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Is capitalism a positive or negative force in International Relations?

Document abstract : «In 1995, the 200 most powerful multi-national corporations controlled approximately one third of the world GNP The turnover of these companies sometimes exceeds the GNP of some countries: one example is General Motors which with a turnover of 132...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Definition of capitalism. Supporters of capitalist ideology. Defending the capacity to enhance progress and development. Tthe implantation of industries in third world countries. Marx and his criticism of capitalism. Third world...»

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Wake traditions in Ireland and Church opposition to wake and associated practices

Document abstract : «Foreigners often see Ireland as a deeply Catholic country. Yet when dealing with their traditional customs, the Irish can prove to be very disobedient to the orders of the Church. One of the best examples is probably that of the 'merry wake': the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The rural Irish custom called nosanna . The death old person . Mocking civil and religious authorities. Thomas Crofton Crocker and his view of the custom. The amount of money spent on wakes and funerals and the clergy. Games and music:...»

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The double personality in Edgar Allan Poe's tales: William Wilson and The Cask of Amontillado

Document abstract : «Edgar Allan Poe's stories often reflect some of his own personal problems. William Wilson and The Cask of Amontillado are usually classified with the label "tales of the double (or evil) personality". They reflect one of the strangest aspects of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The narration of William Wilson. Clues to the fact that the 'other' William Wilson had no physical existence. The representation of Wilson's life in Eton and Oxford . William Wilson and The Cask of Amontillado. Montresor: The narrator...»

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With close reference to any two poems on this course, critically discuss different conceptions of American-ness

Document abstract : «One can find a great variety of themes in American poetry, whatever the period one is interested in: poems about love or about war, about the self or about nature, about reality or about dreams. But the common point of all these is that they convey...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Star Spangled Banner. The love of the flag. The poem Theme for English B. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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The Representation of the Struggle for Rights in Contemporary Aboriginal Painting

Document abstract : «Art is vital for history, as monuments, sculptures, paintings and literary works of art are often the only remaining testimony about ancient times. When dealing with modern or contemporary events, a greater amount of non-artistic material is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The theme of 'Deaths in Custody'. The problem with too many deaths . The painter Trevor Nickoll's . Conclusion. Appendices. Bibliography ....»

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Is each age blessed or doomed with the presence of an empire?

Document abstract : «"Veni, vidi, vici"[I came, I saw, I conquered] Julius Caesar. This quote from one of the most famous Roman generals reflects the principle of a major phenomenon in international relations: empires, a phenomenon which dates back as far as 2334...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Pre modern Empires. Empires founded on military force. The values of empires. New sort of Empire. The American Declaration of Independence. The native population and their religion. The ambiguity about the US. The declared aim of...»

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Why has the UN Charter remained a central plank of international order, even though it was formulated in wartime by only a few of the victorious powers?

Document abstract : «'If we had had this Charter a few years ago-and above all, the will to use it- millions now dead would be alive. If we should falter in the future in our will to use it, millions now living will surely die.' (Truman) This quotation shows the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The charter of the United Nations. It's evolution. The only intergovernmental international organization. The Charter and its realistic grasp of the mechanics of world affairs. The reforms proposed by Kofi...»

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Does History "stop", "start", and "accelerate"?

Document abstract : «The fall of the Berlin wall symbolised the end of communism, and the victory of liberal democracy. The suddenness with which the soviet empire collapsed, without any resistance, authorised the idea that democracy was going to triumph all over the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The technical end of the twentieth century. Speculation on the new beginning with the end of the twentieth century. The structural evolutions that occurred between the Roman Empire and during the 1600's in Europe. The period between...»

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Is the United Nations running the same risk as its predecessor the League of Nations of being made marginal or even irrelevant? Why or why not?

Document abstract : «'The League is dead, long live the United Nations!' This is with these words that Lord Robert Cecil, one of the architects of the League of Nations, commented on the dissolution of the organization, in the spring 1946, expressing the apparent...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The League of Nations. It's creation. The League inefficiency and the large range of difficulties it faced. September 1931: Japanese attack on Manchuria. 1934: The case of Ethiopia. The setting up of the UN. The differences between the...»

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Do we need feminist theory in International Relations? If so why?

Document abstract : «Feminism is a critical social and political movement who first emerged at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth with women's claims of equal rights in society and in the political sphere, with the right of vote. But...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Feminists and their critical position against main theories of world politics. Understanding the feminist theory's main assumptions. A post positivist theory. The feminist theory and the issue of peace and justice. Common assumptions...»

