Essays on Political Elite

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The article Putin's elite and legacies of Soviet quasi-modernization in contemporary Russia highlight Putin and his clique’s attempt to extend oligarchy in Russia. The Partocracy is the general rule rather than the exception. The scenario depicts a situation whereby the president and the ruling elites control the party and the entire government systems so that the party loyalty and sycophancy are emphasized at the expense of merit. The Putin's Siloviki as the elite cartel is popularly referred is characterized by coercive structures where a combination of force and persuasions are the cornerstones of the administration. As such, the ...

Book Review of “The Politics of Air Pollution” By George Gonzalez

The Politics of Air Pollution by George Gonzalez Introduction Background George Gonzalez is a renowned assistant professor based in the Department of Political Science at the University of Miami. He has been an avid advocate of the inner political workings of the environmental policy in the United States. The book entitled the politics of air pollution delves into the establishment of policies that govern emission standards with a specialization on California as a key study. The book generally describes California as one the leading states in the promotion of automobile emission standards. As such, the book focuses on highlighting ...

A fundamental problem facing new democracies is the hijacking of the political process by elites. Economic performance is affected by elite politics leading to underdevelopment and sometimes morphing into political violence. The transition from colonial regimes to democracy has been subverted by the harm that was done by the colonial subversion of traditional institutions in favor of artificial Western ones. This provided an opening for the rise of elites and the rule of ‘the big men’ (Owusu, 1992). What role do elites play in transition to democracy or its opposite? This paper seeks to provide an analysis on how ...

Everybody has a political idea or agenda. The digital age provides people with the opportunity to contribute their political ideas. It has taken ages for the idea of democracy to be embraced fully by the global fraternity. This explains why everybody should contribute and support this important idea.

Winston presents himself as an optimistic writer. This is evident in the way he appreciates the steps in achieving democracy. He appreciates all stages that democracy has undergone. He attributes the growth of democracy to improvements in technology. He greatly appreciates the role of technology in disseminating information and sharing of political ...

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Ghana, a West African nation and former British Colony, is the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from European colonial rule. Ghana gained independence in 1957 through the effort of Kwame Nkrumah, and this spurred other neighboring African countries also to fight for their independence. Ghana is rich in culture, natural resources and so forth. The region was formally known as Gold Coast because trade in the region was formally centered on Gold. Ghana is notable not only for Gold mining but also for the production of cocoa, tourism and so forth (“Ghana”, 2009: Maier, 2014). Ghana as a ...

Life in prison without the possibility of parole is such a harsh sentence especially for children. These children are condemned to die in prison without having room to reform and have a second chance in life. An article titled “Life without Parole? No Child Deserves That” by Jody Kent Lavy, appeared in the Washington Post, A19 on June 27, 2013. The article addresses this issue and points out how these children are denied a chance to live a second life, considering that their actions might have been influenced by factors beyond their control. It happens that the United States of America is the ...

After years under the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, civil unrest at all levels of Mexican society culminated into a revolution in the beginning decades of the twentieth century. The Mexican Revolution broke out due to dissatisfaction at both the upper and lower classes with Diaz’s rule. A sham election in 1910 only exasperated this unrest. When it became apparent that Francisco Madero was poised to win the 1910 election, Diaz fixed the results and arrested Madero. Revolutionary groups that made up the competing factions of the Mexican Revolution answered Madero’s call for an armed reaction to Diaz. The ...

The question of whether or not religion and politics need to interact has been remaining debatable arguably since both were invented. Many a time has history known religion interfere into secular political affair, leading to controversial decisions as well as bloody quests of faith and unjustified use of violence that it implied. Times have changed and now after their pleading guilty to some unfair religious practices, such as the Catholic Holy Inquisition, to put a simple example, religious groups are campaigning against human rights abuse and want equal participation in debatable questions granted by political elite. However, the question now becomes: ...

The immigration policies today are best described by the elite model theory. This position is premised on the fact that the immigration laws that are currently being used in the United States of America do not necessarily reflect the common man’s desires. On the converse, the policies are a reflection of what is favored and desired by powerful interest groups, lobbyists and the political elite. The overriding objective in the policies has not been so much on what the ordinary citizen desires of the nation. Rather, the approach has been predicated and motivated by the need to address the ...

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Essay topic: The Nayar of India Abstract: summary of the whole essay 1. Introduction a. Definition of who the Nayar are and location b. Brief summary of the Nayar’s political system mode of subsistence, kinship and social organization. c. Statement of thesis 2. Body 2.1 Mode of Subsistence 3.0 Political system 4.0 Kinship and social organization 5.0 Efffect of the mode of the Nayars way of life: Political system and culture. 6.0 Conclusion: Concluding statement on the impact of the subsistence mode of the Nayar of India ...

Rene Descartes

Rene Descartes was a French philosopher who contributed immensely in the filed of philosophical science. He had a distinct philosophy about how people should perceive life with regards to what is true and what is not true. Descartes had a very philosophical way of approaching claims. He believed that some thing could only be true if it could provide for evidence on its claims. He came up with experimental research to ascertain the truth of scientific and physical occurrences. He was always in doubt of the truth and sort to always find proof for the claims. He explored the idea of God’ ...

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The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 was one of the massacres that country witnessed in the course of its history. The genocide was responsible for the death of approximately 800000 Rwandans in a span of only three months. This death toll translated to about three quarters of the Tutsi community, which was a minority ethnic community in Rwanda. Ever since Rwandan’s colonization, ethnic composition played a significant role in shaping the political structure of the country. This implied that Belgium colonizers had a great impact on influencing the genocide that took place during 1994. With this regard, the principle cause of the genocide can ...

Betrayal of the people by political elite, which is the central theme in William Shakespeare’s play, The tragedy of Julius Caesar will always remain a major concern in the modern world. For this reason, this play will forever continue to be relevant to the curriculum. William Shakespeare portrays the political elite as self centered individuals who betray the very people who elected them into leadership positions. Presidents and leaders make empty promises that they fail to fulfill. The death of Caesar further demonstrates this, as the Roman citizens’ object to the killing of their charismatic leader, who ...