Religion and politics

Tarrow (1994) uses the text Power In Movement. Social Movements, Collective Action and Politics, as an addition to the literature on collective movement, using perspectives from sociology, political science, history and anthropology to further his work. The author highlights that many times in history, ordinary people have taken steps to exercise influence on politics by acting collectively, in other words” there is “power in movement”. In his text, Tarrow poses the following research question;…

Sovereignty is one of the most controversial ideas in political science. Many philosophers have written on this concept, and each of them interprets it differently. In this essay, I focus on Thomas Pogge’s conception of sovereignty that is largely influenced by liberalism. Pogge argues for a multi-layered scheme where borders could be redrawn more easily. According to him, sovereignty should be dispersed vertically instead of concentrating it at one level – the state. However, Pogge’s…

A Critique of Fiorina’s “The Decline of Collective Responsibility in American Politics” In the early 1980s, political scientists were studying the changing status of American political parties (Fiorina 1981). During this time, Morris P. Fiorina wrote his essay to address these findings, most notably what he believes to be the decline of political parties. Fiorina concludes that strong political parties provide electoral accountability and discipline in government and keep the system afloat.…

their current states both social and political. While offering nebulous ideas about how the universe operates provides some benefit, it is more beneficial to facilitate and participate in dialogue about issues that relate to humans more intimately (politics). As schisms between…

Sons of Liberty: Fathers of American Activism The United States has a long history of political activism by and for the people, a legacy that continues today. The day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, more people took to the streets in protest than ever before. That fiercely American action dates back to the Sons of Liberty, a political group that organized for the rights of colonial citizens in the 18th century, against oppressive taxation from Britain (135-136). Many…

Wealth Disparity The wealth difference or disparity is characterized by the unevenness in dissemination of assets among a populace. One of the nations that shows wide disparities between riches circulation among the rich and the poor is United States in contrast with other created countries. Riches can incorporate any individual possessions, organizations, vehicles, the estimations of homes, funds of any sort, and additionally ventures. Divergence is any distinction that is discernible or…

being contracted. In politics, it is not what you know, it is who you know. One cannot be successful without contacts. As Chris explained it is very hard to continue the pathway of success without relationships and contacts with…

function the government should play in the democratic process. Since the formation of two major political parties during the 1800s, political polarization began to impact how the government functions. According to Political Polarization in American Politics, polarization is defined as diverging from median Republican and Democratic views and increases when the political stances and ideologies move further to the left or right of the middle, central view (Hopkins and Sides 2015, 17). Over time,…

Introduction: The goal of this paper is to demonstrate how political parties and interest groups are able to get citizens to participate in politics and political party participants or interest group members. This is a comparison and contrast paper. The following will be a comparison between political parties and interest groups. Three points will be mentioned. The first point will be the purpose, the role and three strategies parties and interest groups use to get people to participate.…

Doctor John Mearsheimer’s lecture on his book “Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics” was profound. He addresses the issues that plague the political leaders of our country and the things they must do to keep the United States safe from other countries around the world. One of the biggest tools in their bag is the lie. Telling people of other countries what they may want or not want to hear can help to push our political stance in everything we do. Bring smart enough…