MONEY AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA Since the return to electoral politics in 1999‚ and particularly after the 2003 general elections‚ Nigeria ’s political parties have been criticized by the media‚ academics‚ observers and the electorate for corrupt and unbridled use of money in politics. The anti-corruption initiatives of the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo provided a suitable environment for some civil society groups to engage governments and other stakeholders on the issue of corruption
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The New Politics of Consumption Why Americans want so much more than they need. Juliet Schor I n contemporary American culture‚ consuming is as authentic as it gets. Advertisements‚ getting a bargain‚ garage sales‚ and credit cards are firmly entrenched pillars of our way of life. We shop on our lunch hours‚ patronize outlet malls on vacation‚ and satisfy our latest desires with a late-night click of the mouse. Yet for all its popularity‚ the shopping mania provokes considerable dis-ease: many
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Television in Politics Kendra Harris Brigham Young University- Idaho Author Note This paper was prepared for Professor Kiersten Lee’s FDENG 201 class. The Influence of Television in Politics “Americans are the best entertained and quite likely the least-informed people in the Western world.” (Postman‚ 1984‚ p. 2) While this statement is painfully ominous‚ its message is one that has been debated tirelessly since the dawn of technology. The influence of television in politics is one with strong
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Political influence‚ love it or hate it‚ determines the way that society functions. The morals‚ values‚ folkways‚ and core principles of a culture greatly effect politics‚ especially through media. Today we see mass media affecting politics on a grand scale‚ however in the middle ages and antiquity‚ where no televisions could be found‚ literature filled this political gap. In the middle ages‚ songs and epics brought fame and fortune to crusader heroes‚ but Dante’s The Divine Comedy on the other hand
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The Rise of Mass Politics 1) The Expanding Electorate Every state democratized its electorate; dropping or reducing voting requirements. James Kent argued property qualification should survive for electing senators. Conservative legislature in RI blocked all efforts of democratization. Thomas L. Dorr and the “People’s Party” drafted new constitution n began to set up a new govt with Dorr as governor‚ 2 govts were claiming RI. The old govt claimed Dorr n followers as rebels n began
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about politically. Donald G. Baker‚ in his book Politics of Race‚ talks about the restrictions against the Blacks. Manning Marable‚ in his book Beyond Black & White‚ he focuses on elected Black officials over the years. With the help from these three books the reader will be able to see the huge amount of white privilege in political issues over the years to the present‚ where there are still an insufficient amount of African-Americans in politics. Rothenberg introduces white privilege when it
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activism | A Business Research Management Proposal | | Nandinipriya MPGP/16/214‚ Section- D | 2/28/2013 | | Abstract a) Purpose The following research paper seeks to understand if social media can be used as an effective tool in politics b) Design/Methodology/Approach: The problem was structured by analyzing the behavior of the stakeholders using a systems approach. The analysis of the model revealed a set of feedback loops operating in the system identified as responsible for
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Sport is one of the purest forms of combat. This world‚ which rewards toil and sweat‚ and designs true devotion and discipline to a cause‚ is far removed from the murky labyrinth that is politics. If politics is flighty‚ sport is downright earthy‚ basic. However‚ our political heavyweights bound the chasm between the two fields with aplomb. Therein lies the mystery. After all‚ why would a high-flying politician choose to link himself with low-profile sports like kabaddi‚ hockey or table tennis? Turns
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women’s participation in the House of Commons has substantially increased from 1 female seat holder in 1921 to the present day 64 seats held by women. Although this increase is seemed as substantial‚ the debate about the underrepresentation of women in politics has been a central topic of debate by politicians‚ scholars and the general public in Canada. Although it is widely agreed that representation of women in the House of Commons needs to increase‚ there are two fundamentally different views regarding
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POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN KENYA The 2007 Post election violence in Kenya has by far been the most adverse form of ethno-political violence witnessed since the political freedom was wrestled from the hands of our colonial masters .Since the restoration of multiparty politics‚ with the repealing of section 2A in 1991‚ ethnic based violence has always been part and parcel of the electioneering period. The violence that erupted after the hotly contested presidential race were a shocker to the Kenyans
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