Democracy in Action
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This 14 page paper compares and contrasts two democratic countries; Macedonia and Austria. The paper explains the government systems, including the executive, legislature and judiciary, outlines the current position and election systems and considers their relevant in terms of the lifecycle. The paper also compares both systems with a democratic ideal. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEmaceau.rtf

Democracy in the EU
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A five page paper which looks at the progress of democratisation in the European Union, particularly with regard to the judicial system, access to information, and public participation in the governmental process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLeu2dem

Democratic Deficit in the European Union Decision Making Processes
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This 10 page paper considers the argument that a democratic deficit exists within the EU decision making processes, typified by the unelected Commission and the Council of Ministers. The paper considers the control mechanisms that seek to ensure the inclusion of democracy, how these may support a deficit and also includes arguments that the deficit may be in the interests of the community. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEdemdef.rtf

Democratic Peace Theory – Africa And Middle East
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This 12 page paper begins by explaining what the democratic peace theory is and why it works most of the time. The writer reports and comments on why so few nations have been successful in changing from an autocratic government to a democratic government. The conditions and characteristics that are conducive to institutionalizing democracy are explained. The discussion then turns to the Middle East and Africa and the difficulties they have had in democratization programs. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PGdemmd.rtf

Democratizing Authoritarian States: Why Russia Failed and Germany Succeeded
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A 6 page paper which examines the chief obstacles in the democratization of authoritarian systems, using Russia and Germany as case studies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGrussgerm.rtf

Dependency Theory -- Applied To The Third World
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A 6 page paper discussing dependency theory and its application to third-world countries as well as the consequences of allowing it to become a tool for imposing one nation's will upon another. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Dpncy.wps

Desertification in the Sudan
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A paper which looks at the causes of desertification in the Sudan, and suggests national and international policies which might be implemented to address this issue. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLdessud.rtf

Designing a New Political System
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This 6 page paper creates a new government system for a new country. The system suggested is an indirect democracy with a president, two parliamentary houses and election based on a first past the post system. The bibliography cites 3 sources
Filename: TEnewpolit.rtf

Developed and Developing Democracy; A Comparison
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This 8 page paper considers the framework of democracy in a nation state. The paper compares an older established democracy with a younger and more recent model of democracy. The countries of the United States and Indonesia are examined and compared. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEdevdem.wps

Developing Nations / Trade Policy
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A 10 page overview of trade policy and how it affects developing nations. Nations considered include Mexico, China, India and to some extent South Korea and South Vietnam. Focus is on U.S. and WTO involvement through GATT, NAFTA and WTO policies. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: Tradepol.wps

Developmental states: planning and welfare
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A paper which looks at planning in developmental states in East Asia, the role of welfare in economic growth in these states, and how they differ from western states based on a welfare model. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLdevstsea

Did Negative Publicity against The AKP During The 2002 Turkish General Elections Help To Secure Their Victory
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This 17 page paper is proposal and a literature review to consider the hypothesis that the negative publicity campaign carried by the secular press against the Truth and Justice Party (AKP) during the 2002 general elections in Turkey helped the AKP to secure their victory. Te paper gives an online proposal and then carries out a literature review, looking at the position in Turkey and looks at relevant theories, such as the way negative campaigns have been seen in other countries and the value of PR such as that conducted by the AKP. The last few pages are a summary of the sources used in the literature review. The bibliography cites 14 sources.
Filename: TEakpmedia.rtf