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How have social democratic parties changed over the last 25 years?

Document abstract : «The changes of the last 30, and especially 25 years have produced an unexpected and important indentity crisis for all parties rooted in the tradition of Western European reformistsocialism. In fact, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the world...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The main reason which explains the changes. The decline of the German, English and French Social Democratic parties. This 'democratisation' process. Modification of the internal organisation. The case of Germany. Mitterrand's two terms...»

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Is there a 'responsibility to protect'? Is the UN capable of protecting the victims of internal conflicts?

Document abstract : «Civil wars are, today, since the end of the Cold War, the dominant form of conflicts all around the world. For instance, as Stephen John Stedman explains, 'all thirty-five of the wars in 1997 were primarily internal' . Massive violence, destruction...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The UN: An international organization whose first purpose is to promote global peace. The arguments in favour of humanitarian intervention. Humanitarian intervention. The legal basis for humanitarian intervention and the charter of the...»

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Why has the historical development of the EU been so uneven?

Document abstract : «On the 28th of March 2001, Lionel Jospin, the French Prime Minister made an interesting declaration: 'Europe is more than a market. It stands for a model of society that has grown historically.' . This statement refers to the development of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The most important factors in the shaping of the EU. The end of the Cold War. The uneven development of the EU. The development of the EU and its constituents. The influence of leaders. Conclusion. Bib...»

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Deliberative democracy is theoretically plausible and institutionally impracticable

Document abstract : «What we mean today when referring to 'democracy' is, according to some scholars, 'a way of organising the state that has come to be narrowly identified with territorially based competitive elections of political leadership for legislative and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: Jurgen Habermas's imagined 'Ideal Speech Situation' (ISS) . The question of the common good . Reaching a consensus in theory. Institutional issue: The fragmentation of the state . Negative consequence of practicable deliberative...»

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What is the role of the state in international Politics?

Document abstract : «International Politics are based upon two main theories, Realism and Liberalism, which are conventionally opposed, and therefore give two different interpretations of world politics. This essay will focus on the stances of these theories upon the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Understanding the realist point of view on the role of the state in international politics. Maximizing its national interests in order to perpetuate its life. The advent of globalization and the state as the central actor in...»

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What were the central features of Stalinism in Eastern Europe?

Document abstract : «The term "Stalinism" refers to the brutal dictatorship which lasted from 1927 to 1953 in Russia and Eastern European countries. Although he was the leader of Soviet Russia, after the Second World War Stalin soon became the dictator of a Soviet...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The basis of Stalin's ideology . The political system under Stalin. Support for the system. The industrial proletariat supporting Communist rule. The major aspects of the Stalinist political program. Economic reform and a...»

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Critically examine the factors that ultimately led to the enlargement of the EU in 2004. What are the stages and debates?

Document abstract : «According to the article 43 of the European Community treaty, 'any European State may apply to become a member of the Union[]the conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded which such admission...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The end of the Cold War and the Eastern European countries. The instauration of an economic market. The link between the EU and Eastern Europe. Divergences between the member States of the Union. 1989 and 1993: The idea of an EU...»

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Can we have a world government?

Document abstract : «To answer the question "Can we have world government", we must understand two questions: one is "What would be the use and necessity of a world government"; the other one is "In what extent would it be possible?" "A government is a system, form or...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The need of a system that would dominate all the people of the world. The proposition by Kant in 'Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View'. The idea of a world citizenship. Objections to the world government. On...»

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Does multiculturalism undermine the universal conceptions of justice?

Document abstract : «The Greek philosopher Plato believed that there was a parallel world: the world of Ideas . This world represented the true knowledge with the help of concepts, the Ideas. Each Idea corresponded to something that existed in the world that we...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Promoting egalitarianism. The liberal nationalist theory. The multiculturalism versus universal conceptions of justice debate. Kymlicka's solution. Diversity of cultures: Not necessarily a weakness. Cultural exchange due to increase in...»

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Fair Value Implications for the Asset Mix of a Pension Fund

Document abstract : «Pension funds serve to collect and manage an amount of capital, sufficient to make all payments to which participants of the fund are entitled based on the pension plan. The Akzo Nobel Pension Fund (APF) is responsible for the provision of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: A pension fund in relation with akzo nobel . Akzo Nobel. Pension Plans. Akzo Nobel Pension Fund. Changing the valuation of pension plans. The Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority. Driving factors for reform in pension...»

