Essays and Research Papers on Government

This 3 page paper explores the question of how Great Britain politics are being impacted by the EU. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page address to the question of how nationalism has affected Eastern verses Western European countries and to the question as to how nationalism has affected the evolution of liberal democracies in these countries. While nationalism has been evidenced time and time again among the western European countries and, in fact, has resulted ...

6 pages in length. The idea of democracy, as America's forefathers originally intended it to represent, was that of the ultimate evolution of human life. The concept, which was just a seed when it was established in the United States over two hundred years ago, allowed for people to make their own destinies ...

A 3 page contention that while the EU is a preeminent example of the application of neofunctional principles to the development of an integrated political community, it has many obstacles confronting it. One of the most pressing is the balance that must be made between regulation and promotion of member countries to insure the ...

This 5 page paper considers the way in which Europe has evolved in terms of integration and security and defense policies. The paper argues that it is due to the higher levels of political integration as a result of the trade agreements that the current levels of agreement, including that of a rapid response force, ...

According to EUROPA (2001), the internet connection for the European Union, the institutional system constructed for this organization is one of a kind. By its own definition it operates on a "three pillar" construction composed of intergovernmental and supranational elements. This 5 page discussion will examine the institutional system of the European Union, ...

This 5 page paper considers the problems of the expansion of the European Union specifically with the immigration and agricultural policies and the proposed solutions along with a discussion of the effects on the potential new and existing members. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the progression of Europe's political, economic and social structures since ancient times. This paper considers the influence that the military had on the progression of European society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper begins with general comments about regional agreements and then discusses the European Union in particular. When it was established, how it works in terms of governance, the perceived advantages and disadvantages, and the benefits members may enjoy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page consideration of the question of why western European countries came to dominate the world during the sixteenth century while other countries slid into the background. The author contends that mindset and technology interacted to determine this trend. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page overview of the various provisions of the EU as they relate to the environment and agriculture. The author notes a difference in intensity in environmental oversight and agricultural oversight. This difference is attributed to differing needs and concerns of the member countries. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses the political status of the European Union; is it a federation, a supranation or an intergovernment system. following a description of how the EU resembles parts of each political structure, the writer discusses the changes that would have to be made for the EU to adopt the status of federalism. ...

This 5 page critical review provides an overview of Charles Tilly's book about the creation of the nation states of Europe. The paper contends that while the author is correct to an extent, he leaves out some vital points. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper loos at the way in which membership of the European Union has and will continue to Effect Portugal. The roles of aid and trade and their relative amounts are considered in the context of the communities influence. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 24 page paper looks at this statement and agues its' truth by looking at the policy systems in the European Union. The paper considers both formal and informal systems, including the European Council, the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social committee and other legislature. The paper also considers the ...

This 5 page report discusses whether or not Europeans are likely to ever adopt the standard United States view of patriotism during times of war that sees public dissent while troops are engaged in combat as being unpatriotic. The conclusion of the article is that they will not. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the question: What does European federalism indicate about the relationship between culture, political development, and economic development? The question is based on the fact that culture plays a key role in political and economic development. The writer first addresses the issue of whether or not the EU can be considered ...

A 9 page paper discussing points and implications of Larry Siedentop's "Democracy in Europe," which calls for and encourages the development of a constitutional republic of Western European nations. A separate PowerPoint® presentation also is available. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page report discusses the rise in popularity of both xenophobia and right-wing extremism in Germany, especially what was once East Germany. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 14 page paper looks at the European Union using the concepts of realism and liberalism found in international relations theory. The paper starts by explaining the two approaches and then applies them to the way in which the European Union has developed and polices that can be observed. The bibliography cites 11 sources. ...

A paper which considers various issues regarding economic migration in several European countries, with reference to EU social policies, increased globalisation, and the public perception of migrants and refugees. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page consideration of the variations that exists between these systems. An emphasis is placed on US, German, and Great Britain health care systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages. This paper is an analysis of imperialistic activity during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The imminence of world war had a significant impact upon Europe's transition to democracy before 1914. With the implication of being an inter-imperialist conflict among capitalist leaders, its threatening presence promised to inflict such ...

A 5 page position paper agreeing with the concepts presented in Steven Muller’s “Time to Kill” (The National Interest, Summer 1997), in which the author asserts that Europe’s perpetual high unemployment and business-constraining government regulations could in time destroy the fabric of the European culture. Both existing and emerging conditions “suggest that the outcome ...

A 4 page book review. US politicians who are associated with American involvement in Southeast Asia, that is, Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson, are, in general, denigrated both by the public and by historical scholarship. In Lyndon Johnson and Europe, In the Shadow of Vietnam (2003), historian Thomas Alan Schwartz offers a reasoned and ...