... those left jobless by the Great Depression. The Labour government then commenced the largest housing construction scheme in the countries history, "securing hundreds of hectares of suburban land across New Zealand, upon which private builders erected thousands of high-quality modern state houses." (The first state house, 2012). The labour Government announced their goal to build 5,000 ... reforms implicated were largely overturned with the election of a Labour government in 1999. Gøsta Esping-Andersen proposed three models of welfare states in his well–known book the Three Worlds of We...

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... and admired his work. In the home of Plato, Aristotle and other colleagues discussed and debated issues(Kraut 1). The main idea that Aristotle disagreed with was an idea of two worlds. This made Aristotle an empiricist, or believing that philosophy should start with what we sense or experience (1). "Plato taught that there can be no such thing as reliable knowledge of ... when all persons alike share in government to the utmost" (Charles 26). Aristotle was the image of all wisdom in ancient humanity. He investigated, wrote about, and developed into the worlds' most recognized expert in ...

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... ; (Warner, 40, 147), but stratification existed in Athens. Poverty-stricken individuals had more to lose when it was required of them to serve Athens. Pericles boasts about how Athenians are brave and how they face danger "voluntarily" (Warner, 40, 147) in my opinion it was required of them to fight (serve) like Spartans, but without training. It is required ... what right and wrong is. Pericles brings us together for the common good that should be shared equally amongst each other. In order to protect true democracy, which does require brave people to stand up and defend it for threats ...

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... to vote, those of us who are eighteen, just vote. Women such as Lucertia Mott and E.C. Stanton are the reasons why we have the right to vote, without these two brave women and the many that stood behind them we would not be living the way we are today. "Politicians feared that enfranchised women might vote them out of office. Priests ... slowly realized that females have the same capabilities to think and have responsibilities as men. In conclusion the women of our past did a lot for the women today. Without theses brave women who stood up and took a stand, we would not have any rights....

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... seem to beg the question of whether or not the mentality is there (Germany) for an attempt form an industrialized democracy, able to be competitive with the rest of the worlds powers. The question at hand is, are these people capable of living a lifestyle under a totally alien form of government and making it work for them based on the way in ... ...

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... time. All German people over twenty were allowed to vote regardless of sex, something that did not arise in other countries for some years. This brave statement of liberal and democratic principals' (Fishcher) must have given the people great hope for democracy in Germany and provided an optimistic view of things ... even later in the Allies' lenient policy towards Hitler. Helping this even further was the fact that the constitution was very democratic. Making the new German republic very much like the former enemies of the First World war would make it a lot easier for the allies to re...

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As democracy steadily spreads and flourishes across the globe, It might lead one to analyze just what a democracy really is; and living in the United States of America, arguably the worlds most functional and thorough democracy, It becomes one's duty to understand the mechanics of democracy in order to preserve its integrity. Many Americans are under the assumption that Democracy is a ... fairly new idea when in fact it is an ancient idea that has been formed, contemplated, and refined for over twenty five hundred years (Dahl, 3). Since its formation in small scattered civilizations ... ...

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... had been caught, he wouldn"t get in trouble for stealing it, but for allowing it to be found. This is a good illustration of how their education worked, to produce perfect, brave, and willing soldiers. People/Social Classes There were three main social classes in ancient Sparta. They were the Spartiates, the Periokoi, and the Helots. Spartiate is the term used for ... ...

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... % and Vyron Polydoras 3.4%. During the second round of voting, Costas Karamanlis was elected president of the party with 69.19%, while Giorgos Souflias received 30.84% of the vote. New Democracy lost the popular vote in 1996, receiving 108 seats. Its main opposition party, and subsequently the more dominant party of 1996, PASOK, received 162 seats. More recently, January ... in future" (CivilitasResearch). The indicating factor will be the next general election, which does not take place until April 2004. There are approximately fifteen major ideological principles that support the New ...

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... of both democracy and classical liberalism (Heywood, 2007). Although free speech in society brings about self-esteem, shared responsibility, social evolution, and new ideas to nurture development, it becomes a limiting factor when people "deploy their escapist fantasies", that is, people take advantage of this ... combat this issue by striking a balance between liberalism and libel? According to the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), countries such as Switzerland (12), New Zealand (13), Ireland (16), United States (16), Canada (17), Australia (21) etc. are considered to...

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... none are completely rid of its practices, it can be suggested that upon the election of 2001 there was actually a flux/increase in the level of Mexico's corruption because the new leader(s) added to what corruption was already present. Over time, however, the successful initiation of a transition to democracy has aided the war or corruption, a component of the non-democratic regime ... it was before. This is largely due to the addition of fresh government workers over time, and the hand that a new political party can play in strengthening the rule of law as its predecessors of the PRI h...

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... scene, which was ceremoniously offered to them by Morsi early on in his rule, leading to General Abdel Fattah El Sisi's appointment as the new defense minister and head of the supreme council of armed forces. During the Muslim Brotherhood's rule, the majority realized that they are in no ... people's already agitated state, such as gasoline shortages and electricity cuts, as well as major economic problems and a weakening currency. In response, a new revolutionary movement was created by the name of "Tamarod" in order to rally the people against the Muslim Brotherhood and even set a dat...

