Academic papers on Global & Comparative Politics

LaPalombara/Democracy Italian Style
Joseph LaPalombara's 1987 book Democracy Italian Style outlines the idiosyncrasies of Italian governance. This paper answers 15 specific questions that cover the scope and content of this book. No additional sources cited.
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What Can We Learn About The Relationship Between Science And Politics From The Case Of Antarctic Research?
This 6 page paper considers how the research which takes place in Antarctica reflects the more general global political and economic conditions. The paper looks at the way research is split, how the power is controlled and the link between science,...
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The Internal and External Challenges of the Arab World When Facing Globalization:
This 5 page paper examines the problems and challenges that confront the Arab world in regards to globalization. More specifically, this paper highlights the desire of the Arab world to maintain its political, religious, social and cultural...
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Human rights evaluations in two countries
A paper which looks at political freedoms and civil liberties in Cuba and Argentina, according to the US State Department's scoring system, and considers the usefulness of the system as an aid to evaluating such issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources
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Policy making in the US and the UK
A comparison between the machinery of government policy making in the UK and the US, which concludes that the system operating in the former is preferable to that in the latter.
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Trade unions and the new industrial settlement
A paper which looks at the postwar and the new industrial settlements, with reference to Thatcherism and the changing role of the trade unions in the UK. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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THE MCCARRAN-WALTER ACT OF 1952 AND IMPACT ON IMMIGRATION
This 3 page paper examples one of the main reasons that the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 was passed despite Truman's opposition, and how it impacted immigration. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Globalisation; Analysis of a Speech
This 5 page paper examines DG Mike Moore speech "Making Globalization Work" given in Geneva on the 20 February 2002. This is a persuasive speech and emphasises an increased role of the World Trade Organisation in social development and...
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Immigration and Justice:
This 10 page paper examines justice in relation to U.S. immigration policy. This paper highlights many specific examples that illustrate both justice and injustice in U.S. immigration policy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
This 6-page paper describes how the United States and some agencies coordinate and assist the international community in times of disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and torandoes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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IMMIGRATION LAWS, TERRORISM, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
This 3 page paper discusses immigration and the Homeland security efforts which may be overstepping constitutional issues. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Theories of Integration for Europe
This 8 page paper considers to what extent theories of integration can help to explain the developments that have taken place in the European Union in the last decade. This paper concentrates on two areas of policy; security and justice to...
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FEDERALISM AND CIVIL RIGHTS
This 3 page paper analyzes the idea of federalism with reference to the documentary, Eyes on the PRize. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Power and Rationality in British Policy Making
This 17 page paper considers the statement "British policy-making is all about power not rationality". The paper considers how power is gained and used in British society and the way this is used in policymaking, examining the way that policy has...
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"Narratives of War Origins and Endings: A Note On The End Of the Cold War in Millennium"
A 14 page review of the article by Hidemi Suganami. The author of this paper criticizes Suganami's tendency to spend more time explaining why he formatted his article a particular way than digging into the circumstances surrounding the initiation...
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