Social & Political Theory Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

Although people understand that the authorities often abuse their power, the first is likely to follow the orders of the latter.

Nitaqat policy is a guideline to the private sector companies that hire in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, Nitaqat policy is the latest development employed by the Ministry of Labor in furtherance of this [...]

The seminal work of Max Weber has largely been used to provide and elaborate the law and its role in the development of capitalism. In the wording of Weber, the relationship between capitalism and law [...]

This paper identifies some of the solutions to the problem and analyzes the viability of each solution. It is only through evaluation that policy makers can account for each cent spent in the project.

It is perhaps very essential to be acquainted with an account of laws that surround marijuana in order to understand the reasons why the drug ought to be legalized.

This response paper looks at the differences between 'the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen' and 'the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen'.

The interview of interview with Ricardo Semler indicates that the power of leaders can and should be derived from the consent of the subordinates, in other words, employees.

The USA could not be an exception and these ideas acquired strong support in the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries.

From the top level, the type of system of government is defined by the structure of the judiciary, executive as well as the assembly.

While jails are run by local governments or sheriffs and are designed for housing people serving short sentences or awaiting trial, prisons on the other hand, are run by Federal Bureau of Prisons and state [...]

Capitalism, according to Karl Marx is the weakened method of analyzing democracy as it never pertains to the provisioning of democracy, no matter how much the capitalist describe their actions to be more of a [...]

The formation of this class, which controlled the wealth of the entire community, formed the basis of Marxism theory of the minority wealthy individuals at the expense of the majority poor people.

Unfortunately, he notes that this form of revolution is conspicuously missing and thus the effectiveness of the revolutions undergoing in the present world are politically instigated.

Initially, the ideology was first introduced in Canada by the British intellectuals and as a result, it ended up dominating the ideals and major principles of the socialist parties in the country.

The National government, also known as the Federal government is headed by the president of the United States and is composed of the Congress, the Executive and the Judiciary.

According to him, if the people of the country abide by laws made by the leader, then this must be a good leader.

Jefferson had argued that that the best type of government is the one that administrates the least and just like him, Thoreau agrees that best type of government is the one that does not govern [...]

In studying the influence of the social contract theory on the American nation historians and philosophers always mention the names of two philosophers, John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.

This paper gives an in-depth analysis of modernization as it tries to relate it to the concept of democratization. In politics, the term democratization refers to the transition from an authoritarian government to one that [...]

The main issue is centered around the problematic aspects of the left-right dichotomy in regards to political views and perspectives on a wide range of social, political, economic, and environmental concerns.

On the other hand, Marx defined socialism as a principle that ensures the most of these production factors are owned and controlled by the society or the state for the benefit of the whole community [...]

According to them Industrialization increased the divide between the rich and the poor and shackled the poor to the chains of servility and penury.

However, pointing out that no economist before him had investigated the device that kept the population on par with the means of subsistence, Malthus identified this device as misery.

Globalisation has become the most overused and under the specified term in the international scene since the end of the Cold War.

In capitalist states, the government's purpose is to protect the power of wealthy people by maintaining the division between the working class and the ruling class.

In such a way, regardless of approval or disapproval of Karl Marx's ideas, it is important to understand that some of the influences that his works caused were a result of the scale and angle [...]

But statistics show that on a non-electioneering year, they make a couple of trips to their constituencies and go the extra mile to get in touch with issues at the grassroots.

1 According to the opinions of the great political leaders such as the father of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong, or the main revolutionary figure in Cuba, Che Guevara, a revolution is a [...]

There is a variety of reasons for this, and the presented article titled "From Egalitarianism to Kleptocracy" describes how and why this is the current state of most governments.

Globalization has resulted in increased conflicting demands as organizations strive to address local, regional, and internal institutional demands in the field of academics and industry. The logic of bridging organizations is to respond to conflicting [...]

To begin with, Pentland states that by the middle of the nineteenth century there were a plenty of signs indicating that the changes of the course of the economy "had gone too far to be [...]

