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 nature and role. In this
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“There is no honesty in politics.” 800-1000 words STYLE: Expository PROMPT: Cartoon 3 AUDIENCE: Those concerned about the consequences of political dishonesty. Six years ago I sat in a classroom‚ pondering a matter which has come of interest once more. There is no honesty in politics. Being faced with this subject brings me back to one of my noteworthy days from back in primary school; voting period for the ‘grade fivers and sixers’. We had just heard speeches from a team of brave
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Women in Politics What are the obstacles facing women’s participation in politics and what measures have been introduced to remedy the situation? Choose examples from at least three countries. When our country was constructed in 1776‚ men had control over most of the significant affairs of this country. It was a drastic notion for women to be involved in anything other than affairs concerning the home and the children. However the feminist movement began the start of females getting involved
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textbooks for introductory international relations courses. In this article‚ we present a lecture template containing a broad synthesis of the main tenets of constructivist thought and discuss how constructivism approaches patterns and phenomena of world politics. The lecture is framed by comparing constructivism with the generally statist treatment that topics receive in mainstream international relations as exemplified by neorealism and neoliberalism. This article is designed to provide accessible supporting
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the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the editors of The Journal of Interdisciplinary History Architects in Power: Politics and Ideology in the Work of Ernst May and Albert Speer Author(s): Barbara Miller Lane Reviewed work(s): Source: The Journal of Interdisciplinary History‚ Vol. 17‚ No. 1‚ The Evidence of Art: Images and Meaning in History (Summer‚ 1986)‚ pp. 283-310 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/204134 . Accessed: 05/04/2012 16:50 Your use of
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Review: Part 1 Maori: One of the several indigenous peoples whose language is in danger of going extinct. It is a group that is indigenous to New Zealand. Gendercide: Systematic killing of people of a single gender. It is the problem of 160 million women missing from Asia due to sex-selective abortion. Youth Bulge: Generation significantly larger than the generation before it. A trend thay existed in the 20th cent. The problem it causes is creating jobs once that generation reaches a working
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PHILOSOPHY Politics of India take place in a framework of a federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic modeled after the British Westminster System. The Prime Minister of India is the head of government‚ while the President of India is the formal head of state and holds substantial reserve powers‚ placing him or her in approximately the same position as the British monarch. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government
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The Office in Today’s World of Business Definition The term office is used in a variety of ways. An office is a place in which the affairs of a business‚ professional person‚ or organization are carried out. The office is a place of work for many categories of workers. Accountants‚ marketing managers‚ systems analysts‚ human resource directors‚ as well as secretaries‚ records clerks‚ administrative assistants‚ and many others work in offices. Although each of these employees has varying responsibilities
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JOB DESCRIPTION FOR JUNIOR RECEPTIONIST POSITION TITLE : FRONT OFFICE ASSTT. RESPONSIBLE TO : SR. RECEPTIONIST PURPOSE & SCOPE OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Check log Book‚ wake-up call register and update information panels. 2. To keep all stationeries as per standard laid down. 3. Sorting out guest mart. 4. Cleanliness of the work area‚ 5. To check pigeon holes for message/ location forms and to act accordingly‚ 6. To keep and give keys. 7. To report
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Go Green‚ Save Green We all realize that the planet is definitely changing and resources‚ such as money‚ and oil don’t come around as easily as it once may have and with the prices of virtually everything on the rise the least bit of extra cash can be the most bit of helpful. With only a few small adjustments to your daily routine we can lower energy costs‚ save money and ultimately help save the environment as well. While global warming and the oil peak aren’t the first things we think about
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