Category: Political science

What is the role third world feminism in african gender politics?Matriarch vs Patriarchy, do they have any role in or impact on feminism?

The Role of Third World Feminism in African Gender Politics.
Feminism root (history)
Various definitions and perspective
Various scholastic perspective about feminism

Impact of feminism (both positive and negative)

What you seek to address and solve

Africa then. Africa now. Any relation to the Black African American Feminism history?

To determine the role of third world feminism in african gender politics

1.4 Research Questions
What is the role third world feminism in african gender politics?

Matriarch vs Patriarchy, do they have any role in or impact on feminism?

How does gender based violence affect feminism?

Why is feminism being dismissed in African societies?

1.5 Scope of study
Africa

Discuss the patterns of participating among major social groups that might include African Americans, Latino, Asians, gender, religion and age. Are there specific barriers or voting trends among the groups? How does each group effect presidential elections?

Identify each term by its definition and historical significance in American government. This is a four to six (or more) sentence response. In short, your response should go beyond a simple definition, but clearly identifies how each term ties into a broader importance (including significant complications, debates and examples) during the progression of American politics.

Party polarization

Sociological and agency representation

Political Action Committees (Super PAC’s)

Traditional Political Participation and Online Participation

Apportionment, Gerrymandering and Redistricting

Short Essay (25 points total)

Describe state electoral laws including registration requirements, formal barriers, voting registration and reforms. Why is voter turnout so low in the U.S.?

What are the consequences of low voter turnout?
Discuss the political issues surrounding campaign funds. Be sure to include sources of funding, (ie. SuperPacs, 527 committees etc.), campaign finance regulation, political parties, and whether or not campaign finance reform is an effective measure for controlling excessive campaign contributions.

Describe the process on how a bill becomes a law. Be sure to include details included in your text concerning processes, terminology, committees, debate, filibuster and presidential action.

Discuss organization of Congress including differences in the House and in the Senate. You will want to discuss party leadership, the committee system, the staff system and the caucuses.

Discuss the patterns of participating among major social groups that might include African Americans, Latino, Asians, gender, religion and age. Are there specific barriers or voting trends among the groups? How does each group effect presidential elections?

Describe the types of election in the United States, including plurality and winner take all elections as opposed to proportional representation.

What are the different kinds of ballots (or voting methods). You can also talk about the complications with electoral districts and gerrymandering during legislative and presidential elections.

Finally, the Electoral College lends much to discussion. What are some of the benefits or advantages and criticisms of the Electoral College in a democratic system?

What are the core beliefs of elite theory that represent the larger consensus of American culture?What unit of our government has seen a growth in its rule-making and regulatory authority?

Elite Theory

Read the elite theory essay. Respond to the following points:

How would you summarize the key ideas of elite theory?

What are the core beliefs of elite theory that represent the larger consensus of American culture?

How do elite theorists view the election system in America?

Do elites encourage widescale public discussion?

What unit of our government has seen a growth in its rule-making and regulatory authority?

 

Describe state electoral laws including registration requirements, formal barriers, voting registration and reforms. Why is voter turnout so low in the U.S.? What are the consequences of low voter turnout?

POL101 Final Paper

Describe state electoral laws including registration requirements, formal barriers, voting registration and reforms. Why is voter turnout so low in the U.S.? What are the consequences of low voter turnout?

Discuss the political issues surrounding campaign funds. Be sure to include sources of funding, (ie. SuperPacs, 527 committees etc.), campaign finance regulation, political parties, and whether or not campaign finance reform is an effective measure for controlling excessive campaign contributions.

Describe the process on how a bill becomes a law. Be sure to include details included in your text concerning processes, terminology, committees, debate, filibuster and presidential action.

Discuss organization of Congress including differences in the House and in the Senate. You will want to discuss party leadership, the committee system, the staff system and the caucuses.

Discuss the patterns of participating among major social groups that might include African Americans, Latino, Asians, gender, religion and age. Are there specific barriers or voting trends among the groups?

How does each group effect presidential elections?

Describe the types of election in the United States, including plurality and winner take all elections as opposed to proportional representation.

What are the different kinds of ballots (or voting methods). You can also talk about the complications with electoral districts and gerrymandering during legislative and presidential elections. Finally, the Electoral College lends much to discussion. What are some of the benefits or advantages and criticisms of the Electoral College in a democratic system?