The concept of leadership, especially in the political arena is complex and the perception of a good leader differs from one school of thought to another.

The principle of transfer is a principle that guides the entitlement theory. The principle of transfer can be compared to a situation where distribution is favoured such as in the patterned theory of justice.

The administrations of the government of the United States and the People's Republic of China are examples of differing views on materialism.

Bakunin based his analysis on the European enlightenment to argue that class conflict is a result of the struggle between the learned and the ruling class in society.

"Finally, each man, in giving himself to all, gives himself to nobody; and as there is no associate over whom he does not acquire the same right as he yields others over himself, he gains [...]

In the argument on social contract, Plato presents a model of the social contract that ties the citizen to the law. Plato, on the other hand, believes that the contract is between a specific native [...]

He says that in the developed countries of Europe, Asia and the United States of America industrialization and a strong economic base has in particular led to rise of nationalism in them.

Social policy is a discipline that employs multidisciplinary approaches in the study of problems that affect social processes and the welfare of human beings in society.

The emergent problems need to be addressed from the perspective of treating the most vulnerable members of society, as well as define to what extent the unemployment rates and low-income rates influence the accomplishment of [...]

In the understanding of the concept of liberty, it is equally important to underscore the fact that it promotes freedom within a society.

He points out that the power-play going on in this kind of situation is based on the power to mobilize players and an assessment of the strength of all supporters in the agenda setting process.

He believes that this form of law making is contradictory to the needs of a people and therefore acts to serve personal needs and not the general will.

Marxist and Communitarian do not believe in the existence of human rights. In fact, having and exercising human rights will not benefit the members of the society.

Concepts of power and domination according to Karl Marx Karl Marx concept of power and domination is founded on his proposition that defines distinctions of class possessions.

In the earlier analysis of Marx of alienation in the form of the 'fetishism of commodities', he believes that there is a distorted relationship in commodity fetishism "between individuals and the production and consumption of [...]

The concept of social capital was developed by Bourdieu, a French sociologist in the 1980s.he referred social capital as "the aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to the possession of a [...]

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development documents that the gap between the very rich and the very poor has in fact widened over the last few decades.

Democracy is thus interpreted to mean: government of the majority or people. As a form of state, democracy is not the same as aristocracy, monarchy and dictatorship.

Due to the variations in the forms of power, there is usually the likelihood of manifestation of conflict. This essay seeks to examine the status of social conflict in the work of both Karl Marx [...]

The dominance of global politics and values by nationalist ideologies can be traced back to the ninetieth century, from the Romantic concept, "cultural diversity" and the liberal's argument that political legitimacy is only achieved from [...]

Another type of relationship between the state and the church manifests in modified theocracy where the church and state exist as separate entities but the state remains under the control of the church in all [...]

In describing a leader's demonstration of his personal skills and knowledge for the attainment of the state's good, Machiavelli focuses the importance of statesmanship.

The process of transformation of a society from the traditional to the modern state through the Rostow's stages of economic development is as a result of influence of both internal dynamics and external forces.

The thesis statement In order to understand modernization-democracy link, the advantages and disadvantages concerning the issues' interdependence, it is necessary to analyze the reasons of the processes of modernization and the ways they transformed democratic [...]

However, Machiavelli's harsh advice must be interpreted in the context of the dangerous conditions present in Renaissance Italy, where a lack of the rule of law allowed the strong to exploit and harm the weak.

Thus, according to Huntington's argument, cultural and religious differences are the main factors that led to the clash of civilizations in the post-Cold War period.

Despite the fact that Marx is the first individual who associates with the ideas of communism and the criticism of capitalism, it is essential to acknowledge the contributions of Engels.

The main idea of the work is to explain the theory of social choice and how it works with society. However, the author doubts that this theory is entirely unnecessary and populist in that the [...]

As a member state of the global community, the United Arab Emirates engages and works with other countries to attain a more stable and peaceful Middle East. The United Arab Emirates engages as well and [...]

In connection with the Industrial Revolution and the rapid development of cities in the USA, urban growth was particularly strong in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Within the framework of this report, examples of successful personalities will be given, each of which has a specific power allocated by scientists, and to provide which of them is the most successful in this [...]

