LATVIA: PROSPECTS FOR DEMOCRACY HISTORICAL LEVELS OF DEMOCRACY Latvia's right to self-determination was implemented in April 1920, when the people of Latvia gave their mandate to the Constituent Assembly chosen by universal, equal, direct and proportional elections. In 1922, the Assembly adopte...
The post-Reconstruction period in the Deep South was characterized by violence and racial hate crimes, masked under a facade of "this-is-how-it's-been, this-is-how-it'll-always-be" from the South, and ignored by the North which had other problems to deal with. Up until Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency...
Questions about Internet voting have sparked a vibrant debate, as policy makers, election officials, computer experts, academics, technology moguls and interested members of the public discuss the potentially far-reaching implications of this form of voting for the security, transparency and integrity of voting and counting processes. ...
There is No Such Thing as Freedom of Speech - Discuss The world is like a stage, a platform for people to be expressive, and for most stage plays they are scripted, thus all actions, speech and movements are limited. Where there are rules and regulations in a country, we have to abide by them. Fr...
After the seventeenth century crisis of order, Europeans gradually moved towards the idea of liberal democracy and capitalism, hoping to model their society with the ideals "liberty, equality, and fraternity." While Europeans have not been fully successful in reaching their envisioned ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity the human and individual rights, equality, and violence can be examined to show the continuous movement of societies towards these goals. Upon examining these aspects of society in multiple countries, it is clearly seen that progress has been made throughout...
In an era where everything is constantly becoming more intertwined with technology, the rituals of our daily lives follow this very trend. Whether it is something as simple as online banking or as complex as using technology as a mechanism to resist and express one's beliefs, the modern era of techn...
The United States of America is highly notorious for its democratic government that openly distinguishes the country as one that serves its people like what Lincoln supposed as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. However, despite the belief that the majoritatian policy always prevails, Tyranny of the Minority , 2009, by Bishin, otherwise rejects it. He proves that politicians do not always turn out towards the democratic ideals of the government. Bishin conducts a test using statistical social psychology and the identity theory and proves that candidates prefer issue...
