- The Human Role of Politics By:-Chuck E
It is commonly accepted that the project of sustainable development is conceptually composed of three constituent parts These parts are (1) environmental sustainability, (2) economic sustainability, and (3) social-political sustainability
- Don't Play Around With Politics By:-Chuck E
Politics is a dirty thing no matter how noble intentions are If you are a considerate citizen you will find here a lot of things that may interest you
- Political Participation of Latinos By:-Yvonne Miller
Political participation has taken on a series of definitions depending on the author or the context. However, for purposes of this paper, political participation will refer to lobbying, convincing others to vote, protesting, voting and related activities. Usually, one of the most prominently used measures of political participation is the amount of people who turn out to vote; in other words, voter turnout. (Tippet, 2007)
- Corporatism and Democracy By:-Yvonne Miller
Corporatist states are those ones in which there is a merger between the civil elements of society and state. Corporatism has been particularly associated with a number of countries and many of them have different ways of implementing this phenomenon. However, in order to gain a deeper understanding of this issue, the paper shall place more emphasis on its implementation in Mexico and Western Europe as case studies.
- What Does Deregulation Mean? By:-Brooke Drake
I’ve heard a lot of talk in the past regarding deregulation in Texas and to be honest, I never really knew what that meant Even though I have lived in Houston for the majority of my life, I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I never paid much attention to things like the electricity market or even the oil and gas market
- Sovereignty and Conflicts By:-Artur Victoria
Once governments are seen as representatives of those whose consent they have obtained, an entirely new question arises: What powers have the people consented to delegate to their representatives To a constitutional lawyer, this issue is strangely absent from much international law
- Regulating States Conflict By:-Artur Victoria
One of the greatest problems with the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) role in regulating conflict and in resolving disputes such as those that arose over the Kosovo bombing lies in the nature and origins of the Security Council Established at the end of the Second World War, it was an extension and refinement of the meetings of the 'big three' in Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam
- State Intervention on Humanitarian Areas By:-Artur Victoria
The limited but growing recognition of the possibility of intervention on humanitarian grounds is the first crack in the arguments used to support the principle of no intervention In addition, as more and more nations formally embrace democratic ideals, the first two factors listed above are losing much of their force
- The Ethical Globalized State By:-Artur Victoria
The process of preconceiving liberal democratic values and re-institutionalizing them for a global world calls for nothing less than a new enlightenment Such a global enlightenment should aim to civilize the increasingly brutal world of global economics, just as the eighteenth century Enlightenment began the process of civilizing the absolutist post-Westphalia states
- Drug Trafficking in West African Criminal Networks By:-Artur Victoria
Poor countries are a source of production or transportation of illegal goods or as transit points for trafficking, while developed countries offer clear opportunities for the sale and acquisition These countries have more interest for criminal groups as a base for their activities, namely:
a) In the European Union, Ireland - UK - Germany - Netherlands - Belgium - Italy - Spain
b) In Latin America and the Caribbean-Netherlands Antilles - Venezuela - Peru - Ecuador -Brazil
c) In Asia - Afghanistan - Pakistan - Thailand
d) In the Middle East, Lebanon - Dubai - Bahrain
West African criminal networks operate with great ease and flexibility
- West African Criminal Networks of Illegal Immigration By:-Artur Victoria
Each year tens of thousands of people from West African countries are transported by road to North Africa, mainly Morocco, from where they to Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar, whether hidden in trucks, which make the journey aboard ferries, or rafts
In some cases there is also the smuggling of illegal immigrants by sea directly to France and Italy from North African countries
- Terrorist Methods of Subversive Groups - Acting and Recruiting By:-Artur Victoria
Usually the study is directed toward the criminal aspects of terrorism, which are present in all areas, and into the criminal aspects of illegal immigration Clearly, migration (regular or not) and criminal activity that may fall under illegal immigration, have a general and wider dimensions than the pure criminal dimension of terrorism
- The Legal and Organized Political Power By:-Artur Victoria
The components of national power of the state, qualitative and quantitative factors of economic, political, social and military power are needed to interpret the same state as a dynamic social relationship, which necessarily interacts with all facets of social behavior
The combination of these optical multidisciplinary appreciate the history and present of nations, as part of social and institutional contents of the country, under the deposit of state powers in the government figure, defines the policies to follow
- The Challenge of Citizenship Empowerment By:-Artur Victoria