Plenty of our freedoms are sheltered by the Bill of Rights in the United States Charter, whereas the California Constitution's first section covers them.

It is stated that the framework "is no longer informed, in the ways that the great theorists of the tradition took it for granted that political theory should be informed, by the state of empirical [...]

Thinking about it, it is always the wealthiest and most powerful people in society who get to rule in governments, and mostly the needs of the poor and powerless are considered the least.

In this particular situation, the Speaker of the House supports my position in the role of trustee, but here the position of the lieutenant governor is much more critical since the bill is heard in [...]

Thus, the Clinton and Obama administrations have examples of how the presidents challenged the rise of conservatism and were considered the continuation of it simultaneously.

However, this has changed as the government decided to open the country and allow tourism in the Kingdom to realise the Kingdom's vision 2030.

The organization of the article is well-established as each paragraph either refers to an instance in which Perry is shown abusing the power of the governor or refers to the overall thesis, which is argumentative, [...]

The French government did not want to invest in the colony, and it granted the development of the settlement to a trading company, which was given a monopoly on the fur trade and was to [...]

When it comes to the analysis of Koresh's religious beliefs and devotion, the extent to which he seemed to be convinced to be a Messiah is shown through his interactions within the cult and the [...]

The elimination of problems of the present-day society from the perspectives of morality and shared values is one of the most challenging tasks for humanity.

The evident benefit of governance is the flexibility of this system since the participants can adjust the strategy according to their needs.

The second part of the 20th century emerged with the depiction of conspiracy theories under the speculations of multiple crime perpetrators in the increased assassinations. Tension and permanent wars are critical items in national security [...]

Following the release of A Theory of Justice by John Rawls in 1971, which marked a milestone in the development of the enlightenment project, Nozick's Anarchy, State and Utopia, published in 1974, represented the application [...]

It means that the distrust of blue-collar workers in this field, complemented by the difficulties of promotion, limits their involvement. In this way, these sources add to the description of the overall inequality from the [...]

One way in which the collective action problem makes civil war more likely is the obvious advantages of free-riding as compared to the active support of the ruling government and existing status quo.

On the other hand, Congress, which is the first branch of the U.S.government, can contribute to the deterioration of the issue or assist in its solving.

The transformation from the old Ottoman Government system into a modernized newly nation of Turkey, stabilization of Iran, and establishment of the state of Israel with the political values along irrevocable political cultures and behavior [...]

Modern constitutionalism is based on the principle of universal principles, the independence of the judiciary, the separation of powers, the power and freedom of the people otherwise referred to as the sovereignty of the people, [...]

In conclusion, it is necessary to note that historical, political, and cultural peculiarities of the United States make federalism the most appropriate type of governance for the country.

COVID-19, as a pandemic that drastically affected everyone worldwide, has a massive impact not only on the condition of welfare but also on politics, which makes it political. The split in political views over COVID-19 [...]

The main goal of this paper is to analyze the nature of propaganda to answer the question of whether it is a phenomenon or a technique.

My personal belief is that the decision-making aspect of the party is getting weaker due to the prevalence of wealthy interest groups that sometimes do not serve the interest of the constituency.

In spite of a popular view of the medical benefits of marijuana, doctors insist that the use of marijuana provides the same dangerous effect as other drugs.

The following response paper aims to explore separatist movements and their impact on the international community and countries from different regions in the globe.

Generally, the intentions of the government can be described as formative and wise; however, in certain cases, it is difficult to agree with the position of the government.

On State and politics, Thakur explains that Weber understood the state as a "political structure or grouping" that succeeds in claiming the monopoly to the acceptable use force in maintenance and enforcement of law and [...]

The federalist believed the document was good while the ant federalists believed the document would not safeguard the interests of the states and of the people therein.

Thus the rationale of Israel, embodied in its economic, cultural, as well as social institutions, comprise the following: to build up Hebrew as the national language; to take up mass immigration of Jews who cannot [...]

