Essays Tagged: "Liberal democracy"

Upon the Verge of Global Devistation - Analyzing WWII in terms of WWI

s of WWI Excellent paper.ToughiusWorld HistoryDecember 1, 1995'Upon the Verge of Global Devastation'Liberal democracy has dealt with the challenges of fascism and communism through its ability to adju ... authoritarian systems of government in their various forms, tend to be tragically inflexible. This liberal adaptability has proved essential to best confronting economic crises. Yet, it seems almost ...

(6 pages) 74 0 4.3 Dec/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Economic Inequalities. "Some people are equal but some are more equal than others," by using this quote by George Orwell, we can understand the inequalities in our society.

quality within economic structures are the battle between communism/socialism versus capitalism and liberal democracy. Especially that between capitalism and communism, The 'Cold War' between the Unit ...

(3 pages) 234 0 4.4 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Tension between Liberal and democratic aspects within Liberal democracy.

Q1. Andrew Parkin claims that there is a tension between the liberal and the democratic aspects of liberal democratic political systems. Explain what he means by ... ferent strands of political development, inevitably combining them. These different strands are the liberal strand and the democratic strand. The results and testimony of this union is visibly embedde ... n societies like Australia. As a consequence , Andrew Parkin claims that there is a conflict within liberal democracy between the liberal ideal and democratic ideal. In order to explain this, Parkin's ...

(4 pages) 64 0 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

"Civil society: a critical view on liberal civil society"

r to the whole range of groups and institutions that stand between the individual and the state. In liberal account In a broader sense, in Rawl's liberal formulation civil society is seen as a neutral ... can be debated within numerous voluntary associations. In contemporary era, in practise, political liberalism shows itself in liberal democracy in the western world. Thus liberal democracy and libera ...

(6 pages) 212 1 3.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Cambodia Report

the main occupation for most of the people in Cambodia.GOVERNMENTCambodia is ruled by a multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993. The chief of state ...

(2 pages) 66 0 2.9 Feb/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

World war 2 summary

the nations of Europe could turn to the tasks of economic and political recovery. Germany elected a liberal democracy a whole slew of democracies developed in Eastern Europe. Liberalism seemed to be t ...

(2 pages) 49 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

British politics

orthern Ireland. Hereditary membership of the House of Commons has also been abolished.Britain is a liberal-democracy. Liberal democracy means that institutions such as the civil service and the armed ... rights and freedoms. Free elections to choose governments define Britain as a democracy, while the liberal element comes in the form of restriction on the power of politicians and the state to interf ...

(11 pages) 131 4 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Andrew Parkin claims that there is a tension between the liberal and democratic aspects of liberal democratic political systems. Explain what he means by this.

ic explanation of Andrew Parkins claim that a tension exists between the two namesake components of liberal democracy cannot be successfully achieved without the introduction of a brief personal clari ... cessfully achieved without the introduction of a brief personal clarification of the definitions of liberalism, democracy and their historical product, liberal democracy. An analysis and discussion of ...

(4 pages) 42 0 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Critical analysis of three discussions of socialism

alism is not a viable political or economic solution for universal organisation of society, whereas liberal democracy is superior. Fukuyama primarily uses historical precedent to substantiate his asse ... ntral theme of Lenin's democratic centralism was centralism" it is not fully representative whereas liberal democracy allows for competitive progress and liberal rights.Fukuyama presents liberalism an ...

(5 pages) 155 1 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Summary: A Concise History of World War II

the nations of Europe could turn to the tasks of economic and political recovery. Germany elected a liberal democracy a whole slew of democracies developed in Eastern Europe. Liberalism seemed to be t ...

(2 pages) 40 0 4.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Was the aim of the terror of 1793-94 the defence of France or the moral regeneration of the French people?

system of thought throughout Europe and was a major stepping stone towards the worldwide spread of liberal democracy. However from the birth of the third estate with the Abbe Sieyes to the execution ... ss of this strong government in preserving the state, also offered the chance of a return to a more liberal form of democracy. As a result of this not being availed of the defence of the ?third terror ...

(7 pages) 34 0 0.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution

Is liberal democracy the best model of democracy?

democratic governments are preferable to non-democratic governments. After this I will outline what liberal democracy is and what it is supposed to achieve. Following this will be whether or not direc ... will be whether or not direct democracy is an alternative. After this will be criticisms levied on liberal democracy and why, starting with Karl Marx' critique and then an Anarchist's. Finally I will ...

(9 pages) 146 0 5.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The Broad Perspective: How do Climate and Economy Affect Each Other? Teacher LOVED this essay, very well researched and accurate.

emise of Marxist economies, capitalism is now the predominant economic system. Long associated with liberal democracy, it is also practiced within totalitarian societies like China. Many people believ ...

(4 pages) 83 0 4.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

How democratic was Britain by 1914?

eedom of speech/press. There is a debate over when exactly Britain actually became a representative liberal democracy. This essay will show that by 1914 Britain was not yet fully a democracy, but well ... educed the threat of bribery and intimidation declined, although it took a further measure from the Liberals in 1883 before corruption was fully dealt with. The 1883 Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act ...

(4 pages) 24 0 3.5 May/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

History of Nazi Germany.

the Nazi Party. Although the majority of his followers shared his dislike of the Weimar Republic's liberal democracy and anti-Semitic agenda, his party support, due to it's small size, was limited to ...

(5 pages) 59 2 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

The cure for ills of Democracy is More Democracy

Democracy is always named and used in the liberal discursive process. But if we refer to history, democracy of these days is not the same as d ... rly it is necessary to understand democracy by its principles and not by its practitioners in power.Liberal democracy can be briefly defined as a system of government in which the people rule themselv ... last resource for minorities to promote legislation.Political Participation is another principle of liberal democracy that is classified by its participation. Direct democracy and Representative democ ...

(11 pages) 115 0 4.7 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Analyse the complex relationship between Islam and liberal democracy.

The end of the Cold War and the demise of the Soviet communist empire have shown the dominance of liberal democracy and capitalism over all other possible alternatives. The emerging ``New World Orde ... such: that is, the end point of mankind's ideological evolution and the universalisation of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.` (Fukuyama, 1989: 50) However, after the te ...

(10 pages) 88 0 4.4 Sep/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

he rise of totalitarian governments. The Republicans ranged from centrists who supported capitalist liberal democracy to communists or anarchist revolutionaries; their power base was primarily urban a ... .From 1934 to 1936, the Second Spanish Republic was governed by a center-right coalition as well as liberal politicians. During this time, there were general strikes and street conflicts in Madrid and ...

(6 pages) 30 0 3.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Trust

within Australia, the role and development of the Australian constitution and the effectiveness of liberal democracy in modern day Australia.The Basis Of Law In Australia The foundation of Australian ... ate is elected when s/he wins a certain portion of the fist preference votes this is called a quota.Liberal Democracy Australia is considered a Liberal democracy. Liberal democracy means that governme ...

(10 pages) 44 0 3.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Liberal Democratic State: The End of History or simply another epoch?

t” of the Soviet Union, and the subsequent abandonment of communism as an ideological rival to liberal democracy, mankind has made its final evolution in political theory and liberal democratic g ... celebration of Western hegemony or is there credence to the idea that the inherent supremacy of the liberal democratic theory of state will inevitably displace any rival world view?In his thesis, Fuku ...

(5 pages) 37 0 4.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory