post-communism 1.2. Political parties and party systems 1.3. The formation of political parties 1.4. Stages of party and party system development 1.5. Consolidation of democracy 1.6. The left-right divide and post-communist cleavages 1.7. Anti-communism and the Right 1.8. The dilemmas of the Left 1.9. Coalition building 1.10. Presidentialism 1.11. The new political elites 1.12. Party institutionalization 1.13. The party culture
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1945‚ the Communist Party in America was beginning to simmer away. The government was worried that a Communist takeover in America would soon begin. They believed that these far-left ideas would destroy traditional American values. The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was founded in 1938. Its original purpose was to find Nazi and Fascist sympathizers in Hollywood. After the war was over‚ the committee began targeting Communists. The government believed that the Communist uprising
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Jeffrey Kopstein and Mark Lichbach Excerpt More information CHAPTER ONE What Is Comparative Politics? Jeffrey Kopstein and Mark Lichbach Introduction Imagine that you could design the political order (e.g.‚ democracy in the United States‚ Communist Party dominance in China) for a country of your choosing. Where would you start? Who would get to rule? What rules for political life would you choose? Could you make rules that would be fair to everyone? If not‚ whom would these rules favor
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military involvement by the United States in the revolution had little impact‚ while in Russia foreign powers who favored a democratic rule of the country went so far as to send troops to undermine communist progress. Democracy was installed for a period of time in both Mexico and Russia during their revolutions with varied success. Mexico’s democracy has survived even to this day‚ while Russian democracy was short-lived and was eventually replaced by the Communist party. Mexico drove out their
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produce the producer and also what quality should have the product. One of the main characteristic of the communist world was the state property‚ meaning that the whole state economy was controlled by the state institutions. The private property existed before the communism era‚ but when the world faced the communism the private property did not existed any more. The state took control over every private property and the owners of these properties‚ not only “lose” their property but also
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which were given by both by the communist party to its Soviet citizens‚ and ones not disclosed to the public. Soviets were told that the invasion was about the liberation of the Afghan communists‚ and it was imperative to generate more communist states. The Russian government also began to portray the war as a war against Islamic fundamentalism. They had a real fear of having an extremist government directly on the Soviet border. By creating a stable communist government in Afghanistan‚ the
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legislature; and (3) Singapore is not a monarchy. Head of State – President elected by the citizens of Singapore for a term of six years and is no longer a symbolic figure. Head of Government – Prime Minister appointed by the President on the basis of majority vote in Parliament According to Kim as cited in Quah: Singapore’s political system can be described as a mixture of parliamentary democracy‚ multiracial polity‚ and mixed-economy state. Multiracial polity – multiracialism is another feature
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“An analysis of the effects of collectivisation on the USSR” Contents page Abstract.......................................................................Page 2-3 Introduction..................................................................Page 4-7 Investigation................................................................Page 8-15 Conclusion...................................................................Page 16-17 Bibliography:....................................................
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Stalin and Hitler are extreme dictators and they established totalitarian states. They were both skilled users of propaganda and it helped them to gain supports and power quickly. They both have ambition to make their countries powerful in the world. Once Hitler was in power and had the total control of Germany‚ he destroyed the socialists and Communists‚ and dis banded other political parties. Germany became a one-party state and Hitler became head of Nazi party. Hitler was a harsh ruler that he exterminated
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Chaotic Communism From Democratic to Communist‚ from peace to chaotic. Communism impacted the U.S negatively by bringing fear and series of wars. It created a conflict between the Democratic and Communists impacting lives of Americans. Just like in every story‚ there was a beginning to Communism. The idea of communism began in Europe during the 19th century brought by a philosopher named Karl Marx. His theory was that if a capital economy became a socialist it would then give more power
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