... national political actors, including nongovernmetal actors - who really want a European Constitution. To what extent do they really want what kind of constitution? The more we ask, the more we get onto empirical grounds, the more we shall have to be specific. I. Who are "we- - a "people of Europe-? Usually ... /traditions and interests. Cross-national opinion polls prove that at this moment in time there is no collective European identity - at least when you ask the population itself instead of politicians on such a mysterious thing (a myth as many authors assume) as a common cultural h...

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... adversely affected the world wide perception of the West when directed towards Asia. Contrary to the hubris and conceit of the West, Asia really is the cradle of civilization. I then ask why Asia has been the subject of much misconception, bias and prejudice. Some of them include one Western saying, "Europe's most commonly stated defining qualities can be summed up under ... and elsewhere may always remain a mystery. After this happened about 35,000 years ago, some 1200 generations were to pass before civilization, in the form of farming, spreading from the Middle East, began to supplan...

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... , cultural disparities, and the barrier of language. A generation of mobility in the labour market and the long-term effects of World War II influencing the migration of labour from the Middle East and Northern Africa into Western Europe have led to a growth of the "multi-cultural" society. However, that alone requires further qualification, by multi-cultural, I refer to the legalistic approach ... discussion upon the extra state, rather than intrastate aspect of peace and stability, with the view that this can be achieved through collective foreign policy of the states of Europe. I ask,...

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... we press ahead with the road of change, a road that is difficult, or we choose catastrophe," said Papandreou to the Parliament just before the vote. "We choose the first. We ask you to give Greece a historic opportunity to move ahead and change" (Chu). Finance minister Evangelos Venizelos addressed Parliament, saying, "Voting for these measures, regardless of any reservations, is an important ... to Greece in 1947 following the seven-year military dictatorship (Donadio). One protestor said that Greeks' lives "are going to change forever" if the measures passed. "If you belong to middle ...

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... . In the case of September 11th, the Taliban's strike on America occurred because of soft power. To see this, one must look at the reasoning behind the attacks. In the Middle East, religion is the glue that holds citizens together and the knife, which cuts them apart. Western culture imposes upon religious beliefs and the influence that the United States has ... % of people trust journalists, while 70% of people rely on the media alone for information on government (120, 121). Does the media create a skepticism of government? Nye goes on to ask the question of could our hard or soft power...

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... trade unions to be created in France. There are currently approximately two million people that belong to a union in France, which is the lowest among the European Union. Since the middle 1970's France union membership has steadily decreased. In 1978 it was 23%, 21% in 1978, 17% in 1983, 12% in 1988, only 11% in 1993 and today they are among ... (which is the leading telephone company). The CFDT fills in the gap between various categories and generations of employees and provides a democratic view that allows employees to be informed and ask questions regarding any new proposals and mak...

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