Political Science papers

A critical review of Peter Bergen's work "Holy War, Inc." that provides an understanding of terrorism and bin Laden as a terrorist leader.

This essay is an analysis of the idea of "Englishness", as discussed through policy, society and literature in Great Britain throughout history.

This essay is an analysis on the life of Rabindranath Tagore and discusses the man as both an artist and a political activist in India.

This paper discusses current challenges in the healthcare system and offers case management and care management as a path to the solution.

This paper presents a critical review of the Federal Reserve System and its policies from 1951 to the present.

A discussion of the relationship between liberalism in Europe in the late 19th century and the "Race for Africa."

This paper assesses the federally legislated education initiative, No Child Left Behind and argues that, while there are some shortcomings to NCLB, it has produced a generally positive impact.

This paper explores the controversy surrounding the Patriot Act, with a focus on its merits.

This paper discusses the impact illegal immigrants have on American healthcare.

This paper looks at John Stuart Mill's arguments for the emancipation of women in his work, "The Subjection of Women".

This paper is a military study of air power theory developed by William Mitchell and Giulio Douhet.

An analysis of the tensions between revisionist and revolutionary Marxism.

Looks at the author's own ideology called conservative liberal or a liberal conservative.

A comparative analysis of the competing ideologies of fascism and liberalism.

An examination of the issues that Muslim men face as they immigrate to the United States.

This paper discusses terrorism as a subject of criminology and conflict theory.

The paper comares and analyzes Niccolo Machiavelli's and Martin Luther's views on the use of political violence by leadership.

Looks at three events, which the author believes are the most significant in American history after 1865: the Reconstruction era, the New Deal, and the War on Terror

An examination of the leadership characteristics demonstrated by Rudy Giuliani on September 11.

This essay discusses the impact of the Gracchi brothers upon the Roman Republic and their direct role in leading to the Senate's implementation of the SCU, which initiated a chain of events, forever changing the political landscape of the Republic.

An analysis of the development of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and its evolution from the time of reconstruction to the present day.

Reviews Chris Matthews' book "Hardball" and uses it to evaluate President George W. Bush.

A comparison of William Godwin's theories of anarchism to Karl Marx's beliefs about communism.

This paper utilizes pop cultural figure Donald Trump as a case study in which to contrast capitalism and communism.

This paper discusses the balance of power in America's federal system of government.

This paper discusses the history and present status of the New Democratic Party as a key force in Canadian politics.

This paper explores worker resistance to privatization in the state-owned sector of the Chinese economy.

A personal perspective on the upbringing and socialization of children in contemporary American society.

An analysis of Adam Harmes' dissertation, "The Return of the State: Protectors, Power-Brokers, and the New Global Compromise."

Looks at Asian values as they apply in the debate of political freedom vs. political power.

Explores the reasons for the resistance to privatization in China.

A book review of Adam Harmes' "The Return of the State".

This paper looks at a legislative issue and discusses the matter of contraceptives furnished to a minor.

This paper looks at the issue of privacy and surveillance and discusses where and how we should draw the line between them.

An examination of the tension between liberalism and democracy in the American education system.

This paper explores globalization and its effect on multinational corporations.

An examination of a major theme of social criticism in the abridged novel, "The Monkey and the Monk," based off of the Chinese classic, "The Journey to the West," by Anthony Yu.

Looks at several theories of war, including pacifism.

This paper focuses on the "Libyan Arab Foreign Bank v. Bankers Trust Company" case of 1988.

This paper explores the main components of the minimum wage bill that passed in the 110th Congress.

This paper discusses a risk assessment and counter-measure proposal for the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM).

An analysis of the many ways in which a female president can potentially symbolize, and surely encourage, female empowerment in India.

An examination of the realist theory regarding political systems and how these theories relate to th growth of international organizations.

An examination of party affiliation and the difficulty in adding new parties to the United States government.

This paper discusses the problem of mother to child transmission of AIDS in Africa and looks at a possible solution.

This paper discusses the issue of sexual harassment and focuses on NBC's television show "The Office".

