Essays on Democracy

Political Science scholars use theories and concepts that help them make sense of a certain phenomenon. These theories and concepts go back to the time of the classical Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Thucydides. Although more of these concepts and theories were...

Nationalism is a political ideology. The word “Nationalism” is used to describe the attitude of the people towards they nation or the actions of the members of state to bring reforms or achieve some form of political sovereignty. It can be expressed as a non...

Palaces, travel, luxury, fame, outdated, undemocratic and elitist are all words that could be used to describe the monarchy. This never ending debate has been discussed globally and resulted in strong opinions. Many being that monarchies are old fashioned, promote social division and should be...

Politics is an important activity of an organized society. In my opinion, it means to be able to have my voice heard in my local and national government and in brevity, every form of interaction involves some form of politics. There is a deep concern...

The article considered in this case” Autocracies and Terrorism:Conditioning Effects of Authoritarian Regime-Type on Terrorist Attacks.” Authored by Mathew Wilson and James Piazza. The article highlights the understanding that democracies tend to experience more terrorism than the autocracies. However the understanding of this aspect is...

The nation-state strongly depends on democracy for its survival both in the past and today. However, one of the key factors that has since led to the deterioration of democracy across the globe in the present-society is McRevolution. Typical cases in point revolve around Edmund...

Arend Lijphart’s analysis of the different type of democracies, critiques of the US democracy, and proposed system for new democracies outlined in “Constitutional Choices for New Democracies” provides a strong framework for classifying and qualifying options within the realm of democracy. This following essay will...