Democracy As a Universal Value In his article‚ Democracy as a Universal Value‚ Amartya Sen asserts that democracy is a universal value. In order to develop his argument Sen needs to state his definition of democracy and define what he means by universal value. In the course of Sen’s argument he gives his view of the relationship between democracy and the economy. He then defends his view of democracy as a universal value against a main argument that deals with cultural differences between regions
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End Impunity: A Fight To End The Silence Of The Journalist A. Background of the Study Impunity means exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines or punishment. It is when the crimes committed go unpunished‚ and offenders enjoy exemption from the consequences of their misdeeds. Many innocent people hasn’t receive the justice they deserve because the offenders are protected by their right of impunity and this is not only happening in the Philippines but also worldwide. In the past 20 years
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The role of leadership in management is largely determined by the organisational culture of the company. It has been argued that managers beliefs‚ values and assumtions are of critical importance to the overall style of leadership that they adopt. There are several different leadership styles that can be identified within each of the following Management techniques. Each technique has its own set of good and not-so-good characteristics‚ and each uses leadership in a different way. The Autocrat
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Transitions to Democracy: An Analysis of Romania in Linz and Stepan’s "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" Linz and Stepan’s chapter on Romania in their book‚ "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" is a complete and well done analysis of the transition of the Romanian government after the death of Ceausescu and the effects of Ceausescu’s sultanistic reign on that transition. Throughout the chapter‚ Linz and Stepan attempt to answer the question they postulate in
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The relationship between democracy and economic growth has generated much controversy‚ research‚ and even bewilderment. If economic development is an expression of the level of development of societies‚ it will also be compatible with the level of democratic development. Democracy will become a catalyst and engine of economic and social development in society. To what extent does the economy affect the building of democracy? Is democracy a condition for economic development‚ or is economic development
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Pussi Riot Who are they? Eccentric teenagers who wanted to become famous by their amoral behavior‚ glorified protestants against the totalitarian regime of Putin who successfully managed to attract attention of whole European society to the problems of dictation in Russia or Putin’s action against opposition? The minds split. One group of people believes that behavior of this girls was well-planned anti-Putin’s action‚ which should attract attention by its scandalousness. If it is‚ we can surely
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To what extent was fascist control of Italy 1925-1943 the result of the effective use of propaganda? Propaganda allowed Mussolini to keep a wide control over the Italian population‚ however there were also other factors that maintained fascist control over Italy‚ including Mussolini’s link with the church‚ the banning of opposition‚ fear and repressive measures and the creation of a secure state. Propaganda was an important step in securing Mussolini’s position in power. He proposed various
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Patronage & Clientelist Politics In Egypt Sherif Ramadan POLI 498V Professor Hilgers Patronage & clientelist politics In Egypt Research Question: What factors sustained patronage and Clientelistic practices in Egypt during the pre-Arab spring? On the fifteenth day of January 2011‚ during the celebration of the Egyptian police forces‚ the Egyptian citizenry broke into a protest against the increased rates of corruption in the Mubarak government. Within two weeks‚ the public
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Account for the “failure of democracy” in Eastern Europe (excluding the USSR) in the period 1918-1939. According to Robert A. Dahl‚ there are certain criteria that a government must meet for it to be called a democracy. Democracy must provide first of all‚ opportunities for effective participation‚ where all members of an association concerned with a certain policy ‘must have equal and effective opportunities for making their views known to the other members as to what the policy should be’
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Closing Government‚ Rebuttal research Motion: “This house believes that an authoritarian government will help the Philippines progress.” I. Expected Argument “The form of government doesn’t matter and the progress of the country will depend on the kind of leader we have as a president.” II. Counter-Argument “Unlike in other forms of the government‚ the authoritarian form of government allows us to make a standard to what kind of leader is best for our country.” III. Explanation
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