This apper analyzes the governmental agency known as the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

An analysis of the practice of redlining in the student loans industry and the private loan corporations' denial of any wrongdoing.

This paper looks at 'The Republic' by Plato and discusses Kallipolis, Plato's just city.

This paper examines the issue of interest rates as it relates to the economy.

A review of the theoretical basis of the study by Cynthia Lietz, "Uncovering Stories of Family Resilience: A Mixed Methods Study of Resilient Families, Part I."

Argues in favor of global human right protection.

This paper provides an analysis into the financing of terrorism, including motivation and the influence of the media.

An argument that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has failed to improve the standards of living for North American citizens.

An analysis of the differences in the economic systems of the West Indies and India and the economic involvement of Britain in these areas.

An examination of America's rivals - political, economic, technological and cultural.

A discussion on computer terrorism in the United States.

This paper discusses sports and game players and looks at the cultural aspect of this issue.

An essay on the military strategies of various war leaders.

A look at how mass media, because of its prevalence and pervasiveness as well because it has its own agenda and motivation, molds public opinion as much as it reports it.

Examines if Third World states should pursue economic development through state-led development or through foreign investments as in the cases of Malaysia and Uganda.

This paper discusses the direct impacts that climate change has on economics.

An analysis of the philosophies of J.S. Mill, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx with relation to economic realities and human freedom.

A discussion, based on S. Walker's "Sense and Nonsense about Crime and Drugs", of the political nature of criminal justice in the United States and empirical evidence that should be used in making it independent.

A summary and review of the assessments of leadership of Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz and Niccolo Machiavelli.

This paper contends that the United Nations is plagued by bias, as shown by the Iraq war.

An analysis of past and present plans by the federal government in America relating to social security.

Examines the German economy from 1980 to the present.

This paper discusses why free trade, as it is presently constituted, does not diminish world hunger.

Looks at the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which serves a very important role in the lives and health of American children.

An analysis of the success and failure of the presidency of George H. W. Bush.

Argues that African-American Muslims are a threat within the U.S. military.

An overview of socialism in France in the 19th century.

This paper looks at Thomas Paine as a rugged individualist.

An analysis of the purpose of the official face-to-face talks held recently by representatives of the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

This paper discusses whether music influences political opinions.

Compares Karl Marx's conception of human freedom to that of John Stuart Mill and Jean Jacques Rousseau.

This paper provides a review of Kevin Phillips' book, "Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich".

This paper looks at the religious and political ties in eighteenth century Quebec that turned that part of Canada into a distinctive cultural region.

An analysis of the failing of the presidency of George W. Bush, focusing on the war of terror.

This paper discusses the influence of western civilization on the social status of women in Japan and China.

A brief discussion on the reasons behind Tony Blair's decision to enter the war against Iraq.

An overview of women's participation in the world of politics.

This paper discusses the politics involved in the 1960 Olympic Games held in Rome.

Compares and contrasts two articles on the privatization of water: Water Is a Human Right" by the Council of Canadians' Blue Planet Project and Joshua Ortega's "Water Wars: Bottling up the World's Supply of H2O".

This paper examines the implications of the Euro in respect to monetary policy in Europe.

An argument that there is no functional purpose for racism in a civilized society, contradictory to Jefferey Reiman's views in Frances Henry and Carol Tator's "The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society."

This paper argues that the judicial process does not result in racial discrimination.

This paper explains the relevance of George Orwell's "1984" to contemporary politics.

This paper looks at John Locke's concept of government as a trust.

A look at how John Locke expresses his belief in "Second Treatise on Government" that the English did the right thing in replacing the reigning monarch, James II, with William of Orange.

An analysis of why the American public will not support a draft for the War in Iraq.

This paper discusses why gun control is needed in America.

This paper discusses fast track trade legislation and its relationship to other foreign trade issues.

This paper looks at the history of the U.S. war on drugs, with specific attention devoted to the use of herbicides as an instrument to overcome Colombia's illicit drug trade.

This paper looks at how the writer's attitudes towards poverty have changed after reading the first four chapters of "Poverty and the Modern Welfare State" by Raphael, Dennis.