Essays on Political Culture

The rise of the penal state, neo-liberalization or new political culture’ by Koster, Van der Waal, Achterberg and Houtman address the rising of imprisonment rates in the ‘west’ (Western Europe, North America and Australia). Their central question assesses whether economic changes (such as declining welfare…

Russia’s political culture is comprised of fundamentally contradictory components. On the system level, there is a general distrust of Russia’s contemporary government; however, on the process tier, Russians support the strong, democratic state. These seemingly antithetical political beliefs are complicated by both the policy level…

Topic 1 Discuss the historical roots of the political culture and political socialization processes and approaches in your assigned country. How do these affect the types and levels of political participation and institutions in that country? I chose Lebanon as an essay topic because my…

A countries’ political culture includes the beliefs, values, and norms that define the relationship between citizens and government, and citizens to one another (ushistory.org). Throughout our nation’s history, events have occurred that have altered its political culture. The sum of these events have created the…

Women, Clothing and Political Culture in Revolutionary France A study of a number of sources from the revolutionary period in France gives us an insight into the ways in which women used clothing to position themselves within an increasingly volatile sociopolitical environment. In reaction to…

Fracking Policy and Political Culture This paper will look at three states using Daniel Elazar’s model of political culture – Colorado (moralistic), Ohio (individualistic), and Virginia (traditionalistic) – and how they vary on laws pertaining to the regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), and if they…

Political Injustice has been going on for such a long time with in the United States. What people neglect to realize is there are unfairness that is being put towards black individual as well as Latinos and people of minorities dissent. I say this because…

Literature has always shaped who we are and has defined us to this day. It dates back centuries and records our history, the good and the bad. Books and articles have always reflected society and the values held. In the 1960s, there was political unrest…

Political Blindness A little more than multi year back a youthful natural product merchant in the city of Sidi Bouzid made the frantic stride of setting himself ablaze to challenge the abusive conditions inside his nation. Notwithstanding a doctor’s facility visit by the then president,…

The leading debate points to some definite symbols of the strength and stability of unions which may be listed as follows: Union density The capacity to mobilize Labour institutions Union structures Union density The extent of laborers who have a place with an association has…