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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c Republicans. These were people who were strongly opposed to the United States Constitution. They wanted a strong state government instead of a strong central government. To them if the central government was too strong then it would threaten the people’s liberties and right to life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The anti-Federalists were made up of anyone who was poor and not a big landowner‚ anyone tired of being controlled‚ anyone who wanted the people’s votes to directly count and
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Sydney Ganus Mrs. Dunlop and Dr. Hinch Junior Exhibition 8 February 2010 Kent State Shootings (Research Paper) Faced with the problem of a violent protest‚ the Ohio National Guard chose to open fire into the crowd as a solution‚ but increasing security around the ROTC building and preventing its arson would have been a plausible solution. This event takes place in May of 1970 at Kent‚ Ohio. Richard Nixon has just been elected president‚ taking office in 1969. In the midst of the Vietnam
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How did Mussolini turn Italy into a totalitarian State? Benito Mussolini was born in 1883‚ and was Italy’s Fascist leader until his death in 1943. He was the son of a socialist blacksmith so he grew up with strong left-wing beliefs. Like his father‚ Benito too joined the Italian Socialist Party. After a brief period as a teacher‚ Mussolini began to concentrate on journalism and became the editor of “Avanti”‚ the paper of the Socialist Party. In 1912‚ with the outbreak of the war‚ Mussolini
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itself as both an analysis of the state of African economies in the early 21st century and as a manifesto for engineering rapid growth over a sustained period of time. Noting that Africa is a complex‚ diverse set of economies with wide variation in natural and human endowments‚ historical experiences‚ institutional architectures and economic potential‚ Mills and Herbst approach their task by describing in a few pages some of the challenges facing a variety of African states. While each case study is interesting
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isn’t the main issue either but only counting the votes of those private donors when it comes to the election and a few other compared to the other states is unreasonable. This is reasons why they should regulate the amount of money the candidate receives from one particular source and even out the voters importance based on the individuals per state. Not how much money that person‚ group or committee donated. This will create division between the american citizens where we would be drawing a line
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recyling is very important to the communities in the United States for enviormental protection. At my current‚ place of residence‚ is the first time I have ever experienced using multiple bins for trash and recycling. Although it may reduce‚ the amount of added waste to most landfills by a certain percentage‚ it can also be‚ rather costly to citizens‚ businesses and home owners in certain communities and areas in the United States of America. For example‚ The City of Boston‚ does not charge
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The United States populates over 325 million people. Of these 325 million‚ 13.5 percent of them are under the poverty threshold‚ which is about 42.3 million people. These people are lacking of basic requirements for living such as money‚ clothes‚ a home‚ food‚ and even education. Without their basic requirements for living it makes it harder for them to get out of their current situation. Even though the government have tried to step in and solve this problem‚ the government programs that are set
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State laws are not always just. State violence is not always legitimate. Discuss these issues in relation to protest and dissent. In his 1918 essay Politics as a Vocation‚ Max Weber described the monopoly of state violence as an essential characteristic of modern governments. (1918 p.1) State violence is monopolised towards the pursuit of societal compliance‚ which according to political history‚ is a necessary condition for a functioning democracy. (1918 p.2) As Tolstoy points out‚ history has
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Yemen: A Failed State at Risk of Civil War Some Facts about Yemen as a Failed State Yemen is one of the most water-scarce areas in the world. An estimated 80% of conflicts in Yemen are based on water. Up to 40% of water is used to grow ‘qat’ drug. Shortages will cause a major increase in internally displaced people. Yemen is the poorest Arab country. Nearly half the population lives on less than 2$ a day. Around 50% of Yemenis are illiterate. Yemen’s population will double by 2030. National unemployment
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