C/P/102. State Secrets in Britain

The paper looks at a number of questions surrounding the operation of the British security services and intelligence agencies. Official secrecy legislation of the UK is examined. The paper has no references/

S/P/224. Colombia, Poor Colombia

The paper looks into the history of Colombia examining the outcomes of the independence war and the causes of the current armed conflict within the country. Columbian foreign and home policy is analysed highlighting the causes and consequences of Colombia's cocaine exports.

S/P/215. What is class voting, why has it declined and what are the implications?

The paper examines class voting behaviour concentrating on the UK electoral system and discussing theoretical approaches to the concept of class, class based attitudes, 'cross class' voting, the centrist movement of New Labour, etc.

S/P/207. Analysing the 2007 'Midterm' elections: the Labour Party Campaign

The paper examines the marketing strategy used by the Labour Party in the UK to gain electorate support before the polling day in the elections of 2007. The image of the party leadership and the personalities of Blair, Brown, etc. are analysed; the Labour's manifesto is discussed; their methods of promotion are evaluated.

S/P/183. Is Politics a part of everyday life?

The paper examines the nature of politics considering it from the perspective of international and home affairs, and discussing people's explicit and implicit involvement in politics in their everyday life.

C/P/63. Why did the Labour Party win the 1945 general election?

This assignment will discuss and consider in detail the reason why Labour was so successful in the General Elections of 1945 how they achieved such a landslide. This assignment will discuss the various theories surrounding this victory, and this assignment will also consider the policies of both parties and the general political climate at the time. It will be concluded that the victory achieved by the Labour government was as multilateral and that one individual factor can not said to be attributable to Labour's success, although the most important of these factors were the further clever campaigning hard work and hard work on behalf of the Labour party and a weak opposition.

S/P/176. Why is the Structure-Agency Problem Important for Social Scientists? Evaluate the Attempts made to 'Resolve' this Issue

The paper looks at the problem of structure vs. agency providing definitions of both concepts and reviewing the theories surrounding the debate. The notions of power, pre-determination and free will are discussed; criticism of structuralist and internationalist schools of thought is presented.

S/P/218. Assess the claim that PR (Proportional Representation) electoral systems produce better policy making than majoritarian systems, as well as fairer electoral outcomes

The paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of the electoral systems known as majoritarian, proportional representation (PR) and the 'combination' system. The impacts of the electoral system on the party system and the introduction of PR in the UK are discussed.

E/P/39. Explain and discuss the causes, economic effects and some possible solutions to governmental corruption

The paper addressed the issues of corruption in public offices reviewing theoretical approaches to bureaucracy and discussing civil servants' income, lack of transparency in rules and regulations, the productivity of public investment, etc. Solutions are suggested about how to deal with corruption.

S/P/177. Analyse the strategies adopted by a specific organisation or social movement in defence of a specific area of rights: Native American Rights Fund

The paper examines the strategies used by the Native American Rights Fund in the defence of Native Americans' rights in the US describing the background of the organisation, its areas of interests, aims, achievements, etc.

S/P/173. 'Majority voting is the simplest way to resolve differences in preferences'. Discuss. Are there any problems, for the efficient supply of public goods, associated with a majority voting equilibrium?

The paper examines the notion of majority voting as a means of resolving differences in preferences, and discussing political mechanisms of making social decisions, i.e. Arrow's impossibility theorem, Clarke's tax, etc.

S/P/165. How far do theories of secularization and fundamentalism help us to understand the revival of Islam in Egypt since the late 1960`s?

The paper examines the factors behind the rise of Islam in Egypt over the past decades reviewing the theory of secularization, clarifying the term 'fundamentalism', discussing the stance of Nasser towards Islam, the success of Islamic private voluntary organisations (PVO), etc.

S/P/157. "The most important reforms of the House of Lords have already taken place", Russell, 2003. Do you agree?

The paper examines the role of the House of Lords in the British political system presenting criticism against life peers and reviewing the transformations in the composition of the House through the 20th century.

S/P/156. Role of pressure groups in UK politics

The paper examines the position of pressure groups (PG) in the political system of the UK highlighting positive and negative aspects of their activities, and highlighting the necessity of PG for the government. Definitions, types and powers of PG are reviewed; their role for democracy is argued.

S/P/155. Do pressure groups always fulfil a positive role in the British political system?

The paper examines the role of UK pressure groups (interest groups) in political decision making. Academic literature related to pressure groups is reviewed touching on the issues of government policies' effectiveness, the weaknesses of liberal democracy, etc.

S/P/154. Evaluate the advantages and the disadvantages of introducing a more proportional electoral system for elections to the House of Commons

The paper examines the system of Parliamentary elections in the UK known as First Past the Post (FPTP) outlining its weaknesses and comparing FPTP with a possible proportional system of elections to the House of Commons.

S/P/152. Present arguments for and against using microcosmic representation as a basis for election to the House of Commons.

The paper examines the concept of representation from the perspective of democracy presenting a review of arguments in favour and against microcosmic representation (a basis for Parliamentary elections in the UK), and touching on the women's and ethnic minorities' role in the House of Commons.

S/P/150. Identify the main weaknesses of the Soviet style Communist Model as it functioned across Eastern Europe after 1948

The paper examines the Soviet policy in Eastern Europe after the Second World War focusing on the causes of its failure. The weaknesses of the USSR political, economic social and ideological systems are highlighted.

S/P/228. Have we seen the emergence of post-national forms of citizenship? Discuss with reference to the work of Yasemin Soysal among others

The paper examines the changes in the institution of citizenship in the context of globalisation, immigration, multiculturalism and trans-national communications. A review of analysts' opinions about the concept of citizenship is presented; the negative aspects of the 'post-national' citizenship are outlined; the citizenship laws of France are discussed.

S/S/76. What is a political ideology? Do political ideologies share certain characteristics? Discuss the main beliefs and values associated with one specific political ideology, identifying the main issues with which it is concerned

The paper examines theoretical approaches to ideology identifying the roots of political ideology, considering ideologies in the historical perspective, and focusing on the ideology of environmentalism. The main ideas and themes of the environmentalist ideology are reviewed.

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