Political Science Essays

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

(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 […]

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 […]

Anarchists argue for a stateless society. Do you agree this would be a good thing or is it dangerous considering what happens to stateless Individuals In the modern world? A Stateless Society – Would Anarchy Really Work? Throughout the world, the majority of modern societies live within harmonious social boundaries that allow citizens to interact […]

Common Sense Common sense is greatly credited with encouraging the colonists to finally establish themselves independently from Britain as Thomas Paine attacked the principles of hereditary rule and monarchical government. He believed that society Is constructive in that people Join together to accomplish common goals and the government’s role is to protect the citizens from […]

The financial allocation in the 1 lath five year plan is almost five times that in the tenth five year plan and the Prime Minister has rightly called the eleventh Lana an ‘education plan’. L With an aim to improve the higher education system in India, the government introduced three bills in the Look Saba […]

Differences between Timarchic, Oligarchic, Democratic and Tyrannical GovernmentsThese four types of governments is what Socrates describe as unjust soul, as he referred his analogy between city and soul, he points these types of governments as unjust souls. This process of social decline that makes us identify the cause of the fall of a just city […]

1. Utopia is a crescent-shaped island that curves in on itself, enclosing a large bay. The bay is a huge harbor. The bay is protected from entry by sunken rocks, of which are known only to Utopians. The bay allows for easy internal shipping and travel, but makes any sort of external attack or unwanted […]

“The devil himself is in the house. The devil came here yesterday and it smells of sulfur still today. ” Hugo Chavez said on September 10th, 2006; defying President Bush in the United Nations (U. N. ) assembly. Chavez as president of Venezuela since 1999, he defied the world by insulting Bush and other high […]

During the post-Napoleonic Era. states began to seek ways to keep the balance of power among Europe. Thus. they called on cooperation and created a good start of the Concert of Europe—the coaction of states. However. by 1823. failure loomed and the Concert of Europe began to fall in. What were the grounds behind? Was […]

The PRI, or Partido Revolucionario Institucional, was Mexico dominant ruling party for 71 years, after which it was defeated at the polls by the National Action Party (PAIN). The PAIN presidential candidate, Vicente Fox, beat the PRI candidate, Francisco Labastida, in the presidential election to become the first President that came from a party other […]

In Frederick Rudolph’s (1993) book Curriculum: A History of the American Undergraduate Course of Study Since 1636, the evolution of the American education system from being curriculum-focused in to pragmatism and utilitarianism is discussed as a socio-political issue whose development often does not follow predictions or expectations. Rudolph points out that despite America gaining its […]

The President of the United States of America has two primary responsibilities aside from the usual routine of governing a country. The first one is to develop and execute domestic policies. The second one is to develop and execute foreign policies. The domestic policies that will come out of the White House will determine the […]

Society is build by social structures; main structures are social stratification and social conflict. Social stratification refers to condition in which individuals are arranged in social classes in a group. In sociology, anthropology and other social sciences field it is defined as hierarchical arrangement of individuals into divisions of wealth and power within a given […]