and Jan Nederveen Pieterse edited volume on Politics of Globalisation. The politics of particular viewpoints is also evident in this book. We have in this volume among the authors Andre Gunder Frank‚ Immanuel Wallerstein‚ Amitai Etzioni. Wallerstein foresees a period of global anarchy; Andre Gunder Frank looks back on the behaviour of the US rulers and the response of China in the early years of this decade‚ while some other contributors discuss the politics of capitalist globalisation. Samir Dasgupta
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Criminalisation of politics has become an issue of grave concern among the Indian intelligentsia. And though the top leaders of all political parties agree that those with criminal record should be debarred from contesting elections‚ the number of such people is only increasing. In 2004‚ about one in five MPs had a criminal record‚ including some with charges of heinous crimes such as murder‚ rape‚ dacoity and kidnapping. Why does it happen? The most important factor‚ which determines
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1.) In Canadian Politics‚ who is the most power? Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada. She has dedicated her life to public service and continues to serve Canada. Stephen Joseph Harper is a Canadian politician who is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and the Leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister in 2006‚ forming a minority government after the 2006 election. He is the first prime minister to come from the newly reconstituted Conservative
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Picasso and Politics Picasso is an artist that started his career with no real political involvement; the Spanish Civil War forced him into choosing a stance in the world of politics. Prior to the Spanish Civil War Picasso was unaffiliated with any party and remained neutral in the political world. The bombing of Guernica forced him to awaken his inner political activist. Picasso tended to avoid using his art to comment on specific political events‚ preferring instead to make more general statements
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War began‚ Blacks had only been able to vote in a few northern states‚ and there were no black officeholders. The months after the Union victory in April 1865 saw extensive mobilization within the black community‚ with meetings‚ parades and petitions calling for legal and political rights‚ including the right to vote. During the first two years of Reconstruction‚ blacks organized Equal Rights Leagues throughout the South and held state and local conventions to protest discriminatory treatment and
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9/9/13 The Logic of American Politics Overview Rational choice Definition and purpose of politics Collective action Barriers Costs of collective action Political institutions Role in overcoming collective action problems Rational Choice Approach (to the course) Understanding the way American govt. works Start by think as individuals as the unit of analysis—individual of the members of Congress‚ individual voters‚ e.g. We assume that individuals have certain preferences and
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Energy Politics Issue XV1: Winter 2008 Table of Contents Economics Energy Policy and Ecomics’ Understanding Crude Oil Prices By James D. Hamilton 4 Government Business People Nuclear Fuel Banks By Danila Bochkarev 37 Forecasts on Saudi Arabia Liquids Production By Jean Laherrere 62 Four Dozen Chinese Rigs are in te U.S. Land Market With Dozen More Planned By Kathy Kemper 82 Regular Features Peak Oil and the Second Great Depression By Colin Campbell 85
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Mark H. Leff explores the meaning of sacrifice to Americans during World War II in his article “The Politics of Sacrifice on the American Home Front in World War II.” “Sacrifice proved to be symbolically malleable” he concludes by reviewing two different case studies. He first acknowledges Franklin D. Roosevelt’s income regulations and how it applied to both business owners and laborers; next‚ he analyzes the private sector of advertising and its relationship to propaganda (1318). Through his exploration
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PS3260 Term Paper #2 Pang Hsieh Loong‚ Marcus U090727R Volkswagen: Das Auto and its political impact. One can be forgiven for overlooking the categories of cars when asked about politics in one’s country – they seemed too commonplace and mundane to be considered anything political. In the mainstream thought‚ cars are a means of transportation‚ to travel from one point to another. Some conservationists may argue on the environmental agenda‚ while others may think of cars as one of the main industries
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Students and Politics‚ Student politics Students have generally shown themselves to be relatively conservative or moderate in their views‚ though from the 1960s onwards more outspoken students of radical and leftwing persuasions dominated student political activity on campus. World War One With the onset of World War One AUC students had no hesitation in declaring themselves ready to accept any wartime responsibilities to come their way. Setting up an officers training corp on campus was discussed
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