Essays and Research Papers on Political Science Issues

This is a 5 page paper discussing U.S. relationships within the Middle East and possible priorities and resolutions. The situation and the conflicts in the Middle East are various, interconnecting and have intensified greatly within the past six months due to the recent terrorist attacks in New York and the subsequent retaliation by the United ...

5 pages in length. Political analysts have effectively addressed the idea of force as the primary element of war; inasmuch as force is the primary vehicle for political terrorists, it stands to reason that if the element of force did not exist, there would be no motivation for battle. With this in mind, ...

5 pages. A book review of the J. Breslin book A Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Guttierez. This true account of the life and death of an illegal immigrant working in New York is a fascinating account of the improprieties going on among the elected officials of New York City. That this young ...

A 7 page paper which examines why political leaders should read this controversial text. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page contention that the U.S. must change our foreign policy from the mistakes of our past to an effective policy which reworks the political ideologies of other countries from the inside out. Because failed and fragile states, like Afghanistan and Columbia become bases for terrorist groups, the United States must craft a ...

This paper argues the thesis that the United States is more a plutocracy, ruled by the rich and powerful, as opposed to a democracy. While America does offer the people an opportunity to elect officials, it is only candidates with money that can aspire to office. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 20 page paper discussing the political philosophies of John Rawls and their applications in today’s society. The political philosophies of John Rawls have included the aspects of theories of justice, justice as fairness, and political liberalism which are all used in the moral rights of citizens and the structure of society to ...

A 5 page paper in which the writer concludes that political revolutions are worth the cost, human, individual, and financial, even if they do not achieve their objectives. To support the premise, the writer uses some of the most well-known revolutions as examples – the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Haitian Revolution. Bibliography ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the World Trade Organization beginning with its emergence from the GATT rounds at Uruguay. The essay goes on to describe the official functions and authorities of the WTO, some dispute settlement rulings by the organization, the protest against the WTO in Seattle in 1999 and some of ...

A 5 page paper which examines “the Elections of 2000” as edited by Michael Nelson. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 10 page paper which examines the Rave culture as it involves social performance related to drug use, dancing, and ideologies. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at Gandhi's political and philosophical policies and how they had been influenced by the Gita. Other influences are discussed as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A comparison between statements made by Johnson, Califano and Masutow, referring to the success of the social and economic policies carried out by the Johnson administration with the aim of reducing social disadvantage.

A 5 page discussion of the contributions and potential concerns of this Russian spy in U.S. Cold War Human Intelligence operations against the Soviet Union. The author contends that while Penkovsky was a particularly important source during the Cuban missile crisis, he became more identified with his personality quirks than with the value ...

This 6 page paper dicusses the similarities and differences between Thomas Volgy's "Politics in the Trenches", and Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone". This paper analyzes these authors in terms of their views on the participation of American citizens in the political process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page report discusses corruption in Third World nations and addresses the question of whether it is an inherent flaw in the world’s least developed nations or if it is the fault of Western influence. The author makes the argument that corruption is fundamentally the result of the influence of the West. Bibliography lists ...

A 9 page paper which examines housing dynamics across the United States. The paper discusses housing dynamics as seen through the lens of class and race. W.E.B. DuBois and Friedrich Engels are discussed as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper explores the war in depth and notes several landmark events. The Nixon Doctrine, the Tet Offensive, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and the domino theory are all noted. The paper suggests that the U.S. involvement in the war was quixotic. Vietnamization is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6 page paper addresses a variety of concepts in this realm, inclusive but not limited to globalization and development. Solutions are explored. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

7 pages. There are many watchdog groups throughout the world that have been organized to protect and improve human rights. Have these been effective? This paper addresses that question and discusses such things as Amnesty International, the African Charter, the Human Rights Committee, The UN Commission on Human Rights and others. ...

This 6 page report discusses the fact that economic globalization and the rise of information technologies have set in motion an almost total reconfiguring of the organization of the world’s economy. The issue addressed is based on the possibility and likelihood of an increased level of globalization of the world’s currency systems.Bibliography lists 5 ...

This paper examines the U.S. welfare policy, including the Department of Agriculture's Food Stamp Program. The paper discusses the political and media influences on such programs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages in length. The writer discusses how nationalism and ethnic cleansing continue to thwart the prospect of global democracy, citing Huntington’s "The Clash of Civilization," Dahl’s "On Democracy" and Snyder’s "From Voting To Violence". Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper that contrasts and compares the views of society expressed by early sociologists, Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim. The writer argues that Marx and Durkheim were cognizant of the tension between freedom and equality in societal structure, but perceived the impact of these forces in very different ways. Bibliography lists ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing the state of the discipline of political science. Since the time of Aristotle, political science has been a discipline that has been used to study man and the state. Originally political science was based on philosophical theory much of it which was based on man’s natural knowledge. Within ...