Coalition

Most people have heard the Syrian Civil War being discussed almost daily on practically every information outlet, but do they know what the specific causes which provoked this terrible crisis in the Middle East were? Since this is such a hot topic, it is essential to know the origins of the rebellious uprisings overseas which have threatened and seized countries, governments, and humans worldwide. There are many conflicting and complementary arguments that surround the true cause of the unrest…

Diversity is a crucial factor in allowing women, gays, lesbians, and racial minorities find a common cause and achieve solidarity and political unity. In this manner, it is important to understand the awareness of diversity as a way to achieve a larger coalition of labor union activists that can rely on community unity, political activism, and lobbying the government to achieve legal protections from discrimination in labor unions. Self-organizing provides a way to sidestep patriarchal or racist…

Analysis Of the many theoretical frameworks of policy making, the Every Student Succeeds Act is a near perfect manifestation of John Kingdon’s theory of policy making. While other theories partially explain ESSA’s passage, Kingdon’s theory most closely fits the law’s development and thus forms the foundation of this analysis. Kingdon describes the importance of agenda setting and the participants involved with the process, but the bulk of his theory consists of what he calls the three “streams”…

In 2014 a group of Jihadist militants announced a worldwide caliphate. These Sunni Islamic fundamentalists goal was to create an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Originally they were referred to as ISIL but the name currently adopted by the organisation is ISIS. However many of the governments of the western world have taken to referring to ISIS as Daesh as an attempt to degrade and undermine them. This essay will attempt to follow this trend, but will use the two names interchangeably. Since…

opinion from a source of education, experience and passion for the profession of nursing. To be a student working towards being accepted into this field I feel that the end goal of becoming a nurse is only a small benefit to becoming part of this coalition of workers who have accepted that their job is to provide the foundation of the Nursing Metaparadigm to all patients under their care. To be in this self-regulated profession means our opinions matter and are addressed, also we delegate how we…

In Edward O. Wilson’s newest book Half Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, he argues that if we conserve half of the earth’s land and water for nature, we are likely to save 90% of the remaining life on the planet. At Wildlands Network, we have long advocated for essentially the same vision for the biodiversity of North America, long before Dr. Wilson so eloquently put it into words at the global scale. We’re putting these ideas into practice with the formation of our Eastern Wildway Network,…

In his paper “Regionally Aligned Forces: Less About What it is, More About What it Can Be”, he calls out opportunities for changing the military paradigm from “shape and prevent to win without fighting”. Morse focus of the paper is that building coalitions is about building relationships. The soft power Morse is referring to is largely related to enablers, such as, Civil Affairs, Legal and Medical professionals. Many of these Army resources are currently found in the Reserves. However, the Guard…

The purpose of this chapter is to list the 20 principles that guide the professional advocacy community in the most appropriate and effective conduct of its work. Our principles of effective advocacy assume that professional advocates know that there are generic strategic imperatives to be addressed. Again, any professional advocate that is presenting government decision-makers with credible alternatives to current policies, unique reasoning associated with their position on an issue, or…

The documents in the “Against Withdrawal” dossier provide a comprehensive and roughly chronological overview of the various arguments in favor of a sustained American military presence in Iraq. Tracking the evolution of the anti-withdrawal stance from 2006 through 2011, the articles present a united assessment of the situation on the ground that remains remarkably consistent over time. All of these authors contend, to some degree, that any apparent progress toward a secure Iraqi state and stable…

The two distinctive types of electoral system, single member plurality and proportional representation, are adopted differently and implement distinctive methods. Voters in a single member plurality election can vote for only one candidate. The candidate that collects the most votes wins. This system is also identified as “ first past the post”(FPTP) system .As any other plurality-majority electoral system, this system is defended and supported because of its simplicity. The United Kingdom is…