Local governments face a rapidly changing society, both in terms of speed and dimension Some of today's most striking issues are: (i) the economic restructuring as the former socialist industries collapsed; (ii) the impact that high rates of unemployment have on families and communities; (iii) the continuous growth of vulnerable groups, as division and differentiation within the society grows, and; (iv) a growing environmental concern, which is often related to the "wild" urbanization process
- Linkages Between Terrorism and Drug Trafficking in North Africa By:-Artur Victoria
Until the moment when 16 terrorist attacked in Casablanca and caused the killing of 44 people, the Moroccan regime had been taking a low profile in the treatment of cannabis crop growing and trafficking In the 90s, the former king Hassan II formed an agency for the development of northern Morocco under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior
- The Concept of Power By:-Artur Victoria
The conditions of domination and subordination of power have always been a constant in the history of human relations and its forms of social organization
For that reason, analyze the nature and dynamics of power is one of the most important elements of policy analysis and to develop prospective scenarios
- The Paradigms Review By:-Artur Victoria
The state and its sovereignty are the face of new poles of power In the realm of theory, revision of interpretive studies of the international scene has led to such divergent responses ranging from the conservative behaviorists to postmodern iconoclasts
- The Review of the Concepts of Safety and Capacity By:-Artur Victoria
States quickly learn 'the game' or they should do to ensure their survival and make the appropriate security measures This approach also reinforces the Center for Strategic and International Studies Georgetown one of the most influential think tanks (or academic and research activities related to American power) of the previous decade and the present, noting that "foreign policies in several respects returned to the family lines particularly the control of its process by the main international actor, the States
- Summarizing Power By:-Artur Victoria
Summarizing power relativity imposes social dynamics, explained by the concepts of relativity and comprehensiveness of power Social mobility encourages internal and external procedures to continuously review and evaluate information, taking as long as the reference point which is the permanent strategic interests and objectives
- Policies and Interventionism By:-Artur Victoria
Foreign policy is clearly defined their goals and permanent is the synthesis of the exercise of power of the state in the field of international relations This applies to all nations and is, as noted in the previous chapter, the guidance of national interest for all States
- The Reality of Insecurity By:-Artur Victoria
In this multidimensional dimension of insecurity, we are witnessing a moment of fatal confluence of crises that generate such feedback, and many devastating impacts on vast quantities of human beings, particularly the most vulnerable regions and sectors of this inequitable globalization and compulsive
- African Bureaucracies By:-Artur Victoria
The context in many African countries (among others) is not conducive to successful bureaucracies For example:
• Information and evaluation are scarce and expensive, which inhibits internal and external controls
- Concept of Democracy - Artur Victoria Study By:-Artur Victoria
“Democracy” is nearly universally cherished in the contemporary world: hence the inherently contested nature of the concept This contested nature means that different political forces try to attach somewhat different meanings to the word
- Building an Information System - A Study by Artur Victoria By:-Artur Victoria
An information system (IS) can be defined as "a set of inter-related components working together to collect, retrieve, process, store and distribute information in order to facilitate the planning, control, coordination, analysis and decision making in companies and other organizations"
The most common concepts of an information system are those in which:
• Computer networks are systems of components of information processing;
• The use of computer networks by firms are, in fact, interconnected information systems;
• Developing ways of using computer networks in business includes the design of the basic components of information systems;
• The administration of information technology emphasizes the quality and value for business and security of information systems in an organization
- Reform Of The State And Public Programs - A Study By Artur Victoria By:-Artur Victoria
An information system (IS) can be defined as "a set of inter-related components working together to collect, retrieve, process, store and distribute information in order to facilitate the planning, control, coordination, analysis and decision making in companies and other organizations"
The most common concepts of an information system are those in which:
• Computer networks are systems of components of information processing;
• The use of computer networks by firms are, in fact, interconnected information systems;
• Developing ways of using computer networks in business includes the design of the basic components of information systems;
• The administration of information technology emphasizes the quality and value for business and security of information systems in an organization
- Racial Profiling Cases on Center Stage After High-Profile Arrest By:-John B.
