July 2011 and January 2012 Sessions EPS-11: POLITICAL IDEAS AND IDEOLOGIES [pic] SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY MAIDAN GARHI‚ NEW DELHI-68 ELECTIVE COURSE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE EPS-11: POLITICAL IDEAS AND IDEOLOGIES Dear Student‚ As explained to you in the programme Guide‚ you will have to do a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) for each of the elective courses in Political Science. This booklet has Tutor Marked Assignment
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governance Good governance is perhaps the single and most important factor in eradicating poverty and promoting development. The terms “governance” and “good governance” are now fully part of the language of development whereas bad governance is broadly recognized as a root cause of poverty‚ good governance is often seen as a way to cure all social and political and economic ills. Donors and companies are increasingly basing their aid and investments on countries based on governance conditions
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Case Questions-Political Risk and Dabhol Analyze the Case issues etc. and present the brief analysis in your report. Along with providing detailed answers to the following questions. 1. Critically analyze and comment on the contractual operational risk management/mitigation arrangements that underpinned the original Dabhol Power Project. Ans. The various risk which underpinned the DPP are as follows - Currency Risk: The Power purchase agreement (PPA) also took care of the currency risk. The final
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This political cartoon shows President NoyNoy with the word “political maneuvers” written on his arm pushing two letters‚ the R and the H with difficulty because of big rocks with the words objection‚ 2013 polls and moral issues written on each rock. The cartoon also shows how hard it was for Pnoy because of the sweat on his head. Symbols that were used in this political cartoon are 1) the word “political maneuver” on Pnoy’s arm‚ 2) the letter R and H‚ and 3) the rocks with the word “objection”
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Machiavelli’s Political Ideas and Influence By: Reed Rosencrans The Renaissance took place in Italy during the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. The Renaissance was a “rebirth” and revival of political and social ideas from the Ancient Greek and Roman eras. One social ideal of the Renaissance was Humanism. Humanism was a Renaissance idea that emphasis human potential and ability. A political idea from the Renaissance was political realism. Political realism is when a ruler accomplishes
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understanding of political power Machiavelli argues in another major work that the purpose of politics is to promote a “common good.” How does this statement relate to the ideas Machiavelli presents in The Prince? The fact that two of Machiavelli’s greatest and most famous works on political power came into being thanks to the downfall of his own political career is quite ironic. More ironic however is the way he contradicts his statements in each book about the purpose of political power. As
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priority for Congress (Government and Politics). The questionable fundraising methods used to collect enormous sums of money have lead the public to lose confidence and respect of those involved in the political and electoral process. The government is responsible for maintaining the right to political speech and association as mandated by the Constitution‚ in addition to preventing corruption and preserving public trust in electoral process. The views and beliefs held by proponents and opponents
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Although at first our founding fathers were against the creation of organized political groups‚ they began to emerge in the 1790’s. Several factors affected the forming of political parties as we know it today as each party under the leadership of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson realized their differences‚ political parties were developed. Alexander Hamilton was the leader of the Federalist Party. This political party favored ideas such as a strong central government with a focus on ion:
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Platonic Political Ideals Plato was an interesting individual‚ and has always been one of my favorite Philosophers. I personally like most of his political ideals‚ and find them almost in alignment with my own. In particular I like his reasoning when it comes to the citizens that make up the city-state‚ along with the leadership. So throughout this essay I plan on drawing from the Republic to talk more about this Philosopher’s ideas. Plato had some interesting thoughts with his “Philosopher
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Chapter 5 relates to the people’s public opinions‚ polling‚ and political participation. As people‚ we all have our own opinions about different politics topics. Public opinion is described as “the array of beliefs and attitudes that people hold about political and related affairs.” I learned that public opinion has certain facets such as the love of country and pride in the nation’s accomplishments and dynamic. The two determines if opinions are held intensely or casual. Politics motivate Americans
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