Category: Politics & Government

  • The Prevalence of Fetishism in Classical and Contemporary Era

    Table of Contents Introduction Classical Era Contemporary Era Conclusion Reference List Introduction Commodity fetishism appeared in Marxism as an important component of Capitalism. According to Marx, fetishism was prevalent in the Classical Era both in commodity fetishism and the commodity production process (Edles and Appelrouth, 2005: 68). However, there was commodity fetishism even in the…

  • The Asian-Pacific Region and Australia

    Table of Contents Introduction International terrorism Proliferation of Arms Strategic stability Immigration and human security Reality of the threats Reference List Introduction Australia has many global interests and deals with countries in many regions. These relationships mainly involve states that affect the country’s strategic environment and act as trading and investment partners. Australia has many…

  • Policies that Favor Interests of Central Canada

    Table of Contents Are they necessary for nation building? Canadians Albertans References Are they necessary for nation building? Central Canada consists of Canada’s two most populous provinces, namely: Ontario and Quebec. It is the high population that gives Central Canada political leverage, which has often led to discomfort by other provinces. The policies favoring the…

  • A Change of UK Political Policies

    Table of Contents Introduction Cause of Political Reforms Effects of Political Reforms References Introduction Over the years, United Kingdom politics have generated a lot of interest globally. In the recent past, the centre stage of the UK political arena has been the formation of a coalition government in 2010 between two major UK political parties;…

  • China in the 21st Century

    Table of Contents Introduction China’s Agenda in Africa Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In the book, China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, Wasserstrom evaluates the developments in China starting from the Confucius period to the US-China relations in the recent past. The author focuses on the philosophies, political perspectives, and socioeconomic policies…

  • The role and influence of pressure groups in contemporary British politics

    Table of Contents Introduction Overview What are pressure groups? Influence channels Types of pressure groups Conclusion References Introduction Politics is a major aspect of human life whose influence has remained immense and immeasurable in the world throughout history. Both in Europe, Asia, America and Africa, Politics dominate people’s lives in a wide range of ways.…

  • International Humanitarian Law

    International humanitarian law (IHL) is supposed to reduce the disastrous effects of military conflicts. In particular, it is critical to protect people who do not take part in violent confrontations. There have been many developments in IHL; for instance, one can speak about various treaties and agreements signed by the governments of various countries. Yet,…

  • High Security Detention Camps of Abu Gharib in Iraq

    Abstract This paper is going to take a critical look at high security detention camps of Abu gharib in Iraq, Guantanamo in Cuba that are used by the united states of America to detain terrorists suspects. The terrorists captured all over the world after September 11 were taken to Guantanamo bay Cuba where they have…

  • Significance of the lifting Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy

    Table of Contents Introduction Conclusion References Introduction On September 20, 2011, the official policy that outlawed open declaration of one’s sexuality by US homosexual military personnel was lifted by the United States authorities. The don’t ask, don’t tell (DADT) policy adopted on December 21, 1993, prohibited the country’s military force from acting unfairly against closeted…

  • “Belinda as an Oppressed Minority?” by Margaret Wente

    Margaret Wente, in her article, ‘Belinda as an oppressed minority?’, traces the flopped political career graph of Ms Belinda Stronach. Through responding to a woman’s denouncement on CBC of the shabby manner in which the news media treats women in politics, the author puts forth an argument that politics is a man’s game and after…