Regardless of what side you come down on regarding the recent incident involving the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, it is one of those racial profiling cases that has propelled the issue back into the minds of average Americans Gates, a prominent Harvard professor, was arrested in his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts and charged with disorderly conduct after a neighbor called the police and reported that two men were trying to break into Gates' home
- 100th Anniversary Celebrated at NAACP Convention By:-Todd A.
On March 9, 1892 in Memphis, Tenn three successful African American businessmen were brutally lynched and accused of raping White women, when their actual “crime” was the competition they represented to their White counterparts
- Obama Approval Rating in First 100 Days By:-Todd A.
Whether you voted for him or not, few Americans can honestly say that on January 20th, they were not anxious to see how the first Black President of the United States would perform as leader of the free the world After recently completing his first 100 days in the Oval Office, the Barack Obama approval rating is extremely high for a leader faced with so much adversity from a devastating recession to two wars in the Middle East
- Public Interest Litigation By:-Artur Victoria
a) Vested interests
Is possible for citizens to combat corruption to individual and systematic levels Actually is very difficult, including exposing oneself to personal and serious risks
- The Core Idea of Democracy By:-Artur Victoria
The first requirement is to remember the critical role of the legislature in the integrity system The essential insight of ‘ethics regimes’ and ‘integrity systems’ is that no single institution can provide the answer and that each must support the other
- Freedom of Information By:-Artur Victoria
One of the temptations of all government is to restrict Freedom of Information It sometimes seems that the strongest Freedom of information legislation is always the first Act, introduced by a reformist government before it has secrets to hide
- Fabricating Terror By:-Haron Nawabi
The Media has a way of portraying a terrorist as an Islamic fundamentalist who envies the rights and freedoms given to those who live in America I want you to diminish the subliminal and commercial images in you brain and open mindfully read this passage
- Fabricate Terror By:-Haron Nawabi
The Media has a way of portraying a terrorist as an Islamic fundamentalist who envies the rights and freedoms given to those who live in America I want you to diminish the subliminal and commercial images in you brain and open mindfully read this passage
- Where Do the Candidates Stand on Immigration Laws? By:-Todd A.
Throughout the historic 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama and John McCain have disagreed and debated over issues such as the war in Iraq, the economy, and faith and values, rarely agreeing on a problem or solution However, when it comes to the need to reform United States immigration laws, both candidates seem to be on the same wavelength and both are determined to secure U
- Would Hilary Be at Her Best as Secretary of State? By:-Coddie Adwar
If Hillary Rodham Clinton serves as a secretary of state, Clinton vetting would also include a closer look at Bill Clinton Obama's transition team has been carefully reviewing Bill Clinton’s international business deals and the Clinton-foundation fundraising to see whether certain activities would preclude the appointment of his wife as secretary of state
- Astrology & The Presidential Election: Obama VS McCain By:-Donna Page
Stepping into the world of political prediction is a murky arena for an astrologer I want you to know my personal position, I am for the good of all humanity, what I want is whoever wins to have a pure heart and intelligent mind, I want the candidate who will uplift and do what is right for the country, for all of humanity, and the planet
- Paulson's Plan - Is it Right For America? By:-Vijay Patel
There has been much discussion about Henry Paulson’s Plan to invest $700 billion dollars of the tax payers’ money in US mortgage backed securities Opinions are divided, some totally oppose it while others vehemently espouse it
- A Tale of Two Countries By:-Todd A.
