Regions

Federalism and Consociationalism in India

Jonathan Porter • Mar 5 2012 • Essays

India is a classic plural society and a massive federal polity. It proves a good case in studying the effect of federalism on ethnically diverse societies.

Determinants of Attitudes on Immigration in Canada and France

Dylan White • Feb 22 2012 • Essays

There is little comparative academic work on public perceptions of immigration. Canada perennially scores highly, while France fares poorly.

European Unity in the Post Cold War Era

Ben Bradley • Feb 22 2012 • Essays

The EU has gone further than ever before to ensure the future of Europe as an economic union and, whilst they are some way behind, political and social integration is also now a key part of its structure.

Democratic Peacebuilding in Iraq

Matthew Saayman • Feb 20 2012 • Essays

The chances of Iraq sustaining its fragile democracy are grim. However, manipulating religious and ethnic groups into favourable behaviour, may lead to peace.

Post-war European Integration: How We Got Here

Ben Bradley • Feb 15 2012 • Essays

The principal factors driving European integration were the desire for internal stability, the need to project a significant voice on an international stage, and the external security concern of Communism perched on Europe’s eastern doorstep.

Does money equal power in American politics?

Derek McKenna • Feb 14 2012 • Essays

The power of capital is the same now as it was long ago and will be the same in the future as long as democracy is twinned with the capitalist mode of production where wealth and power is concentrated in the hands of a minority.

Why Do New Democracies Not Choose First Past the Post?

Tom Pettinger • Feb 9 2012 • Essays

New democracies can achieve their primary objectives of inclusiveness and compromise much more effectively with proportional representation or mixed systems.

The Enigma of Iranian-Is​raeli Relations

Uri Marantz • Feb 8 2012 • Essays

The recent intensification of enmity between Iran and Israel has been the focus of political analysts, pundits, practitioners, and critics alike.

ASEAN and the Principle of Non-Interference

Mieke Molthof • Feb 8 2012 • Essays

ASEAN’s founding principle of non-interference has been compromised in recent years by the adoption of a policy of ‘flexible engagement.’

The EU in Foreign Policy; a Military or Civilian Power?

Andrew Cheetham • Feb 6 2012 • Essays

The EU is not currently a military power, despite recent developments. Nor will it be without a standing army or a centralised command structure.

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