TO POLITICAL SCIENCE Fall 2003 Professor Marc Ross Overview. What is politics and how do political scientists study it? If this question were asked about one of the natural sciences‚ students would be given a short definition‚ examples of key problems it addresses‚ and an overview of the methods employed in the field. Political science‚ however‚ cannot offer a clear single answer. Rather‚ political scientists study politics in a wide range of settings and in a variety of ways. Among political scientists
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ISSN 1923-0176 [Print] ISSN 1923-0184 [Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org Studies in Sociology of Science Vol. 4‚ No. 4‚ 2013‚ pp. 45-48 DOI:10.3968/j.sss.1923018420130404.C613 Euphemism From Sociolinguistics Perspective CHI Ren[a]‚*; HAO Yu[a] [a] * acknowledged that in every language‚ there are a certain amount of euphemisms. Euphemisms are used in place of some sensitive‚ unpleasant‚ disturbing and taboo topics. Enright stated “A language without euphemisms would
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Judicial Activism Vs. Judicial Restraint The debate between Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint really grabbed my attention. Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint are two different ways to interpret the constitution and its laws. Both interpretations have their own strengths and weaknesses‚ which is why it is so hard to come to a final decision of which is acceptable and which is not (in most cases). While at the debate I didn’t realize how many cases have boiled down to these two concepts
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which may be in jeopardy. The moral panics are a means of characterising the reactions of the media‚ the public and agents of social control to youthful disturbances.” (Cohen‚ 1987: 9) The abduction and subsequent murder of the toddler James Bulger‚ from a shopping centre in Liverpool‚ was a crime which brought about a huge moral panic in Britain in the 1990’s. A murder of any sort brings about a moral panic‚ but when the victim‚ and in this case the defendants‚ are both children‚ it attracts overwhelming
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opportunity for everybody‚ provision of social services (like health‚ education‚ etc.) on the adequate level‚ gender equity‚ and political accountability and participation (Hofkes 1996‚ p. 342).These three aspects of sustainability make the originally simple definition of economic development more complicated or more precise‚ in other words. Sustainability from an economic perspective Despite on these complications‚ three principles‚ outlined above have resonance at a common-sense level. According to
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Zambia. There has been a major cry from the general public that the country is full of corruption especially those in power. Among the three major bodies of the government is the judiciary which has been targeted as very corrupt. Serious issues have been raised by the media and general public and that reform in the judiciary are necessary if at all the country is to be revived to previous times. JUDICIAL REFORMS Judicial reforms are the complete or partial political reform of a country or a country’s
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authority. It is important because the orders made from a government without authority will not be implemented. Power: the political power is the ability to shape and control the political behavior of other and to lead and guide their behavior in the direction desired by the person‚ group‚ or institution wielding the political power. e.g.: If person A has political power over B‚ then A is able to motivate‚ inspire‚ incite‚ stimulate B’s political behavior. It is important because Policy: a
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Judicial activism is gaining prominence in the present days. In the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL)‚ citizens are getting access to justice. Judiciary has become the centre of controversy‚ in the recent past‚ on account of the sudden (Me in the level of judicial intervention. The area of judicial intervention has been steadily expanding through the device of public interest litigation. The judiciary has shed its pro-status-quo approach and taken upon itself the duty to enforce the basic
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Judicial Activism Active Judiciary‚ passive executive In normal circumstances‚ judicial activism should not be encouraged. But the circumstances are not normal. The political system is in a mess. In several areas‚ there is a situation to administrative paralysis. Take the recent Hawala case‚ which is a good example of judicial activism. What transpired in this case is very instructive. In this case the prime minister’s name was also involved‚ and
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The British Constitution and Judicial Independence One of the basic principles of the British Constitution is judicial independence . Simply explained‚ this means that judges‚ in making their decisions‚ must not be influenced or coerced by outside forces (History Learning Site). This independence is assured by several safeguards which include fiscal autonomy‚ independent selection‚ and security of tenure. The purpose of these is to ensure that judges will render fair and impartial decisions without
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