Charles Dickens once wrote in his classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities that, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…”
Barack Obama’s historic journey to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for the upcoming presidential election is the culmination of those who struggled throughout slavery and the Civil Rights movement
- Peace in an Unsettled World By:-Bernard Steele
I listened to a story on National Public Radio on the 7th June 2008 It was a moving story told by a woman whose mother had dedicated and even risked her life to give medical guidance and service to pregnant women in Iran sometime during the sixties and seventies
- French Parliament Delivers on Sarkozy's Promise By:-Johnny Summerton
It's never easy following through on an electoral pledge, and if any politician knows how difficult it is, then it must be the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy
So far he has failed miserably on last year's major presidential campaign promise to increase the purchasing power of the average man and woman on the street here in France and kick-start the sluggish economy he inherited
- Super Tuesday By:-BOB E
I saw a news clip recently where the reporter stopped people on the street and asked them how they were preparing for “Super Tuesday” The people, mostly young, didn’t have a clue
- The Truth About Government "Solutions" By:-Robert
It is obvious that America has become a nation of individuals who want immediate satisfaction and short-term "solutions" A perfect example is our current financial crisis-a crisis caused by the easy money policy of The Federal Reserve System
- Who Should Have Barack's Back? By:-Todd A.
Now that the dust has settled on Barack Obama's historic nomination as the Democratic candidate for the presidency, an equally important challenge presents itself Who should Obama choose as his running mate for the November election
- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Speaks Out By:-Johnny Summerton
It’s just what France (and the world) has been waiting for – the real story behind the marriage of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and his third wife Carla
And that’s exactly what it’s going to get on Thursday – apparently – with the release of a new book “La Véritable Histoire de Carla et Nicolas”
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Fails By:-Phil Forp
In the wake of a tragedy we are often left in a state of complete and utter shock Especially in events where our homes are destroyed and our loves one separated from us, our minds are the furthest thing from rational or clear
- Is Traditional Politics Dead? By:-Jack Deal
The poor vote one way and the rich another. Those neither rich nor poor get caught square in the middle or "middle class" as it is often called. The Twilight Zone might be a more appropriate name.
- Rush Limbaugh's Operation Chaos: The Ninja Option? By:-John DeJong
For those aspiring Robinson Crusoe's among you, Op. Chaos is a brilliant creation of Rush Limbaugh. What he has done is to give all those Conservatives who have missed out on voting against John McCain a new voting life by way of switching parties and becoming "Shadow Democrats" for the remaining DNC primaries.
- An Astronaut For Second Chair On The Democratic Ticket By:-Stuart Nachbar
While I went out on a long limb to suggest that Rudy Giuliani may be the best running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, I am at a loss to guess who would run with whom on the Democratic ticket The highly competitive race between Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Barack Obama has had more than its share of drama — and more than its share of barbs that will only help a Republican deflate the credibility of the eventual nominee
- The Last King Of Spain? By:-Roger Munns
A young King Juan Carlos helped steer Spain from a dictatorship to a modern democracy after he came to the throne some 32 years ago, and his achievements include defending the fledgling democracy in 1981 from an attempted coup
Once popular and regarded as a man of the people, recent times have been more troubling for the king as political groups on both the left and right have called for an end to the Spanish monarchy
- The Audacity Of Reality By:-Kurt Hartman
Every day, I am am bombarded by the ever-present drivel that we call "news" in this country By the time my head hits a wrinkled, unintentionally drool-stained pillow, my mind is awash in opinion, conjecture, and a range of commentary that is inexcusably vast
- Barack Obama Can By:-Susan Bernau
Even though Barack Obama has only served in national office for three years, his ability to, as State Sen Donne Trotter, a Democrat, says, be "a quick read, a quick study" compensates for the lack of experience
- What Next For Rudy Giuliani? By:-Susan Bernau
On March 13, 2008 Rudy Giuliani pitched in for McCain who had to go vote in the senate Rudy headlined a $1000 a plate luncheon for McCain saying that he believed that the Republicans could win Pennsylvania
- Now Who Was It That Said, Washington Is Broken? By:-John DeJong
This is perhaps the most bizarre Republican Primary Election that I've ever witnessed. As a matter of fact, the entire GOP looks like it is going over the edge. In my mind, it is an unholy alliance that my party has wrapped its arms around the most Liberal of all our Candidates to run for President of the United States. Yet as we've all witnessed in just one week, it's nothing more than...
