Essays and Research Papers on Political Science Issues

A 6 page paper discussing the apparent dichotomy in nationalist sentiment in the presence of transnational alliances. Nationalism and transnationalism do have a common ground. Singapore would have made its great strides alone, but bringing neighbors along too strengthens the economic and political stability of the entire region, thereby contributing to Singapore's further ...

This 14 page report discusses Michael Gerson, President George W. Bush’s chief speehwriter. Bush himself chose Gerson as his writer despite the fact that most presidents usually leave that up to senior staff members. As a result, Gerson has a remarkable degree of access to the president that apparently the past several administrations’ writers have ...

A 7 page paper that first defines globalization and then discusses opposition to globalization. There is a large and diverse group of individuals and organizations that strongly oppose globalization on a number of grounds, one of which is the destruction of the environment. This is the objection that involves the IMF and World Bank directly. ...

A 6 page paper that addresses three issues: What is international relations theory? What are international relations? Does realism have any relevance in a globalized world? An emphasis is placed on the last two questions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

26 pages in length. The writer addresses issues ranging from politics to natural rights to reasons behind the Challenger tragedy. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

7 pages in length. authoritarianism is not but a passing tendency; rather, it influences a good portion of the population in differing capacities. No matter the level of authoritarianism, it is typically associated with undesirable personality syndrome in whatever measure it exists. The authoritarian personality is typically associated with a number of repulsive ...

6 pages. This paper will give an overview about Free Trade in the Americas, from NAFTA to FTAA. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages. The marketing of the U. S. Military is the subject of this paper, and as a case study we will deal with how a public relations firm would best go about advertising that the military needs recruits. This timely paper will serve to consider several angles as to how best to get ...

A 7 page paper that addresses two issues: What is NATO's mission since the end of the Cold War? Why is the U.S. involved in peacekeeping missions? NATO is an alliance and historically, alliances are ended when the threat has ended. This is not true with NATO. The reasons for the continued existence, and even ...

This 5 page paper considers how radical individualism may be seen as a threat to modern democracy. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

7 pages in length. The history of Cold War arms control is comprised of myriad elements, scores of political dignitaries and spans a number of years. With such grand and far-reaching components to the issue of disarmament, it is important for the student to address such topics as the Baruch plan, the principle ...

A 5 page paper that asks the question: Would you prefer to live in a world where all states had: nuclear and conventional weapons, only nuclear weapons or only conventional weapons? The writer presents an overview of the arguments presented by Sagan and Waltz in The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate. Based on this ...

A 5 page paper assessing a magazine article discussing the shift in political thought between America's two primary political parties. The author maintains that the Democrats and Republicans have changed places over the past 40 years, which can in large part be supported. The reasons that the author chooses in his arguments have ...

This 5 page paper provides a brief discussion of the origins of the Korean Conflict, referred to as the "forgotten war," a timeline of some of the major events during the war and a discussion of the impact the war had on international relations and politics, including the Cold War. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A six page paper which considers some of the reasons which state dictatorships do not succeed, with particular reference to the Maoist regime in China. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A seven page paper on the previous and current reforms in the British House of Lords, and the possible establishment of a Supreme Court in the United Kingdom. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper contrasts the ideas of these three political theorist looking at the similarities in the apparently simplistic ideas of Schumpeter and how they relate to Dahl and Tocqueville. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A paper which looks at some of the reasons why the UK became involved in the war against terrorism as a result of the events of September 11, how this is perceived by the British public, and the extent to which the fight against terrorism is seen to be a global rather than a national ...

This 5 page paper looks at how Founders viewed the idea of political parties and what they might say at the state of politics today. Positive and negative aspects of the two party system are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A five page paper which considers the social and cultural influences which affect political theorists and help to define their ideas. Bibliography lists 4 sources

Globalization has been recognized on many levels, one of which is the social and political cohesion of disparate countries through common economic and technological goals. This 8 page paper explores the concept of democracy in terms of the World Trade Organization and the methods and purposes of Amnesty International and Human Rights watch. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

An 8 page paper. The writer reacts to this stimulus statement: "In spite of the validity of some of the criticisms leveled at utilitarianism, there is no theory which provides a more rational guideline for the legislator." An explanation of utilitarianism is offered first. The writer then illustrates that a legislature that was to ...

A 10 page book report that considers some covert U.S. Navy operations that were never detailed by the news media. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at tourism as well as the politics that are generally intertwined with it. Several nations are used as examples such as Cuba, Vietnam, and the Middle East. The Baltic Sea area is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the statement that the benefits from freer world trade, and specifically the North American Free Trade Agreement, have been poorly or unequally distributed. The paper highlights the benefits that Singapore has been able to achieve over 40 years, the same length of time that the US has maintained the ...