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S/P/463. Role of international, political and economic factors in promoting European integration during 1945-1957

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1650
DATE:
2010
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19.99 GBP

The paper looks at the international political situation after the Second World War (WWII) explaining the problem of Germany as a potential threat and discussing the motives behind economic, political and military integration of West European countries.

 

KEYWORDS: European integration, Second World War, West European countries,

 

S/E/226. An explanation of the changes in spending priorities in the EU budget

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800
DATE:
2010
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9.99 GBP

The paper examines the EU budget and how it has come to symbolise one of the main steps toward European integration. Spending priorities have shifted over the years, and the research discusses such changes in relation to the receipts and payments of the EU member-state, Germany. The research shows how, in the 1980s, just over 10 per cent of the budget was spent on cohesion policy, but how in 2013, the expected figure is likely to be 37%. Germany paid about €20 billion in the EU budget in 2004 which stood an equivalent of 8% of the German government tax revenue. But over the years Germany's payments have reflected a decline in the country's economic weight. The paper argues that the political priorities of driving further integration have influenced EU budgetary concerns. A number of sources – including Deutsche Bundesbank Monthly report and works on European fiscal and political integration – support the paper's arguments.

 

KEYWORDS: EU budget, EU integration, Germany, Common Agricultural Policy, EU Cohesion policy,

 

C/S/222. Does European society exist?

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1850
DATE:
2010
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19.99 GBP

The paper addresses the existence of a European society within the European Union defining the concept of society, discussing the impact of the nation state on society formation, and arguing whether the concept of society can be assigned to a union of states.

 

KEYWORDS: European society, nation state, democracy, sovereignty, European union, EU,

 

C/P/197. Proposal. United States of Africa: Feasible Goal or Aspirational Rhetoric?

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2600
DATE:
2010
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29.99 GBP

The paper proposes to explore the possibility of the United States of Africa development formulating and justifying the aim of the research, discussing the policy of the African Union (AU), reviewing the studies related to United Africa (UA), formulating the research hypothesis and providing information on the research methods and timescale.

 

KEYWORDS: Proposal, Pan-Africanism, United Africa, African Union,

 

C/P/52. Master's Dissertation. The Performance of Reforms in Saudi Arabia (1981-2006)

WORDS:
13000
DATE:
2006
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139.99 GBP

This study is based on an analysis of the socio economic and political changes in Saudi Arabia and the introduction of reforms in Saudi Arabia since 1981 through 2006. The literature review provides a comprehensive discussion on the political and social changes as well as economic and educational reforms including increased participation of women in politics and education, decreased emphasis on religion, globalization and changes in market structure, and introduction of democracy through local elections. Data provided are mainly in the form of statistical figures providing quantitative measures of change and we provide a qualitative analysis of the statistical measures of change obtained from published reports. Finally, recommendations are made for introducing better reforms in Saudi Arabia to implement reforms in a speedier and more effective way.

 

KEYWORDS: Saudi Arabia, reforms, womens rights, politics, education, social structure, globaliza,

 

C/P/33. United States and North Korea: Analysis of Foreign Policies

WORDS:
3100
DATE:
2005
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39.99 GBP

The essay analyzes foreign policies of the United States and North Korea from a liberal perspective, accounting for domestic pressures on policy makers, political culture, ideology, bureaucratic factors and the role of personality. The author finds that all of these factors contribute to a varying extent to formulation and implementation of foreign policies in Pyongyang and Washington, though domestic constraints are of practically no relevance for the North Korean leadership. Theses are demonstrated with reference to US and North Korean handling of the Korean War, the Pueblo crisis, and the current nuclear crisis. The essay concludes that a liberal tool-kit for analyzing foreign policies of both developing and developed states is to be preferred to the rigid realist approach to international politics.

 

KEYWORDS: united, north, korea, foreign, policies,

 

E/P/11. SALT and START in strategic arms control

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2005
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29.99 GBP

The paper evaluates the contribution of the SALT and the START treaties to arms control reviewing the history of nuclear forces limitation, global political environment, specific features of SALT and START agreements, and their respective merits.