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Knowledge, growth without scale effects, and the product life cycle

Document abstract : «For several reasons, knowledge cannot be treated like any other commodity. One of these reasons is the nonrivalrous nature of knowledge, which means that one person's use of certain knowledge does not diminish another person's use of the same...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Growth and scale effects. Knowledge and scale effects in growth. Empirical evidence. Models of growth without scale effects. Knowledge, R and D and spillovers at the firm. Firm size and growth. R and D and pure knowledge...»

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Music, emotion and Zipf's law

Document abstract : «The hypothesis of Zipf concerning a universal Principle of Least Effort, manifesting itself in Zipf 's law and modeled by Ferrer i Cancho and Sol'e in a signal-object reference matrix, gave rise to the idea that maybe the elements in ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Quantitative linguistics. Frequency distributions. Entropy. Previous research. Balancing effort. Data types. Corpus size. Music and Zipf 's law. Music and communication. Music and emotion. Research question. Experimental ...»

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The political influence on organization decision making towards corporate social responsability: a socio economic approach

Document abstract : «This research will look at the political influence on organization decision making towards social responsibility. To do so, a combination of social and economic theories will be used. In chapter three, the political field and the political...»

Synopsis abstract : «Research design. Objects of research. Acknowledgement. The political field around csr. Introduction. The impact of globalization. Different actors: ngos and governments. The working of the field. The dependency of organizations. Introduction. The...»

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Social Marketing & Self-Regulation: The Perfect Match for a Good Working World (?) The Contribution of Social Marketing to Self-Regulation Strength

Document abstract : «Self-regulation and the ability to make people self-regulate themselves in a better way has been the subject of many studies since the last few decades (Kotler, Roberto, Lee, 2002; Andreasen, 1995). The ability to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Individual Self-Regulation Strength and Influencing Factors . Self-Regulation. Self-Regulation Strength. Factors Influencing Self-Regulation Strength. Social Marketing. What is Social Marketing?. The Effectiveness of Social Marketing. The...»

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How do companies maximize the return on corporate philanthropy?

Document abstract : «Corporate philanthropy has been common for the last 50 years. After the mid 1990's companies started to align their philanthropy programs with the business interests. This results in a convergence of social and economic objectives: strategic...»

Synopsis abstract : «What is corporate philanthropy? . Introduction . Definition . Philanthropic contributions . Philanthropy and Strategy . Strategic corporate philanthropy and marketing . Philanthropy as investment . What is the return on corporate...»

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Foreign policies of Germany and France between 1919 and 1939

Document abstract : «France and Germany were during the interwar era one of the key elements of international relations. They were the two most involved powers in World War I. This war was not the last as many people hoped. Once again the two powers were very involved...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The confrontation of the two powers. Germany and France: The root of the struggle. Security and imperialism: French foreign policy and German resistance. Consequences on international relations. Myth and reality of German and French...»

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Indigenous People in Peru

Document abstract : «Gregorio and Asunta, a Peruvian Indian couple, tell their life stories in "Andean lives", a pair of autobiographical narratives edited by two young anthropologists. The story takes place in the highlands of Peru, where millions of indigenous...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Between tradition and modernity: The highlands social structure. The runas. The relationships with others social classes. Domination, exploitation and discrimination: The violence of everyday life in the highlands. The culture of...»

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Religion and early American identity

Document abstract : «Trying to determine what the motives of the migrants to the new world were is a difficult quest because motivations were diverse depending on the colonies. The migrants could be motivated by economical considerations. They thought they could have a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The people migrating to the west. The Pilgrims: A group of religious dissenters. The Puritan migration . The age structure of the population that migrated to New England . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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The civil war in Greece: the role of the Greek civil war in the International History of the post war era

Document abstract : «The Greek civil war took place between 1943 and 1949. It is one of the most painful episodes of Greece history. We can wonder what was the role of the Greek civil war in the International History of post war era, especially its...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Greek civil war: A dual conflict. The Greek context. The Greek civil war and its international aspect. The Anglo American intervention in the Greek civil war. Great Britain's intervention. The American relief. The signification of...»

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Nokia, its strategies and its wrong Marketing Mix in the case of the N-Gage

Document abstract : «When approaching this assignment, the second topic attracted us given its interest and the challenges it represents. We wanted to study a successful and well known company, constantly looking for new markets and offering new variants of known...»

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