical sociological theorists such as Marx and Engels and Weber‚ it became les central after the Second World War Violence has been seen in two major forms: interpersonal violent crime and inter-state war Violent crime and deviance
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Sunflower Movement as the significant milestone in the democratization of Taiwan. "Sunflower" means the symbol of hope and it is also a connotation of Wild Lily student movement in 1990 (Sui‚ 2015). Sunflower Movement is the protest driven by a group of young generation of Taiwanese which are students and civic groups. The movement is mainly reaching out to the young generation of Taiwanese. Black Island Nation Youth Front and Citizen 1985 are the two main student activist groups. They ask for self-restrain
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foreign policy columnist cracked‚ "Let’s hope it works." (It didn’t.) And Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s attempted power grab in November made such nostalgia commonplace. The skepticism is as predictable as it is misguided. Every surge of democratization over the last century -- after World War I‚ after World War II‚ during the so called third wave in recent decades -- has been followed by an undertow‚ accompanied by widespread questioning of the viability and even desirability of democratic governance
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of Democracy (pp.162-174). Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Lijphart‚ A. (1994). Democratization and Constitutional Choices in Czechoslovakia‚ Hungary and Poland‚ 1989-91. In I. Budge & D. McKay (Ed.)‚ Developing Democracy : Comparative Research in Honour of J.F.P. Blondel (pp.202-217). London : Sage Publications Lijphart‚ A & Waisman‚ C.H. (1996). Institutional Design and Democratization. In A. Lijphart & C.H. Waisman (Ed.)‚ Institutional Design in New Democracies (pp.1-11). Oxford:
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are shaping the political environment and threatened political competition. These issues have received less attention because they seem isolated‚ they do not appear to be within INEC’s responsibilities‚ or they are on the ethical margins of democratization assistance. Moreso‚ the INEC’s guidelines must
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