Politics

Trust is a complex interpersonal and organizational construct that “occurs when parties holding certain favorable perceptions of each other allow this relationship to reach the expected outcomes.” Trust is, therefore, an efficient means for lowering transaction costs in any social, economic, and political relationship. It is the central concept of not only human contacts, but also institutional interactions that take place in the political arena. Trust assessed in political terms is commonly…

such, and what makes one deviate from being a “human being”. I, being a human being myself and a citizen of this democratic state, will help you explore how the latter concepts are linked, and probably the main cause of the social issues regarding politics in the country. Karl Marx stated that man is directly a natural being. This may be explained in five different points of view: First, human beings are very involved in the activity of gratifying their own senses through…

Whether or not one likes the fact that political parties are a part of politics today, they are here to stay and make it easy to affiliate ones general opinions on governmental issues. However, once political parties came to be, so did an everlasting conflict between opposing sides that results in not much getting done at times, such as the term gridlock. Political parties allow one to get a sense for another’s opinions, but create tension and conflict due to the wide variety of beliefs.…

example, that according to a 2014 study by Pew Research, the percentage of registered voters who follow political figures on social networks has doubled to 16%” (Blockey). Social media has become important to appeal to voters that are interested in politics and also appealing others that will see it because it is on their feed. Sending political messages through social media allows the politician to view how the voters will react to their agenda. Blockey also wrote, “Of course, it’s not just a…

Dewey’s educational philosophy called for students to engage in their community in order to learn, almost calling for education to be a tool of politics. David L. Palmer, who focuses in critical theory with a concentration in education, and his colleague Christina Standerfer in their article, “Employing Civic Participation in College Teaching Designs,” argues that there is a direct correlation between…

Groenendijk (1997) in his Journal Article of Crime, Law and Social Change that principal-agent theory is a sub set of political corruption. The principal-agent theory of corruption is categories into two; the principal (one which is corrupting) and an agent (one who is corrupted). The principal-agent model is used to political corruption in representatives democracies yet not limited to bureaucratic corruption. According to Handbook of Dispute Resolution by Michael and Robert (2005), who…

Sons of Liberty: Fathers of American Activism The United States has a long history of political activism by and for the people, a legacy that continues today. The day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, more people took to the streets in protest than ever before. That fiercely American action dates back to the Sons of Liberty, a political group that organized for the rights of colonial citizens in the 18th century, against oppressive taxation from Britain (135-136). Many…

Book review: Mahmood, Saba (2005) Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Politics of Piety is about the formation of Islamic female subjects in Cairo, Egypt. In this monograph, Saba Mahmood follows the lives of participants of a female mosque movement. Her informants attend weekly prayers and religious lessons at local mosques in a conscious effort at religious furtherance. The mosque movement emerged in recent decades as part of…

There is no question that, throughout the history of China, there exists a trend of corruption which never quite seems to vanish, no matter what the Chairman at the time has tried in terms of combatting it. The issue came into primary focus in 1989 with anti-government demonstrations that forced the leadership to wage war against corruption, for fear of losing legitimacy as a party. And yet, corruption has not significantly decreased. With Xi Jinping’s announcement in 2012 that he would be…

My main topic is an examination of the role that Latina’s play in politics. My question is why aren’t they more influential in the political parties more because their numbers, education, and influence are increasing considerably. I will summarize, analyze, interpret, synthesize, and critique the article: “Latino Gender and Generation Gaps in Political Ideology, written by Dr. Christina E. Bejarano, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas. Summarize In this article,…