Identify a problem (Problem Selection assignment worth 25 pts. early in term)Active citizenship is the philosophy that citizens should work towards the improvement of their community through connection, public service, volunteer work and other such efforts to improve life for the citizenry.

Stricter gun laws

Citizenship standing, under social contract theory, conveys with it both rights and responsibilities.

Active citizenship is the philosophy that citizens should work towards the improvement of their community through connection, public service, volunteer work and other such efforts to improve life for the citizenry.

In this vein, students are required to “look out their window” and

Identify a problem (Problem Selection assignment worth 25 pts. early in term)
Gather information (including sources/cites/documentation)
Examine solutions
Develop a potential action plan
Attempt to fix the problem / why it will be difficult to fix
Explain governments’ involvement or lack of involvement

After reading and analyzing these articles are you able to identify how these modern scholars have conceptualized natural law and natural rights? Are there any significant differences between these authors? What are Wilson’s teachings on natural rights and his contributions to the Republic?

Postulates on Natural Law and Natural Rights

Your task is: 1) to read the three articles, and 2) use the book and the articles to answer the following questions:

After reading and analyzing these articles are you able to identify how these modern
scholars have conceptualized natural law and natural rights? Are there any significant
differences between these authors? What are Wilson’s teachings on natural rights and
his contributions to the Republic?

Are anti-immigration party voters in France influenced by anti-immigration views or is it just ignorant and veiled anti-islamist views?Are voters of anti-immigration parties truly anti-immigrants or is it blatant islamophobia ?

France’s veiled islamophobia

Research question:

Are anti-immigration party voters in France influenced by anti-immigration views or is it just ignorant and veiled anti-islamist views?

Are voters of anti-immigration parties truly anti-immigrants or is it blatant islamophobia ?

Context, ideas, and outline:
France and French citizens have not had many problems with welcoming non-muslim, non-Arab, and/or white westerners. White-European immigrants are especially welcome with open arms. It only raises radical right-wing ideologies and right wing party voters when muslim or arabs are involved.
2 course readings (uploaded on files down below)
Online research on:
Find:
1. Percentages of Islamophobic French people in France, percentages of anti-immigration voters, and the voting for people in parliament and right and extreme right parties in France.
2. Islamophobic rules and regulations, the shutting down of how many mosques.
3. Islamophobic online posts, tweets, hashtags, organizations, and movements in France that represent the majority of French voters’ islamaophobia.
4. Voters of anti-immigration parties actively advocating for, specifically, islamophobia.
5. Voters of anti-immigration parties and the parties themselves actively welcoming non-muslims.

Identify the main concepts, terms and approaches of environmental and energy environmentalism, energy justice and energy democracy, its impact on IGR accountability and management roles as a foundation of study and how they are utilized to analyze the Post Maria Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Mexico cases according to Dr. Shalanda Baker, Deputy Director for Energy Justice at the Department of Energy.

Reflection Paper: Climate Change and Energy Transition

1: Review module objectives.:
Identify the main concepts, terms and approaches of environmental and energy environmentalism, energy justice and energy democracy, its impact on IGR accountability and management roles as a foundation of study and how they are utilized to analyze the Post Maria Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Mexico cases according to Dr. Shalanda Baker, Deputy Director for Energy Justice at the Department of Energy.

Apply concepts of energy justice, energy democracy, just sustainable energy transitions and their connection with interjurisdictional cooperation, collaboration, IGR accountability and management roles.

2: Complete the assigned readings.
3: View the assigned videos:
4: Deliver Reflection Paper

Links to videos: 3 videos total



Identify the institutional attributes of the British state which could promote unraveling in the aftermath of Brexit (i.e., HINT: How does the political context of the UK as a “multinational/centralized” state shape prospects? How does devolution shape post Brexit political realities?)

Brexit Final prompt

To address this prompt, your paper should course readings and lecture material to do the following:

1. Briefly explain why the Brexit referendum was successful (i.e., Which factors contributed to
its passage? Who voted for Brexit? Who opposed it?).

2. Identify the institutional attributes of the British state which could promote unraveling in the
aftermath of Brexit (i.e., HINT: How does the political context of the UK as a
“multinational/centralized” state shape prospects? How does devolution shape post Brexit
political realities?)

3. Identify the socio-cultural consequences which could promote “unraveling”?

4. Use the above to make an argument for whether Brexit has made it “more likely” that the
United Kingdom will “break up”.