Browsing by Subject "Politics and government"
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Algerian Immigrants in France: A Case Study of Domestic Immigration Policy and Its International Implications
My paper examines the history of immigration in France, the positive and negative aspects of the public policy ofintegration in France, and the alternative means ofincorporating immigrants into mainstream French society. ... -
"And we shall overcome": Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Battle for Civil Rights
Historians will continue to debate Lyndon Johnson's place in history. Many will view the disaster of Vietnam as the most compelling legacy of his presidency and forever judge him by his tragic mistakes. But not all will ... -
Catastrophic Colonialism
Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico and its people and sadly exposed the neo-colonial structures that remain in American society that represent a disconnect between the mainland and the Caribbean archipelago. Without the ... -
China's Destiny and the Ideological Battle for China
In late 1942, as China was threatened by Japanese encroachment and beset by internal economic and political problems, Chiang Kai-shek, director- general (Tsung- ts'ai) of the Kuomintang (hereafter KMT), busily compiled his ... -
Connecticut's Kingmaker: Enlightened Machine Politics in the Era of John Bailey, Democratic Boss
Demonstrating that modem political machines could function effectively and efficiently without harming America's constitutional system, Boss John Bailey returned Madison's trust by creating a responsible, republican, and ... -
Constitutional Paralysis, the French Left, and the Fifth Republic
The problem to be addressed in this paper is the constitutional paralysis present in the French Fifth Republic. Constitutional paralysis is defined here as the lack of consensus among nearly all major groups concerning ... -
Croatia, Serbia & the EU: The Legacy of Ethnic Nationalism in the Accession Process (thesis)
This paper addressed the legacy of ethnic violence in Croatia and Serbia, as representative of the former Yugoslav region, in relation to their potential membership to the EU . Serbia and Croatia, of the Western Balkan ... -
An Essay on Absolutism in the Renaissance
Thus we have observed the diverse paths which the renaissance rulers chose to carve their national monarchies. All of them were aided by a powerful but subordinated oligarchy, be it the Royal Council in England, le Conseil ... -
The Evolution of Redemption: An Analysis of the Ideologies of Redemption of Rabbi Abraham, Isaac Kokk, Rabbi Tzvi, Yehuda Kook, and Gush Emunim (thesis)
The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, his son Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook, and the contemporary Israeli settlement group Gush Emunim, for the purpose of tracing the evolution ... -
Foreign Trade and Ecuadorian Regional Development: Cuenca's "Panama" Hats, 1900-1970
I believe that this thesis will present a significant summation of the economic, social, cultural, and to a limited extent the political realities as they relate to the dominant industry of the Austro region of Ecuador ... -
Germany's Free Democrats: Party Development and Post-Reunification Challenges (thesis)
The increased fragmentation of the German party system is not a crisis, although the Volksparteien may see it as such, but rather a symptom of the parties' failure to represent and serve German voters. The FDP attempted ... -
The Government Center: Boston, Massachusetts: Its Planning, Construction, and Importance to Boston and to Urban Renewal
The purpose of this paper is to review the planning and construction of the Government Center of Boston, Massachusetts. As the first project in a general plan for the city of Boston that originally called for ten projects, ... -
History and the Pendulum: An Application of the Schlesinger Theory of American Politics to Twentieth-Century Mexico
Beginning with the Greeks Parmenides, Errpodocles and Polybius, continuing through unknown Mayan theologians, to the works of Vico and Hegel, cyclical theories are found throughout the historiographical canon. The tradition ... -
"I am the law": The Life of Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, 1876-1956
Even in deat h, Frank Hague left a lasting imprint on his city. Today people vividly remember the Boss either from fear or loyalty. The mention of his name excites almost the same emotions it did twenty years ago. The ... -
Is Germany All It's Cracked Up To Be? A Study Of Civil Society In Germany
In this thesis, I examine the strength of civil society in Germany. Generally, "civil society" is informal community association, distinct from state and market interaction, through which citizens develop a sense of moral ... -
Maurice Barre?s and French Traditionalism
Barre?s was a novelist who dabbled in the politics of the Chamber. His involvement with political organizations espousing a program of extraparliamentary action was considerable. Yet, he was first and foremost a novelist. ... -
The Political Career of Henry St. George Tucker, 1889-1932
The purpose of this paper is to examine the political career of Harry St. George Tucker of Virginia, 1888-1932. Tucker's career was distinguished primarily by its length. It began as Reconstructicn faded and concluded as ... -
Power, Perception, and Performance: The Courtships of Elizabeth I (thesis)
The courtships of Elizabeth I reveal the personal and political sides of the Queen. However, the separation between Elizabeth the monarch and Elizabeth the woman is often difficult to discern; Elizabeth would agree, as she ... -
The President's Other Half: Power, Politics, and America's First Ladies (thesis)
While traditional scholarly literature has neglected the office, the First Lady has tremendous power and plays a pivotal role during her husband's administration. In the public/private and masculine/feminine dualities, ... -
Prussian Liberalism in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
Conservatism in Prussia was r etained and liberalism defeated. What caused this defeat? What were the weaknesses of liberalism which doomed it in Bismarck's empire? To me the most important factor was that the dichotomy ...