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Latin America's Military Uses and Democratization

example, leadership style is important (14). Thus, that is a changeable factor as leadership can often be a surprise. In fact, l...

Democracy Transition of Paraguay

affairs and national affairs of state. This was clearly outside of his parameters, but he was ambitious and stubborn and determine...

Democratization of Europe

much in progress. For example, it can be seen that there are discrepancies in the levels of affluence between different countries,...

Connection Between Democracy and Human Rights

certain intolerable regimes, then democracy might stand a chance. However, that is easier said than done. Kampelman (2002) asks:...

Democracy and Indonesia

is not as simple as having elected officials in office. Many of these officials while elected by the people, are not supported by ...

Black Odyssey The African American Ordeal iIn Slavery by Nathan Irvin Huggins

a primary component of the transformation to African-American status, Huggins delves deep into the historical and cultural foundat...

Democracy and the Implications of the Internet

market economy which many believe are the keys to a natural development of democracy and the Internet plays a central part to this...

How Democracy Has Been Affected by the Internet

which were formerly not based on democracies and its link to the market economy can only result in individuals from all nations gi...

Democracy and Education

believe. Deweys central thesis is rather controversial, but is seemingly valid, and has withstood the test of time. Indeed, Deweys...

What Schools Are For by John I. Goodlad

administrators and staff; and effective/efficient operation. "...All aspects of [teacher] preparation programs, from mission to e...

Twenty First Century, the U.S. Electorate, and Democracy

color and female people were patently excluded. Despite the many changes that have taken place in Americas democracy, especially i...

Caribbean Revolution and Democracy

states was that new governments that came into being as a result of the dissolution of the Soviet block, such as East Germany and ...

'Computer Professionals and the Next Culture of Democracy' by Shuler

may be agents in the transformation of democracy, but democracy is not something that is inextricable with computer science (2001)...

Philosophical Comparison of Benjamin Franklin and Henry David Thoreau

challenged mankinds very conscience. He retreated to Walden Pond in order to refresh his own character and to effectively remove ...

Defining a Fair Society

Some values to emanate from democratic societies include the right to be heard, the right to the pursuit of happiness, and all the...

Democracy Problems of Zimbabwe and Zambia

original named Northern Rhodesia while it was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the Un...

The State and Virtue According to Alexis de Tocqueville and Aristotle

Virtuous action was defined by Aristotle as what a person with practical wisdom would choose. The golden mean, as defined by Ari...

Democracy Threatened by Internet Voting

to push one button but their finger made its way to another, or perhaps the computer will crash in the middle of a vote five minut...

'Song of Myself,' 'When I Read the Book,' and 'One's Self I Sing' by Walt Whitman

With the plain-speaking simplicity that was his trademark, Whitman constructed this poem in such a rhythmic way that it could be s...

Iraq and Democracy Don't Mix

of the most devout of Islam nations, and so for the people, the notion of equality is ludicrous because a non-believer can never b...

Nation States and Development, or Democracy

after close to half a century of communist rule, when communism fell in the Soviet Union, to be replaced by provisional government...

American Democracy Legitimacy and Global Perceptions

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright chairs the Pew Centers ongoing series of worldwide public opinion surveys. O...

Democratic Historian Alexis de Tocqueville

some sense, by our lack of perspective. Most of us live in a democracy like fish who live only in water and are therefore blinded ...

US Democracy and its Legitimacy

in some sense, by our lack of perspective. Most of us live in a democracy like fish who live only in water and are therefore blind...

U.S. Democracy and Worldviews

of 19th century philosophers. Alexis de Tocqueville recognized that democracy, though touted as a distinct government defined by ...

Types of Leadership in Various Societies

certain settings, such as prisons or the military (Brennen, n.d.). * Democratic: More people-focused than authoritarian leaders. A...

Power and Policy According to C. Wright Mills

the vast majority to follow in the powerful minoritys lead. The concept of a rational society, one in which the entire comm...

Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number from a Political Perspective

belly dancer with no political experience, as Vice President (Stevenson, 1998). It quickly became obvious that the aging and aili...

Brazil's Democracy Development

in 1821, but by this time Brazil had seen a change in its perceived status, now seen as a kingdom that was united with Portugal (B...

History of Enlightened Despotism

several of the head governmental officials during the period of Enlightenment (Enlightened Absolutism, 2005). As a respected scho...