Essays on Political Culture

In the United States, it seems that everything has become political. Especially with the election of President Donald Trump, the battle between Republicans and Democrats is at an all-time high. From television advertisements to comedy sketches, Americans cannot escape the turmoil that exists between the…

Which Government? As John Adams once said, “Democracy… while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.” After reading this, it…

It has been unusual and agitating to observe how much exertion the Trump group has put into harming the U.S. government’s own refugee resettlement program, yet give them focuses for adequacy. On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the outcast roof for the…

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…