LARSSON TUTOR: YANNIS TELLIDIS ESSAY 1 What is the difference between a nation and a state‚ and does the difference matter for the study of International Relations? For one reason or another nowadays people commonly conceive the terms "nation" and "state" to be synonymous‚ when in actual fact they are not identical. The question implies that there is only one difference‚ or at least a main difference between a "nation" and a "state"‚ but I believe that there are a few differences of varying
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Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 34 No. 12 December 2011 pp. 21532172 Multiculturalism as nation-building in Australia: Inclusive national identity and the embrace of diversity Anthony Moran Abstract This article discusses the relationship between multiculturalism and national identity‚ focusing on the Australian context. It argues that inclusive national identity can accommodate and support multiculturalism‚ and serve as an important source of cohesion and unity in ethnically and culturally diverse
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CHALLENGES OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND PROPOSE TACTICAL MEASURES TO OVERCOME THESE CRISES Introduction i) The United Nations The United Nations is an international organization instituted with a visionary goal and objective of promoting world peace‚ security‚ and cooperation under the terms of the Charter‚ signed by member countries. Established in 1945 by 51 founding states‚ the institution has its headquarters at New York City. The focal point of the organization is focus on affairs of the
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The United Nations and Kant The United Nations failure to prevent war is based on its flawed structure. This structure includes two different levels of power. The first part of that is the General Assembly. This allows each of the 139 nations the power to equally each have one vote. Because everyone has equal power‚ if used correctly‚ this should be every effective at preventing war. However‚ this is not possible because of the second part of United Nation‚ the Security Council. The Security
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Ch 22‚ Q3: How did progressive ideals fare during wartime? The progressive ideals did not fare well during wartime; the only ideals that gained a victory were woman suffrage and prohibition. Women had made great progressive during the Progressive era and the war brought new opportunities for women. Over 25‚000 women served in France during the war (Roark 725). The biggest advancement in woman suffrage was when Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919‚ which granted women the right to vote
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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA/GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. Its powers are to oversee the budget of the United Nations‚ appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council‚ receive reports from other parts of the United Nations and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions.[1] It has also established a wide number of subsidiary organs.[2] The General Assembly
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all‚ all of them declare one similar idea: All people‚ no matter their race‚ gender‚ or nationality‚ have the right to life‚ inalienable freedoms‚ and security of themselves‚ their families‚ and their communities. One such document is the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Unlike such documents as the Declaration of Independence‚ which only affects United States citizens; this declaration seeks to give these rights and securities to all human beings alive in the world today.
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Hence World War I begins. World War I‚ 1914-1918‚ was originally a European war. It eventually escalated to a global conflict involving 32 nations. It began when Germany and Russia went to war with Serbia. Mutual defense pacts drew in the allies of the warring nations including France‚ Belgium‚ Great Britain‚ Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire among others. In May 17‚ 1915 a German submarine‚ or U-boat‚ sank the British passenger liner Lusitania
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Was the League of Nations doomed from the start? In my opinion‚ the League of Nations was doomed from the start. The League had failed to accomplish its main reason for even existing. It wanted to prevent another world war from ever happening again. The League of Nations was created by President Woodrow Wilson‚ the president of the United States of America in 1919. The goals were to have countries co-operate with each other better‚ to ban all weapons (disarmament)‚ to improve the work conditions
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UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP): The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates United Nations environmental activities‚ assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi‚Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices. Its activities cover a wide range
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