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(2007, 2500 words)
The paper examines the situation in former Yugoslavia before its break-up reviewing academic definitions of ethnicity and nationalism and analysing their role in the conflicts that lead the country to the civil war.
(2007, 2000 words)
The paper examines the causes of Yugoslavia's break-up reviewing the history of the country and discussing the Communist rule of Tito, the events that preceded the breakdown, etc. The roots of nationalist tensions are identified; the role of Slobodan Milosevic is evaluated.
(2007, 2000 words)
The paper examines the concept of nationalism providing its definitions and reviewing modern academic approaches to nationalism. The theories by Anderson and Hobsbawm are discussed and compared with the Marxist understanding of the nationalism.
(2006, 3500 words)
The paper addresses the issues of decentralisation of power in the UK offering a review of politicians' opinions about regional autonomy, political authority, Scottish Parliament, the attitude of the Labour government towards devolution, the problem of nationalist antagonism, etc.
(2005, 2100 words)
This essay will analyse the way in which the Russian government engages the Chechen question and how it can be seen as emblematic of its attitude towards the pursuit of true democratisation since the collapse of communist rule and the Soviet Union.
(2005, 1500 words)
The paper examines the concepts of ‘nationalism’ and ‘multi-cultural community’ reviewing the opinions of ethno-symbolists and modernists about the forms of ethnic and civic nationalism, the ethnic conflicts, etc.
(2006, 1500 words)
The paper addresses the issue of national identity reviewing academic approaches to the concepts of ‘nation’, ‘ethnic and territorial nationalism’, ‘commonality’, ‘civic and cultural identity’, etc. The value of ancestry, history and culture is discussed with reference to different countries.
(2006, 2100 words)
The essay examines the causes of the rise of the Hindu nationalist movement in India and especially the effects of a growing middle class upon it. It argues that the rise of the middle classes in IndiaÒs Ñconsumer revolutionÒ provided the catalyst for the growing strength of Hindu nationalism. However, whilst their growth was crucial for the current position of power the movement possesses, this power was also contingent on a number of important background factors being in place. Had the ÑSangh parivarÒ not been well institutionalised and the Congress party not disintegrated, leaving an authority vacuum in the late 80s, the Hindutva movement may have taken longer to bear fruit. The importance of these background factors is discussed and explained in detail.
(2006, 2300 words)
This paper looks at the Kashmir conflict and argues that the problem is not purely a product of Indo-Pakistan conflict. It is indubitable given the geographical position, historical context and various nationalist pressures existing in the region, the relations between the two countries necessarily influence the conflict. However, the conflict has been largely created by the failure of the Indian State to allow for the development and entrenchment of democratic institutions in the region during what could have been a time of effective democratisation in Kashmir. This has led on to Pakistan-related historical, geographical and religious contexts perpetuating the state of conflict.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper examines the political significance of Hindu nationalism reviewing IndiaÒs political situation during the 1980s, the activities of Hindu nationalist organisations, the implications of the abandonment of the ÑsecularismÒ principle by the Congress, the electoral victory of the BJP in the 1991 general election, etc.
(2005, 2000 words)
The paper examines conflicting ideologies in Israel known as Ñdemocratic-pluralist (internationalist) and Ñethno-national (nationalist). Both ideologies are described in historical, political, religious and social perspectives accounting for the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin. Political situation in Israel in 1990s is reviewed in the context of international relations.
(2003, 2000 words)
The paper addresses the political and social issues related to Chechnya. An overview of Chechnyas history is given highlighting its political, economic and religious problems. Conclusions are made about the national identity of Chechens and the degree of the nations autonomy in the Russian Federation.
(2004, 3000 words)
The paper seeks to investigate how the struggle between conservatives and reformists in Iran influences the relationship between Islam and democracy. An overview of the election situation in Iran focuses on the contradictory aspects of Iranian Constitution that masks a one party system and makes Iran a theocratic state rather than a democratic one. The author gives a brief account of the political structure and the stands of the two competing powers (conservatives and reformists) concluding that the reform of the Constitution is seriously called for to implement Islamic democracy.
(2004, 4000 words)
The Yugoslav civil war was a result of an interplay of factors: struggles for power among the republican elites, mass propaganda of ethnic intolerance (in a country where people learned to accept what they read in the newspapers or heard on the radio as unquestionable truth) and a desperate economic situation, worsened by the lack of attention on the part of the former Western creditors. It is beyond doubt that the civil war in Yugoslavia was instigated from above, but supported from below, as nationalist leaders made emotional appeals to ethnic constituencies. If one of these factors had not come into play, violence in Yugoslavia would have probably been avoided. Ethnic cleansing and civil war were not inevitable; if anything, they were coincidental
(2004, 3000 words)
The following report aims to highlight the increasing growth and power of multinationals over nation states, showing the economic power they possess. It then goes on to show how corporate power can influence the U.S. government on issues such as domestic and foreign policy, using the Carlyle Corporation as a case study. The paper concludes by questioning the role of the Nation State in global economics and politics.
(2003, 2500 words)
The essay attempts to identify how successful was the Nazi policy towards young people.
(2002, 2000 words)
The nation-state is not dead, nor has the menace of globalization undermined the foundations of the state-based international order. The myth of the ´global communityŽ obscures from view the hard reality of international anarchy, where states go to war and make peace, form and abandon alliances in pursuit of their national interest ƒ security and power.
(2001, 5200 words)
The discussion that takes place in this essay is based on this significant importance of the circulation of information and images around the globe. I will be specifically concerned with examining the power of media and how that power affects nation-states, national cultures and nationalities. Can we consider the existence of a global village/culture, or is such a consideration irrelevant? This essay will deal with those issues in two parts. The first part is concerned with the European Union, and addresses the question of how an international multi-cultural organisation deals with media and information. The second part extends the notions discussed in the first part to a global level. The EU is part of the first world and it is geographically specified, that is it has clearly defined borders and identified member states that had to have achieved a certain status in order to join the Union (either that being political, economical etc.).
(2003, 2000 words)
Introduction:
The nation-state is not dead, nor has the menace of globalization undermined the foundations of the state-based international order. The myth of the ´global communityŽ obscures from view the hard reality of international anarchy, where states go to war and make peace, form and abandon alliances in pursuit of their national interest ƒ security and power.
(2002, 10000 words)
Conclusion: The globalisers of our day claim that a new world
order is upon us. The nation state is a thing of the past, it
is being replaced by networks of all kinds. This paper shows,
if anything, that this view is too optimistic. We have shown
that neither the multinational corporations nor the transnational
financial flows undermine the writerity of the nation state;
that the state retains its inherent regulatory capacity. Likewise,
the growth in telecommunications technologies, development of
cross-border networks have not greatly infringed on the state's
powers or where they have - the state has devised effective
counter-strategies to deal with these challenges. While some
states have been more successful historically at dealing with
globalisation, others have been run over. Yet the system of
states as a whole is still going strong, it is not falling apart,
nor will it fall apart in the foreseeable future.
(2003, 1100 words)
This paper explores the Basques and the Spanish Government conflict, gives historic outlook at the events, outlines current situation and argues of whether Basques will become an independent nation in the near future.
(2003, 2200 words)
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