Politics of Ghana

In the article “Informal Institutions and Comparative Politics: A Research Agenda,” Gretchen Helmke and Steven Levitsky propose that informal institutions form as much or more importance in politics as formal institutions. Throughout the article Helmke and Levitsky provide us with similarities and comparisons of both institutions and a definition for each institution. According to both researchers, it is not possible to explain political performance without focusing on both institutions as we…

Introduction Across the globe, there are various types of political schools of thought regarding politics and government. Commonly, the role of the government is to set legislation, conduct policy and act as a figure of authority , however is this necessarily synonymous with Leadership? Is it possible that certain styles of government provide better leadership? And what is the importance of effective leadership in government? It is a common misconception that a government automatically carries…

the biggest reasons for the increase of money spent on campaigns is for name recognition. It makes sense, but implies that Americans are dumb and illiterate to politics. The focus is not on the impact the politician will make but rather being popular. This is clearly focusing on something rather useless to the literate citizen in politics. The game is now a popularity contest. The research done by Open Secrets.org illustrates that President Obama outspent Mitt Romney on the 2012 election process…

Politics refers to governmental practice and the running of a country or an area, however, it 's also about power and how it is achieved, how it is maintained and used by individuals and countries in their interactions with each other. A politics degrees covers an array of areas, from political theory, political structures, international relations and contemporary political issues. Politics was an Ancient Greek idea, and is derived from ‘politikos’ meaning ‘of, for, or relating to citizens’.…

Freedom has meant many things to many people over time, from the relatively few rights/freedoms or oppressive cultures to countries like the U.S. with lots of rights and freedoms. Today I will talk about freedom is politically, socially, and spiritually, along with how it is won and lost, and how people react when different types of freedom are threatened or taken away. Freedom is one of the most important gifts given to us by god. But most peoples do not have this until stable governments were…

always wanted to be a superheroine. The idea of saving the world and protect people against the evil force has always fascinated me. However, the concept of a heroine for a little girl was not mostly inspired by cartoons instead it was inspired by politicians, revolutionaries, and visionaries that used their words and ideas as their fundamental power. Nowadays, even though my life had changed a couple of times, the desire is still alive. I can say that my hobby, my passion and my desires for a…

This then in turn marginalises other features that play a part. This is problematic as politics is complicated and intricate in its nature and requires every aspect to be explored. Concepts simply ignore the parts of political world which make politics political. Ultimately leading us to fail to investigate and explore that which defines the political world. Lisa Wedeen explores this further when showing us that when…

The Crusades were influenced by the Eastern culture. Because of this the Crusades took the opportunity to spread the idea. They saw the way there country treated each other and decided to spread it throughout the land that they occupied in the Western Nations. This made the peoples Social life more courteous to one another and spread the chivalry around the Western Nations. The last are that will be focused on is the Religious area. Religion was pretty big with the Crusades were the Christians,…

other, but the same traits they get from the parents is what lets generations repeat with the same outcomes. A child becomes a blend of both of his or her parents’ characteristics. These characteristics and traits include the parents’ perspectives of politics. As a child grows, with the same personality trait of his or her parents, he or she starts believing that the party affiliation their parents belong to, is certainly the one that they should belong to as well. The genetic background that a…

Lipset goes on to argue that while Americans rejoiced in the overthrowing of their oppressive European ties, Canadians took on a much different path, choosing instead to react against these liberal revolutions. Lipset observes that there was a conscious attempt to establish a conservative and monarchical society in Canada that vastly contrasted with the aims and attempts of their southern neighbors. So why does it appear that the loyalties held by Canada run significantly deeper than their…