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ethnic rivalries over territory, and the failure of these states to strengthen mechanisms of political representation. Hegre et al. (2001) highlight that greater state capacity could lower the risk of conflict in well established democracies and autocracies. The highest risk of conflict initiation happens during political transition deviating to or from democracy, and in imperfect democracies, or anocracies. It should also be noted that internal factors that lead to intra-state conflict often…

In his article “The rise of illiberal democracy” Fareed Zakaria used a term “illiberal democracy” in the journal “Foreign Affairs” in 1997. In the article he discussed the level of liberties and freedom in the countries that are democracies officially. He divided them into two polar groups: liberal democracies and illiberal democracies. He also gave the description for each of the groups and the reasons why he determined this or that country into a particular group. Let’s try to figure out what…

The story of the Royal Festival Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Hall begins after the end of the Second World War. With the allies victorious, the British Government is determined to restore London to its full glory, after it had suffered a tremendous amount of destruction due to bombing Raids, leaving much of london in ruin and in desperate need of reconstruction. From the year 1947 to 1948 the British government planned the Festival of Britain, which was to be held across the country, but…

The objective of this essay is to explain why giving more money to employees does not seem to be the only way to motivate them. Starting from the word “motivation”, it comes from the Latin word “movere” that means “move”, therefore it is referred to a sense of movement that leeds to an action, it is the willingness we have to reach our desires. In the 50s and 60s studies regarding motivation started developing thanks to researchers such as Maslow, Herzerberg, Alderfer and others who tried to…

For the citizens of Russia, their civil rights were constantly challenged and changed between the years 1855 and 1964. Between the autocracy of the Tsars and the borderline-dictatorships of the Communist leaders, through the 1917 Revolution and the Purges of the 1930s, the civil rights of many were compromised, while others’ civil rights were maintained or increased. For the majority, the actuality was a fluctuation rather than a straight increase or decrease. While equality was claimed at…

STRATEGIC PLAN The strategic plan below (Table 1.2) succinctly explains the problems that may arise as well as the strategies my team will put in place to resolve them. For instance, concerning patient satisfaction and utilisation of troponin assays, the likely issue will be affordability of the test. For successful implementation of the project, the government should subsidise the cost, especially during emergency management. OUTCOMES ISSUES STRATEGIES TACTICS EVALUATION Accurate diagnosis…

Although it is generally agreed upon that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was the event that sparked World War I, this singular act was really just the last straw. Such a bloody, widespread conflict, cannot be explained away or blamed on just one event, but as the war was so devastating, placing blame was something everyone seemed eager to do when it came time to create peace in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles. As such, the question became: is it possible to…

MOTIVATIONAL THEORY ABRAHAM MASLOW HIERACHY The concept of motivation has been defined as the psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction (Kreitner, 1995). This motivation is to understand what drives the employee nor the people motivates to push their performance in work. Motivation is important because under an optimal conditions, effort can often be increased and sustained or in other simple word according to Smith 1994 (Smith G. P., 1994) , we need motivated employees…

3.) REASONS FOR THEIR INDUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT We have discussed who is a Child Soldier. Now, the more important question surfaces: Why do armed factions resort to use of children or why do children voluntarily enrol? The reasons for this are manifold. A.) INVOLUNTARY CONSCRIPTION First coming to the reasons to why Children are enrolled contrary to what they may wish. a.) The rebel groups more frequently resort to the use of child soldiers, as these groups often revolt against the current…

THE CONTROL YUAN – WHITHER GOEST THOU? Submitted to: Professor Pasha Hsieh Submitted by: Kirti Hariharan, LLM 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents 1. Abstract 3 2. Introduction 3 3. A Better Understanding of the Control Yuan 3 (a) Structure 3 (b) Functioning 4 (c) Powers 4 i. Power to audit 5 ii. Power to correct 5 iii. Power to impeach 5 iv. Power to inspect 6 v. Power to invigilate examinations 6 vi. Power to censure 6 vii. Power to accept petitions from people 7 viii. Implement the…