What is Comparative Politics
Comparative Politics seems to essentially be how the world works in reference to how the political world runs. Being able to make an informed decision about how countries govern their people, and how they will govern their people based on political theories of how they have governed their people. In this sense using models allows comparative politicians the unique ability to simplify the world into a single manageable whole. Anomalies arise and the models must be changed, I think that is simply the evolution of the study, the evolution of the larger discipline of Political Science with which Comparative Politics is a subset of.
German Voting
The German Bundesrat mock voting revealed much about the political process. For example, I learned that even if you are a member of the FDP and you won the majority of the votes, if you are cocky, then the other three parties can vote you out and take over all the seats and the chancellorship. The other parties learned that a three party coalition actually earns them less seats than a two party one. All in all, the biggest thing is to not get power hungry, and to not let your majority get to your head…otherwise you may end up with nothing (true story).
Fair Elections in Zimbabwe?
Not all democracies are justifiably fair, with all of the requirements of a Democracy few besides little towns in New England can actually call themselves a Democracy. This is a poll on the violence of Zimbabwe and the elections. The claims state that police said the election officials have been charged with fraud and criminal abuse of duty, and accused of taking nearly 5,000 votes away from Mr Mugabe.
How can we classify this as a democracy, can it even be a pseudo democracy?
Thailand and the Untouchables
Thailand remains a member of the Regional Association of Southeast Asian Nations even after its military coup in 2006. The gap between the rich and the poor keep increasing, and Thailand remains a hot topic on the world scene. What do you think about this article, do you have any ideas on how there might be a solution?
Can a single incident shine a spotlight on the soul of society?
Is Islam compatible with democracy?
This is just an interesting post that deals with what we have been talking about in class. It is a worldwide forum from BBC asking if “Islam is Compatible with Democracy.”
Here is the link!!! Enjoy
