Rist (2008) said development consists of set of practices, sometimes appearing to conflict with one another, requiring the general transformation and destruction of the natural environment and of social relations with the aim of increasing the production of commodities (goods and services) geared, by way of exchange, to effect demand. While this may be true to some extent, this restrictive view of development could throw into a temporal oblivion of the multidimensional areas of development -...

Electoral cycles in India are bifurcated between the national level where Parliamentary polls are held to elect the 545 member lower house, or Lok Sabha, for five year terms in single-seat constituencies using a first-past-the-post system, and within the twenty-eight states and two of the seven union territories to state legislative assemblies, or Vidhan Sabhas. State legislative assembly elections may be held during a Parliamentary term or concurrently with Parliamentary elections in the event...

Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627-1704) was a French bishop highly respected at the court of Louis XIV of France. He elaborated the Medieval notion of the "Divine Right of Kings". He based his teaching on God's biblical choice of kings such a Saul and David realizing that even if the European kings were not anointed, they were still sacred as representatives of God's majesty. The power to rule comes from God and the king's majesty is the image of the greatness of God in the prince....

Why is a personal strategy not enough to ensure success or even survival in contemporary capitalism? Give specific examples of why a personal strategy is not enough by exploring some of the different ways in which it can be insufficient or misleading. Use selections from the module readings to illustrate your answer. Poverty is one of the major unsolved problems in the world and the number of people that can't afford basic human needs is increasing everyday. The main cause of this disease is...

It is important to consider the development of international human rights perceptions in relation to the current debate in the Middle East. The purpose of this framework is to provide a foundation from which we can understand the source of significant tension between Shari'a Law and Personal Status Law. Human rights formed in the West during the European Enlightenment. The idea that "the rights of the individual should be of paramount importance in a political system" emerged and the...

Abstract Non-renewable resources, apart from being finite, are very damaging to the environment and are a cause to the phenomenon of climate change. In fact, this is why there have been various international efforts and treaties in order to limit the use of non-renewables. This paper will give special focus to The Brundtland Commission and its report, The Kyoto Protocol and The Copenhagen Summit and why, despite the benefits of introducing cleaner and safer renewable sources of energy, many...

The first thing we need to examine is if the distinction between new and old wars is valid, and how the shape of war has changed. In the last decade only 10 of the conflicts reported around the world is between states, the rest proportion is always one side of a non-state group and on the other side government forces [KaldorNewwars35]. Kaldor also supports that new wars can be contrasted with old wars, in terms of their goals, the type of warfare and how they are financed. [Kaldor pp6] ...

Peru is a nation in the western side of the South America and its neighbors include Brazil which is on its eastern side, Colombia and Ecuador which are both on its northern side, Bolivia on its southeastern side, Chile on its south and finally the pacific ocean on its western side. It gained its independence in the year 1821 and since then has experienced a lot of political instability and financial crisis in addition to periods of some political steadiness and economic prosperity. Peru is...

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both have different opinions of what makes political power legitimate and how do you keep it in check. They also had diverse opinions of what man's rights were after they created a government and what the purpose of that government is. Follow me as we compare and contrast Hobbesian and Lockesian theory. In order to compare and contrast Locke and Hobbes we must first understand them. Locke believed that man is a societal creature by nature. In the state of nature men...

For more than Eight years, North Western Pakistan has witnessed a protracted conflict which has drawn attention from all across the world. The current conflict has its roots based in the Soviet-Afghan war (1979-88). The securitization theory offers a holistic framework for looking into issues of securitization in conflict ridden states. Whereas; the concept of human security is centered on people and seeks protection in ways that enhance human freedoms and fulfillment. This paper seeks to carry...