Essays and Research Papers on Selected Comp. Politics

This 20 page paper considers the influence of John Locke on British politics. The paper begins with a brief biography in order to ascertain his opportunity to influence society of the time. The writer then considers the general influence of his ideas such as the social contract within modern British politics. The final part of ...

A 12 page paper. England and France are two distinct countries with two distinct ideologies. Both First World powers influential in determining the course of global politics, they do share many similarities as leaders in the European Community, even though they both have very different roles both in the politics of the European ...

A 12 page paper which discusses the significant, and risky, role played by the United States, as the only super power, as it involves security. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Francisco Franco was a general and authoritarian leader who governed Spain from 1939 through 1975. Robert Gabriel Mugabe was President of Zimbabwe in more recent years. This 4 page essay compares and contrasts their respective rise to power as well their leadership style. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper considers the way in which Australia conduct international relations and looks at how these measures may be seen as predominantly undertaken in order to protect Australian security. The concept of Australia as a "middle power", and the relationship and agreements with countries such as United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand ...

This 5 page paper looks at of these two leaders, their rise to power and their rule. First the writer considers President Jose Eduardo dos Santos President of Angola and his political career along with key events during that career. Then the writer continues with Omar Bongo President of Gabon, giving a brief critique of ...

A 6 page paper that argues that the League of Nations ultimately failed due to its lack of membership from the major world powers, its lack of unity in purpose, its lack of organization, and its lack of commitment to cause. Each of these weaknesses is discussed as well as the damage each inflicted ...

A 10 page paper which discusses various aspects of the relationship between the German political party and the Christian Democratic Union. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 9 page paper considers how the Western organisations, such as the European Union have used their power to manipulate social, legal and economic change instates that wish to join them, and how this conditionality may be seen as both necessary and hypocritical. The paper focuses on the EU. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

This 14 page paper discusses this British Act which had a very dramatic effect on the black population in England. In fact, this act was a turning point in terms of black immigration for England. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 13 page paper looks at the advantages and disadvantages associated with membership of the European Union, from the perspective of the individual nation states. Specific issues, such as the free movement of people, goods and trade, the euro, and the harmonization of legal issues are all discussed. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the following quote by Lord Hoffman and discusses how if it is still accurate now the Human Rights Act 1998 is in force; ""Parliamentary sovereignty means parliament can, if it chooses, legislate contrary to fundamental principles of human rights. The Human Rights Act 1998 will not detract from this power ...

Karl Marx predicted that capitalism was bound to fail and would give way to communism. This 10 page paper looks at the way that Marx used historical analysis in order to examine political models with the emphasis he placed on the modes of production. The paper argues that while his historical facts may have been ...

This 6 page paper provides a history of and comparison between the Mongol empire of the thirteenth century and the Islamic empire of the seventh century. The Islamic Empire is seen to have had a more enduring influence on world history as exemplified by the current revivalism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at an essay by Colin Northrop and answers three questions. The first defines the thesis of the essay. The second part of the paper examines the construction of the paper and the arguments and the third part of the paper considers the sources used by Northrop. The bibliography cites 3 ...

(10pp) This discussion was to be constructed to appeal to an audience who is more apathetic than hostile. It is suggested that, not only is this a unique moment in history to participate in the political system, but it is a better investment of personal economics and energy to not sit through Electoral College ...

This 6 page paper compares the ideas presented by James Goldsborough in his article, Out-of-Control Immigration with an article on the vulnerable and exploitable immigrant workforce and the need for strengthening worker protective legislation by Lora Jo Foo. No additional sources are listed.

In 2005 the UK Conservative party launched part of there political campaign as an attack on the government management of the health service. This 3 page paper assesses the marketing communications campaign, identifying the likely marketing communications objectives for the campaign and discussing how these objectives may be evaluated. The bibliography cites 2 sources

This 16 page paper examines the international negotiation problems associated with the ‘composite dialogue’ between India and Pakistan regarding Kashmir. The paper starts by identifying issues, the significant parties and then looks at the perspectives of the parties involved. The best alternative to a negotiated agreement is considered, and issues including communication building criteria of ...

This 5 page paper considers the different cultures of Switzerland and Iran considering how they differ and how they communicate. Issues include gender differences and the religious status of the countries. . The paper compares the two nations and looks to understand how the communication can be seen as effective and how, with the differences ...

This 10 page paper how and why imperialism took place in the Middle East. The paper covers history form the emergence of written records up to The Treaty of Versailles. This includes the Hellenic conquest of Alexander the Great, the Roman conquest, the Crusades, the Suez Canal and the roles of Spain, France, and Britain. ...

This 15 page paper is written in 3 parts. The first part looks at the foreign policy priorities of the US Obama administration. The second part of the paper discusses the idea that the concept of universal human rights is a western concept in international politics. The last part of the paper is a suggested ...

This 5 page paper is written as a speech given to support the US position of the need for the country to go to war with Iraq. The writer uses both logical and emotional arguments to persuade an audience that if war is needed then it is the duty and obligation of the government to ...

This 5 page paper examines the benefits of nuclear weapons and is written as an argument in their defense. This paper bases the argument in support of nuclear weapons on a wide variety of facts relating to the political, economic and environmental benefits of nuclear weapons. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the controversial article written in 1993 that predicted that conflicts in the twenty-first century will be between different civilisations, most notably between the Muslim and non Muslim civilisations. The bibliography cites 1 source.