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Realism, Liberalism and the Democratic Peace
Callum Petrie Carmichael
Sep 25, 2012
Much has been written both against, and in favour of, the evidence for the democratic peace theory. Advocates point to the relatively strong empirical evidence provided by two centuries virtually free of war between...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Socio-economic Inequality and the Rational Candidate
Kathryn Wesley
Oct 07, 2014
Socio-economic inequalities began increasing in many Western-liberal democratic countries, including Canada and the United States, approximately three decades ago. The middle class has become polarized leading to an income gap...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Foundationalism and Anti-Foundationalism in International Relations Theory
Scott Nicholas Romaniuk
Oct 07, 2014
Much has been written about the field of International Relations (IR) in both substantive and methodological terms. One of the most contentious aspects of the IR as a scholarly discipline revolves around one deceptively...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
The Ultimate Weapon against Genetic Discrimination
Jessica Lelani Habet
Sep 25, 2012
Biotechnology is speedily developing in the twenty-first century. Unfortunately, the law is notorious for its inability to remain at par with technological developments. In this paper, I address the issue of genetic...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Working Poor in Decommodification Between Belgium and China
Jinghong Liu
Jan 01, 2021
The research uses a comparative analysis framework to interpret the multiple commodification processes for the working poor, which consists of research tropisms from a macro-sight system and from the internal mechanism and...
Published by: IGI Global
EU Enlargement Rounds and Dilemmas
Dorian Jano
Jan 21, 2022
This chapter adopts both a historical and a comparative approach in studying EU enlargement. The aim here is to identify ‘whether' and ‘when' a country joins the Union, with an emphasis on the currently ongoing enlargement...
Published by: IGI Global
Applications of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory within Historical Institutionalism
Ryley Siscoe
Oct 07, 2014
There are many discussions and debates within the field of Historical Institutionalism. From institutional creation to change, there is significant disagreement about how to combine the many different ideas being proposed by...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Introduction
Michael Kelly
Oct 07, 2014
Contents and author bios.
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Nationalism and Multi-ethnic Governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina Methods of Multi-Ethnic Government
Michael Joshua Fleet
Oct 20, 2014
Organizing a state's government is a difficult task, let alone for a state split along tense ethnic lines. This essay examines two methods of governing diversity within a state, consociationalism and centripetalism, while...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
A Historical Institutional Perspective on Public Policy and Employment Insurance in Rural Newfoundland
Adam Vickers
Dec 14, 2010
Why does Employment Insurance play such a dominant role in rural Newfoundland communities? This article gives readers a brief overview of the history of public policy making in rural Newfoundland and Labrador and how it has...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Capital Account Liberalization and Capital Movement in China
Capital account liberalization has always been at the core of economic policymaking. China is a country which has chosen to go gradual in opening up the capital account. The present research seeks to manoeuvre aspects of capital...
Published by: IGI Global
Mothers and Whores
Sydney White
Sep 25, 2012
This research paper argues that the intimate link between popular culture stereotypes and the media manifests in, and influences, the experience of women in politics. It analyses two major stereotypes and applies these themes to...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Identifying Forward and Backward Linkages From China's Infrastructure Investment in Africa
Ehizuelen Omoruyi
Jan 01, 2021
The continent of Africa must industrialize to eradicate poverty and create jobs for its 12 million African youth who join its workforce yearly. One of the major factors hindering industrialization has been the insufficient stock...
Published by: IGI Global
The Rise of China
Limingcui (Emma) Huang
Oct 07, 2014
The China threat theory has been prevalent in recent years. Focusing on each of the four East Asian states, this article examines why China is perceived as a threat. This article discusses the origin of China’s rapid economic...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Sociological, Psychological, and Political Factors Behind the Informal Economy
Colin Scott
Sep 25, 2012
Informal economic activity is an inevitability that occurs around the world. There is a strong correlation between a region's level of development and the size of its informal economy. Although informal economies exist in both...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Rawls’ Theory of Justice
Laura Dyke
Oct 07, 2014
John Rawls’ theory of justice provided a revolutionary conception of the justice system and the morals behind it. As a solution to the deadlock of utilitarian and intuitionist theories of justice, it presented a superior...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
"Queerly Beloved, We are Gathered here Today….”
Karalena McLean
Oct 07, 2014
Given the history of the region, the extension of rights to sexual minorities in Latin America may be somewhat unexpected. That being said, the “domino effect” of both negative and positive rights to the LGBT community has been...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Judicial Review and the Strength of the Courts to Affect Policy in Europe
Xaiver Michael Campbell
Dec 14, 2010
This article is based on the notion that judicial review is an integral institution in any country. The ability of the courts to exercise judicial review is thought to be influenced by the political culture of the country. To...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
The Necessity for Reform of Newfoundland and Labrador's Housing Policies
Colin Scott
Dec 14, 2010
This paper examines the potential of legislative and non-legislative reform to Newfoundland and Labrador's housing policies. In particular, attention is paid to legislative rental control, legislative tenancy protection programs...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Decision Making as a Contributor for Women Empowerment
As per United Nations Development Program's Human Development Report 2016, India ranks 131 out of 188 countries on the gender inequality index, which positions it in the medium category. Women need intervention at various levels...
Published by: IGI Global
Influencing Our Decisions
Riham Mansour
Jan 26, 2012
The Canadian public has offered little protest to the implementation of quotas for women in the bureaucracy while giving diminutive thought to the introduction of quotas in legislatures. This paper first examines the...
Political Science Women in politics; quotas; representation; public opinion; elite framing; socialization
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland