European Political Science Review (2009)‚ 1:1‚ 33–61 & Cambridge University Press‚ 2009 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
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Ethical and legal issues According to D. E. Summer and S. Rhoades in Magazines: a complete guide to the industry; magazines face the same legal and ethical issues than newspapers: “[…] plagiarism‚ libel‚ slander‚ invasion of privacy‚ editorial bias‚ and inaccuracy”[1]. Indeed‚ there are some limits to what a journalist can write‚ an editor can publish‚ a photographer can photograph‚ and a designer can design. Magazines go sometimes beyond the ethical or legal bounds. All these issues are parts of
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German attention from the French and prevent a collapse on the Western Front. From a strategic level‚ Haig’s offensive was based on flawed reasoning in almost every respect. By the time Third Ypres opened on July 31‚ French Field Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain had succeeded in restoring morale and order to the
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* Executive Summary Seiko Watch Corporation and its predecessor had always been innovative in watch technology development and brought many industry firsts to the watch market‚ and Seiko was very successful before the 1990s. With competitive environment change started in the 1990s‚ Seiko found it was not in the right segment of the market for growth‚ this segment is high end watch market. Seiko tried to break into the high end watch segment‚ but the attempts haven’t been proved
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Welcome to Brazil! Home of soccer... When thinking of Brazil‚ some think of the beaches‚ some think of the food‚ some think of the Christ the Redeemer statue‚ and some think of other things. But when I think of Brazil‚ I think of soccer! In Brazil‚ soccer is like a religion. At every corner of every street‚ you’ll see people‚ all ages‚ playing soccer. At the beach‚ you’ll see people playing soccer. In Brazil‚ soccer is every where. Brazil and its national team have changed the sport as we know it
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Literature vs. Film Literature can‚ at times‚ have a fascinating connection with film. In some cases‚ it is evident that the two are intertwined in many more ways than the average person may realize. Whether it is a film or a piece of literature‚ both are written by someone that wants to impact readers or a viewing audience. With that being said‚ it is always a question of whether or not the author accomplished his or her goal and if the audience was impacted in the way he or she wanted. Is this intent
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of the Eurozone economy by 0.3% is to be expected over the current recession. Due to the public debt crisis and government spending cuts‚ the households and businesses are in quite a snag. In the summit held in Brussels‚ Barclays economist Philippe Gudin states “Market pressure on European governments has been replaced by people pressure as a result of austerity and reform fatigue.” In reply to the protesters who are blaming EU leaders for the current predicament the Eurozone is in‚ these leaders
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simple and songlike‚ in contrast to the long‚ florid arias of Italian music‚ and the influence of Italian recitative is slight. The foremost French operas in the 17th century were those of Jean Baptiste Lully and in the 18th century those of Jean Philippe Rameau. Ballet‚ spoken dialogue‚ and the absence of the Italian-style recitative-aria remained characteristic of French opera comique through the 19th
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|[pic] | Finance Master Group Work [pic] Group work #76 Professor: Philippe GIVRY |N° Group : 76 Section : EN Professor : Philippe GIVRY | | |First name |Last name | |Name 1
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1641-1715 Louis XIV Louis the 14th ascended to the throne at the age of four. Jules Cardinal Mazarin served as the ruler of France until Louis came of age. However‚ after Louis came of age‚ he did not take over until Mazarin’s death in 1661. Louis believed he was a gift from God and therefore had the divine right to rule as a dictator. He considered all disobedience and rebellion to be sinful. Louis employed Jean-Baptiste Colbert as the controller general of finance in France. Colbert reconstructed
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