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... launch the necessary campaigns -to make other people, other countries or organizations aware of this situation and with this aim to communicate with people, governments or other organizations for building new partnerships All around the world, there are 30 organizations which make partnership with this organization for making the world better and more livable in nearly 120 countries. The organization care ... members of the Alliance Board. In addition, these members are voted and chosen annually. The Alliance has its own secretariat which is resided in the capital of UK; additionally Ge...

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During the 1930's, the New Deal was established to supplement democracy and to promote the formation of interest groups. Policies were made by the government in order to minimize economic disparity in the United States ... ...

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... fourth wave of democratization show- as named by Mcfaul (2002), outcomes differ from state to state and today not all qualify as full or partial poliarchies. Given this new phenomena, a vast number of new research is conducted on these countries to determine what the reasons are for different outcomes of democratization. This paper provides a comparative analysis of the democratic performance of three ... extraordinary spying and corruption scandal. (Freedom House, 2014) Until persistence of corruption continues to show in the high levels of government, changes cannot be expected at loc...

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... have demonstrated their controversial tactics in a multitude of electronic publishing, from CIA waterboarding evidence to corporate layoff plans and everything in between. The questions that arise from this new modern age of political protests are endless, but there are several that should be considered. Are these political strategies a positive or negative way to provide valuable information to ... political movements inextricably linked with violence, the use of Hacktivism rather than face-to-face protests provides a different yet still effective alternative. As the modern era's techn...

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... (Dahl, 1989). When democracy has become a practical reality in most developed countries it also became a subject of fierce criticism (Almond, 1989). And instead of being a solution of a problem, democracy created new problems and contradictions. Nowadays question whether democracy should be used in each country or only in particular states is growing in importance. In order to answer, this essay will define ... ...

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... consisted of two stages. Stage 1 was the Lords Reform Act of 1999 which cut number of hereditary peers from 777 to 92, removing all powers of them. Instead of them, new peers were appointed to make the Second Chamber more democratic. Hereditary peers mainly belonged to Conservative Party which meant the Tories would actually dominate in the Parliament especially if they ... ...

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... as George Sorel. Sorel attempted to create a revolution amongst the German workers, wanting them to form their own council and ignore the government to gain independence. Communism was seen as a new alternative to socialism, although it was often implemented due to the conditions of the society as opposed to the ideology. For example, the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 with ... of Europe is changing not only with more people having dual-nationalities and mixed backgrounds, but immigrants are moving into other countries making their beliefs and customs against the norm. New forms of trans...

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... entire kingdom, keeping the acting captain general, Gabino de Gainza, as the chief executive.2" Guatemala's newfound form of government was short-lived because it was not long before the new empire of Mexico wanted to take control of the provinces of Central America. This reflects the greedy mindset of the colonies after they gained their independence, because the United States ... also started to expand on its empire, showing that these "new" countries wanted to, and strived to be bigger superpowers than the countries that founded them. Guatemala and the surrounding provinces however, ...

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... a good thing. Men wanted women to be always thinking the way their husbands would, and they wanted women to always do what they were told. With new politics, women would view the world as well as their position in the world differently. This upset men a great deal. In addition to that theory, ... women in society had made men think differently about their wives. Every opinion towards women in society made men see their wives as lower people. The new motto for men was; a married woman's legal existence was incorporated into that of her husband. Although it was completely true due to the ...

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... and the most important thing, making citizens the protagonists in the scenario of the society. The self government has been considered as the end of struggles and the achievement of a new and just type of society, in which the conflict of interests expected in the liberal society could never happen, since the affairs what really matter to the state, at the ... ...

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... its people is key to have a strong and successful democracy. Popular sites, newspapers, and data bases post information gained from wikileaks . According to The Wire, in 2011, nearly half of New York Times issues rely on wikileaks . This proving that topics discussed across America are provided by wikileaks . These issues are often regarding the government in some way, and what they ... to see support for their actions across the U.S. Americans want to know what their government is trying to keep secrets from them, especially when it regards their personal rights . The New York Times ed...

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... and political structures of successful anarchist civilizations, structures such as in the workplace. Daniel Guerin purports that anarchy is the "most complete disorganization of society" which constructs a "new, stable and rational order based upon freedom and solidarity", with the creation of worker autonomy as the chief liberating factor. Worker control of business promotes popular welfare by allowing ... . The Occupy Movement is particularly exemplar as a current example of such an embodiment. Gibson writes that the movement seeks to push for radical reform by "laying the framework fo...

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... mark their votes physically on a ballot so they can receive the I voted sticker. It will be difficult to convince eligible voters who are comfortable with the current system to adopt a new one. Because access to personal computers and the Internet is not equally distributed throughout the State, there are risks that Internet voting may highlight whats known as the digital divide ... ...

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