Political Science Essays

NATO: A Neoliberal Perspective To analyse NATO within the neoliberal perspective, the aspects of NATO as a key player in creating cooperation and strengthening the interdependence in the international system should be noted. As a priority, contents of the neoliberal theory will be identified and consequently the picture of NATO from this point of view […]

The story’s setting of a historical Philippine period portrays strong Marxist undertones that display the social class system and the different types of oppression that was evident during the Commonwealth era such a physical oppression, emotional oppression, intellectual oppression and indirect oppression. Over the years, people all over the world have been oppressed and have […]

Is realism ‘realistic’? Realism by its very name indicates that it emphasises a realistic approach to international relations theory, however the extent to which this is true is thoroughly debated amongst scholars in contemporary society. Realism revolves primarily around the struggle for power amongst self-interested states, with particular emphasis on the desire of survival for […]

The continuous power struggle among the classes of the social strata in global economic affairs had lead into a new strain of conflict. Nowadays, the former colonies of richer countries for instance, the many less-developing countries in the world, have succumbed to the fate that total independence to every aspect of national life cannot be […]

Pressure groups are organisations whose members share common interests and seek to influence governments. They can be classified in several different ways but the most important distinction is between insider and outsider groups. They are organisations that want to change policy but do not want to become the government. They focus on particular issues or […]

The political groups within Italy caused much frustration and dissatisfaction, as the political fragmentation and economic backwardness caused rivalry between urban and rural areas. This leading to a failing society aided the likeliness of a revolution on the eve of the 1848 uprisings.The liberals were an Italian political group believing people had the right to […]

Mussolini’s appointment as Prime Minister was a combination of long, medium and short-term factors. The exaggerated ‘March on Rome’ was arguably the sufficient factor in Mussolini’s appointment. However prior to that, other events had contributed Mussolini’s cause. One of them was the effect of World War one.The impact of World War One was a medium […]

Critical Geopolitics seeks to “reveal the hidden politics of geographical knowledge” (Tuithail et al, 1998: 3). Geopolitics is a discourse, a culturally and politically varied way of describing, representing and writing about geography and international politics. This paper will attempt to analyse how political cartoons and stamps are geopolitical representations that impart geopolitical knowledge. The […]

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy corruption is defined as the abuse of power by a public official for private gain. Police corruption is the abuse of power by a police officer for their own personal gain. Police officers become corrupt mainly for monetary gain because most feel that police officers do not make […]

Transnational Actors and International Organizations in Global Politics By Peter Willetts From J. B. Baylis and S. Smith (eds. ), The Globalisation of World Politics, (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, second edition, 2001), pp. 356-383. This copy does not contain the various boxes and diagrams that are in the book. Please note that […]

Why are some pressure groups more successful than others? A pressure group is a group of people with specific aims and interests. Also known as interest groups, lobby groups or protest groups, they try to influence political decision makers such as MPs and councillors to influence local or national policy and/or legislation. They seek to […]

On January 20, 1961, the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President, J. F. Kennedy, would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that […]

In the Eyes of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 there was certainly a need for increased government/police power to provide and keep peace and security throughout the nation. Yet with this increase a suppression of individual civil liberties is inherently necessary. Naturally the more surveillance of private […]

Things to know: 1984 was a book written about life under a totalitarian regime from an average citizen’s point of view. This book envisions the theme of an all knowing government with strong control over its citizens. This book tells the story of Winston Smith, a worker of the Ministry of Truth, who is in […]

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (also known as The Charter of Rights and Freedoms or simply the Charter) is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Charter guarantees certain political and civil rights of people in Canada from the […]

In this essay I will discuss whether Mussolini’s cult of personality was what enabled him to consolidate his power. Mussolini’s aim was to have a personal dictatorship and he used propaganda and his cult of personality to create this. However along with this he also used many other things like the winning over of many […]

The form of government or constitutional structure found in a federation is known as federalism (see also federalism as a political philosophy). It can be considered the opposite of another system, the unitary state. The government of Germany with sixteen federated lander is an example of a federation, whereas neighboring Austria and its Bundeslander is […]

(a) Explain FIVE (5) sources in which leader power has been identified. Include specific examples of each source of power to support your answer. (15 marks) Power is a measure of a person’s ability to control the environment around them, including the behavior of other persons. Power is not exclusive to leaders and managers; subordinates […]

‘Boredom is counter-revolutionary! ’, ‘Barricades close the streets but open up the way’, ‘They are buying your freedom. Steal it! ’, ‘It is forbidden to forbid’, ‘Take your desires for realities! ’, Don’t negotiate with the bosses, get rid of them! ’, ‘Under the paving stones, the beach! ’. What do such graffiti as these […]

Should the U. S sometimes pursue realpolitik and sometimes human rights? In other words, is it acceptable for the U. S. to someimes anything even support dictators, if it is good for the nation, sometimes pursue moral priciples when it can reasonably do so? I think the U. S. should do what is in the […]

EOC—STUDY GUIDE Representative Democracy – the citizens choose a smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf, but the people remain the source of the government’s authority. Dictatorship – a government controlled by one person or a small group of people who make all decisions. Federal – the sharing of power […]

We see this definition of power exercised all over the world on the television or in a newspaper, as the domination of one group of people over another can have detrimental affects for a country, which is then penetrated throughout the world by the power of the media. (Anon, 2008). This essay will explore the […]