 

KEYWORDS: salt, start, strategic, arms, control,

 

P/P/169. Impacts of European integration on regional development in France

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2005
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39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the economic, social and political changes in France over the past three decades providing a historic overview of the countrys development and describing the impacts of European integration and the Single European Market (SEM) on French regional policy. Comparisons are drawn between French, German and Dutch regional planning. Conclusions are made about the economic growth of peripheral regions in France.

 

KEYWORDS: impacts, european, integration, regional, development, france,

 

P/P/206. Role of international organisations in regional economic integration

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2005
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39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the nature of economic agreements as a strategy to adapt to economic integration and cross-cultural marketing. The issues of regional economic integration (REI) are addressed relating its history, benefits and management practices. An overview of the European Union (EU), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is provided pointing out the challenges and outcomes of their activity.

 

KEYWORDS: role, international, organisations, regional, economic, integration,

 

C/P/24. European Integration: realpolitik and culture

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2004
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29.99 GBP

The essay briefly considers theories of European integration: federalist, functionalist, neo-functionalist and intergovernmentalist, concluding that the functionalist interpretation is a powerful instrument for understanding the „how&'381, of the European integration. The second part of the essay considers the question of „why&'381, ‰ what prompted the European integration in the first place. The essay makes a strong argument to the effect that the constraints of the Cold War and the American pressure forced Europe into a „closer Union&'381, in the early 1950s. However, the fall of the Berlin Wall undermined the Cold War integration impetus, and Europe was briefly left without a purpose, struggling to come to terms with the questions: „what is Europe?&'381,, „what is European identity&'381,. The essay argues that the problem facing the European integration process today is that of „why&'381, rather than „how&'381, to integrate.

 

KEYWORDS: european, integration, realpolitik, culture,

 

P/P/48. The British-US Alliance

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2400
DATE:
2004
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29.99 GBP

The paper analyses the British-US alliance and discusses whether or not this axis makes any sense

 

KEYWORDS: british-us, alliance,

 

P/P/88. UN Structural Reform

WORDS:
1800
DATE:
2004
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19.99 GBP

The papers discusses whether UN requires major structural reform and why

 

KEYWORDS: un, structural, reform,

 

P/P/97. European Integration after the Second World War

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5000
DATE:
2004
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59.99 GBP

The paper seeks to prove that the concept of European Integration and the idea of European Union was introduced before the Second World War, although the War had a strong economic and political impact on the integration process. Another major factor contributing to European Integration was the foreign policy of the United States of America that supported the idea of an integrated Europe and the policy of the Cold War against the Soviet Union. The aggressive nature of Soviet Foreign Policy also played into the hands of those interested in an integrated Europe. It is noted, in conclusion, that the success of European Integration in the observed period culminated in the ratification of the treaty of Rome in March 1957 and owed much to the individual involvement of Jean Monnet, Robert Schumann, Konrad Adenauer and Winston Churchill.

 

KEYWORDS: european, integration, world, war,

 

P/P/107. Regionalism and globalisation

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2003
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39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the dichotomy between globalisation and regionalism that is promoted within International Political Economy (IPE) in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific region, focusing on the European Union (EU) as the most striking example of a regional project . The paper outlines the history of regionalism that has been an issue of political discussion since the Second World War. Various forms of cooperation between states are described. The question is raised whether regionalism can be seen as a challenge for globalisation since it may lead to the emergence of closed economic blocks that discriminate non-members (e.g. EU becoming a ?Fortress Europe?). The paper concludes that regionalism and globalisation are two sides of the same coin.

 

KEYWORDS: regionalism, globalisation,

 

P/P/87. EU: Issue of Member States Equality

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3500
DATE:
2003
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39.99 GBP

„Equality of all member states has been, and still is, the basis for the smooth functioning of the EU&'381, (Benita Ferrero-Waldner). The paper discusses Ferrero-Waldner?s assessment in the light of the EU?s anticipated enlargement.

 

KEYWORDS: eu, issue, equality,