Essays and Research Papers on Comparative Politics

This 5 page paper examines the Missile Gap of the middle part of the 20th century and the reasons for the misjudgements. Furthermore, this paper examines the U.S. intelligence estimates for the Soviets and how that affected our own programs. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A twelve page paper which looks at various studies on income inequality in Pakistan from both a local and a global perspective, and suggests ways in which a combination of key indicators might be used to give a more accurate picture of poverty levels and income inequality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper considers how the growing influence of globalization may impact on individual nations sovereignty. The writer argues that the globalisation may support sovereignty, whilst undermining it and eroding it at the same time. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

A 5 page assertion that the media has had, and currently has, a tremendous impact on political function in America. This paper contends that technololgy itself can be identified as the root cause of media irresponsibility. While we tend to view the impact of the media as having occurred only in contemporary times, ...

This 5 page paper discusses the type of foreign policy and international relations in the United States as we entered the 21st century. For example, many experts believe that foreign policy and international relations were characterized as indecisiveness and intellectual laziness in the late 1990s and in the first year of the new century. The ...

This 5 page paper discusses the realist theory of international realtions in regards to the terrorist events of 9/11/02. Specifically, this paper attempts to reveal the mindset of the terrorists who abide by such a theory in order to explain how such a tragedy was possible. Bibliogaphy lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines whether or not poverty is responsible for the increasing acts of terrorism worldwide. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the concept of charismatic leadership as defined by Willner in 'The Spellbinders' and considers whether it is likely that a charismatic leader would arise in the current American political scene. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper considers why and how Britain was able to be the primary enforcer of property rights during the nineteenth century and how the United States was unable to maintain that position by the 1970’s. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the nature of democracy and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is considered to be a constitutional monarchy but has based its government, especially the representative House of Commons, on the ideals of democracy. Robert Dahl outlined in his text “On Democracy” what he considers are elements essential in ...

This 5 page paper considers the role and influence of the intervention forces and the peacekeeping forces in Bosnia along with the advantages and disadvantages of their actions. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 5 page paper considers The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and whether this may be seen as a viable political model in contemporary society. The writer adopts an objective stance and considers the for and against arguments before reaching a conclusion. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This is a 5 page paper comparing volunteerism in France, Chile and the United States. Volunteerism and community service are not international trends and are unheard of in many countries. In the United States at least 49% of the population has claimed that they have volunteered at least once in a community based organization or ...

In 1993 Ireland introduced the VRT, this is a controversial tax applied when a car, new or second hand, is registered for the first time in the country. The writer examined the current attitude of the EU opinion towards this tax. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of globalization and cultural diversity, but uses a 1992 article called Jihad vs. McWorld as a springboard for discussion. Both concepts are defined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper explains what the Columbia Plan was, and examines the United States' involvement in it. Examples are given which implicate the US's interests were far removed from those of human rights and geared more toward globalization efforts. Examples quoted, cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the Arab-Israeli conflict from the ficticious point of view of an expert briefing the leaders in Saudi Arabia on the Palestinian refugee problem. The origination of the blood feud between the Palestinians and the Israelis is discussed as well as how other Arab countries might respond to further developments. Bibliography ...

This 12 page report discusses the issue of nuclear disarmament in terms of how it relates to the National Missile Defense Shield and how the failure to truly disarm and the threat of implementing the NMD stand in the way of the United Nations’ ideal of a truly peaceful global society. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 7 page paper addresses the catalyst question: To what extent is terrorism an effective and legitimate mechanism of power? The essay begins by commenting on the many forms of terrorism and cites the definition for terrorism, the alleged motivations for terrorism, comments from authors who contend that there are no ideologies for terrorism. ...

This 11 page accounts for the absence of a US-Soviet arms control regime governing the possession, testing or use of anti-satellite weapons. The paper considers the current situation and the historical events that have lead to this. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 5 page paper outlines a plan for Chile's growth in the future. Problems it has had in the past are duly noted. The paper focuses on its population problems as well as its environmental concerns. Bibliography lists sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the issue of terrorism in relation to the World Trade Center. This paper analyzes the two attacks on this building and discusses the impact of each. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page tutorial paper discusses the influence of political action committees (PAC) in political campaigns. The writer begins by defining PACs and discusses their importance to candidates, the approximate number of PACs and how much they contribute to the campaign funds. The writer offers both the positive and negative effects of PACs and ...

This 6 page paper considers issue relating to EU energy policies. These include how the European Union energy policy changed over the last half century. How the deregulation of markets led to benefits for consumers. The costs of the EU’s energy policy in environmental terms, the role of the EU as a global influence for ...

This 7 page paper considers the situation between NATO and Russia, how it has developed and the way in which there are now many commonalties. The paper argues that stability may be aided though membership of international organisations such as the EU and NATO, which are likely to be mutually reinforcing. The bibliography cites 6 ...