of democracy” in Eastern Europe (excluding the USSR) in the period 1918-1939. According to Robert A. Dahl‚ there are certain criteria that a government must meet for it to be called a democracy. Democracy must provide first of all‚ opportunities for effective participation‚ where all members of an association concerned with a certain policy ‘must have equal and effective opportunities for making their views known to the other members as to what the policy should be’ (Dahl R.A.: 2000). A second
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Second Week’s Topic: A. Introduction 1. Clarification of David Held’s position and argument the analysis of the modern state Focus: the “construction”/ “the making of” the modern state. What does “construction”/ “the making of” mean in this context? Modern state as an “European” invention “Decisive role” of the modern state in the development of modernity 2. State societies versus stateless societies Informal mechanisms of government / institutionalization of government No clear
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his brother Raul Castro took over. Almost fifty years the Communist party of Cuba has been in control. The Cuban government is categorized as an Authoritarian system. That is defined as a government run by a small group of people and has no distinct state ideology and grants a small amount of freedom as long as those right doesn’t go against their laws and policies; the most important for an authoritarian system is to maintain power and personal enrichment on the cost of the country and of the population
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Comparison Spain vs. Italy Similarities * Left-centred coalition government * Member of the EU * Low birth rate * High immigration * Declining competitiveness * Latin‚ Mediterranean (used to take siestas)‚ highly emotional citizens * High costs‚ low productivity firms (likely to be overtaken by Chinese competition) * Low spending on R&D * Poor educational system Differences * Italy has a high black economy‚ Spain does not (tax deficits for Italy)
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Totalitarian governments began to rise in the years of 1914 to 1918. Totalitarian governments wish to have one supreme objective‚ victory. In turn‚ citizens would sacrifice their freedom and become one class by the means of violence. Consequently totalitarianism assaults society‚human nature and spiritual values and their foundation of human freedom and civilization. Society is assaulted by totalitarianism through mass terror. Leaders of totalitarian parties would instill fear in their citizens
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Fascism in Germany and Italy Many similarities exist between German fascism‚ or Nazism‚ and Italian fascism. For example‚ both fascist movements were brought into power after facing very similar problems. One of the major problems that both countries encountered was a post-war economy teeming with instability. Germany’s fragile economy was undermined by widespread unemployment‚ hyperinflation‚ and burdensome reparation payments‚ while Italy’s economy was just as delicate. In addition‚ the Great
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The Rise and Rule of single-party States Contents1 The Rise and Rule of Single-party States * 1.1 The Emergence of single party states in Europe after 1917 * 1.2 China- Mao Zedong * 1.3 Italy- Benito Mussolini * 1.4 Germany- Adolf Hitler * 1.5 Russia- Josef Stalin * 1.6 Cuba- Fidel Castro | Introduction * The 20th century produced many single-party states. The origins‚ ideology‚ form of government‚ organization‚ nature‚ and impact of these should be studied
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The Rise of the United States as a World Power Over the course of the nineteenth century the United States became one of the world ’s greatest powers. Many factors prompted their rise to power. To obtain their power they had to go through many things such as war and immigration. As a result of their power they faced many problems but they were able to withstand those problems and prevail in the long run. During the nineteenth century the people of the United States had became one
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There are several results after the First World War‚ including the resentment about the Paris Peace Conference‚ and the rise of Mussolini and Hitler. But it is believed that the rise of Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany was not primarily a result of the First World War. The Paris Peace Conference was the real main result of the First World War. After First World War‚ the Treaty of Versailles took away Germany’s colonies and forced the country to pay $33 billion to Britain and France in the
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and Italy’s Food Customs Someone once said‚ “Food is the ingredient that binds us together.” Many countries have the same and different food customs from other countries‚ such as Brazil and Italy. These two countries are nowhere close to each other but somehow are binded with the same but also diverse cuisine customs. Brazil and Italy have the same but different food customs due to these countries religion‚ geography and agriculture‚ and social customs. Religion is a person’s belief and
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