The anxiety of the masses generating the actions of the leaders of the world is not a new event, as it is described in this book.

The article by Leith Mullings "Interrogating Racism: Toward an Antiracist Anthropology" is the way for talking about the concept of equality in social relations and in the formation of power.

World Economic Outlook while analyzing the relationship between population growth and the economy, suggests that policymakers like Thomas Malthus interpret in his work Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798, that the rate of [...]

The capacity of a state to effectively administer and govern its state activities contributes to the success of state-building, as observed by Fukuyama, as in the case of the American state.

The Puritans were a group of the influential minority group of Protestants in the history of America who were opposed to the Settlement of the Elizabethan.

The aspects of self-determination and self governance form the bulwark of country's power and sovereignty, not only in relation to its own administration and political setup, but also with regard to foreign affairs and its [...]

The rise of the Shining Path and the Zapatistas both derive from the social and economic deprivation and marginalization of the peasants and native indigenous people of the respective countries.

The implied position underlying the focus objectives of this paper come from the understanding that the influence of society on the state and vice versa is unavoidable.

The use of social movement theory to Zionism pictures the difficulties of the communal and political circumstances inside and outside Israel that restrain peace.

Accordingly, the politics of democracy is defined by theories of democracy as well as the changes in the manners and practice of democracy which also alter the ideology and the theory.

The article significantly addresses the importance of the emerging concept of social control in the place of the decaying concept of state based on Foucault's criticism of a 'theory of the State.' intending to imply [...]

Use the characters of Hsiang Tzu and Camille to discuss how and for what reasons the novel and the film have different visions of the relationship of individuals to revolution.

The power of the authority and the matters of obedience still stay rather arguable. The tremendous readiness of adults to go to roughly any lengths on the authority of an authority constitutes the chief justice [...]

The first of these differences being the nature of the concepts of power and authority, the second, the sources from which each derives the power/authority, and finally, the many types of each concept.

Commencing with an overview of the material conditions of society, The Future of an Illusion proclaims that these conditions result from two processes: the technological processes that control the forces of nature and extract its [...]

Tomas Paine was one of the advocates of the separation from the monarchy and the establishment of democracy. It appears that none of the political systems criticized by Paine and Tocqueville was able to provide [...]

These famous words well emphasize that though it is an essential requirement for an individual, freedom requires that one be ready to take full responsibility for the consequences of their freedom and be obliged to [...]

Socialism developed from the social conditions and events of the early 19th century due to the impact of the industrial revolution.

And to add to this notion, the article highlights that some think of power as "a kind of mitigated violence", which does not differ greatly from the view that power is best manifested through violence.

The main objective of this study was to test the validity of the hypothesis that it is namely the Realist theory of international relations that explains the true significance of the Chinese OBOR initiative better [...]

It is understood, of course, that such an outlook on the problem of homelessness is meant to diminish the government's responsibility for the fact that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the US [...]

The video clip "Catch-22 Explained" narrates the story of a World War II bombardier who is already fed up with the insanity of the upheaval. This discussion gives a detailed analysis of the impacts of [...]

However, it is vital to understand the crucial roles played by the state when it comes to power contests and the desire to rule.

For example, an ethical employee is told to find a method of keeping costs down to help the company survive the recession, the employee helps the company lower costs by outsourcing the means of production [...]

The poem justifies the decision by the Europeans to enter Africa and mentions that it was a way of helping the Africans.

According to the theorist, Elinor Ostrom, the concept of collective action is the main subject of political science and its problem is deeply rooted in a social dilemma equated to the game theory terms of [...]

Rousseau argued that in the past people had no hunger for individual ownership of the property until one person fenced a piece of land and claimed that the land belonged to him; after this, people [...]

Political equality is another concept that exists within the domain of democracy about the political rights that should be given to all members of a democratic society.

The transition from the exercise of power in the Monarchial period to the disciplinary power has been successful through the application of simple technologies and techniques.

Several European nations underwent significant changes and continuities in the 17th and 18th centuries due to the process of establishing and building strong states.