- Political Flip-Flops By:-Susan Bernau
In December 2008, Mike Huckabee's campaign had to do something to get ahead of Mitt Romney The campaign aids urged a negative attack ad campaign to which Mike Huckabee reluctantly agreed
- The Mind And The Heart In America's Political Campaigns By:-Julie Redstone
We have, in this country, a tradition of leadership that aims to appeal both to the intelligence of the 'common man', and also to the heart within each person that assesses character and that decides upon voting behavior For most people, such decisions are not just based on the ideas and issues that candidates present, but also on the integrity, depth, and commitment that a candidate brings to these ideas and issues
- The Effect Of Spiritual Light On The Presidential Election By:-Julie Redstone
Spiritual light has to do with three central things, among others: 1) heightening the capacity for empathy and love and the desire to share love, 2) bringing into greater awareness a sense of truth and an increasing sense of what only masquerades as truth, 3) and enhancing the motivation of those holding greater light to adopt courses of action that are not self-seeking but that truly represent the welfare of a greater whole
- 18 In ’08 Gets My Vote By:-Stuart Nachbar
On October 1, I had the privilege to come to Rutgers to see a screening of 18 in '08, a documentary produced by David Burstein, a Haverford College freshman The documentary's purpose: to get out the youth (18 to 24 year-old) vote and tell politicians how to make it happen
- How To Create A Winning Political Campaign Sign By:-Gabriel Adams
Campaign signs may not look much but they are often the most effective area of your political campaign The visibility of your campaign signs gives you exposure like no other media can; taking you into homes you would not get into otherwise
- Where Is A Good Liberal When You Need One? By:-Rusty Ford
I believe compassion is a desire to help other people that is so overwhelming that you cannot help but go and help yourself
All my life I have heard about how compassionate liberals are and how greedy conservatives are
- Asymmetric Warfare And Apple Pie By:-Jim Silvester
Asymmetric warfare is as alien to average 21st century Americans as the Martian landscape
Yet it is a term more readily heard in the media nowadays promulgated by the nation’s defense planners and used quite frequently in reference to the war on terrorism
- Real Conservative Don’t Drink Lattes, Or Do They? By:-Jim Silvester
If Barry Goldwater were alive today to witness the new transformation of the GOP, he would grow a beard and become a bead vendor on Constitution Avenue in Washington
While in Indianapolis recently this author noted numerous well dressed business people standing in line waiting to buy coffee
- China Is Really Number Two By:-Jim Silvester
China's coming on strong while our leaders chase the terrorists across the globe
Recently much international press fanfare was generated acknowledging that China had replaced Great Britain as the world's fourth largest economy
- Little Known Weapons Of Mass Destruction Threat During Lebanon War By:-Yoram I.
A well informed source in the Israeli intelligence community, who cannot be identified, says the Israeli air force raids, following the July 12 Hezbollah attack on an IDF border patrol, were aimed first of all at "Hezbollah's strategic weapons' secret locations" The source added that this initial goal did not include "ordinary" short and medium range rockets but was specifically aimed against the heavier weapon systems supplied by Iran with the Zalzal rockets topping the list
- What Does It Really Mean To Be A U.S. Citizen? By:-David Maillie
It supposedly means we have great rights and priviledges, but in actuality, these rights are bipartisan with the rich and wealthy having one set of rights and the poor another. America is not a true democracy, but actually closer to Russia and socialism. This is an article you need to read.
- Would An Elected Official's Credit Score Affect Your Vote? By:-Sanyika Calloway-Boyce
Recently a very gutsy newspaper in Toledo, Ohio challenged both Republican and Democrat City Counsel candidates to "show their cards," by giving access to their credit reports and credit scores for the voting public to see.
This raises a very interesting question; would an elected official's credit score affect your vote?
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