Essays about: "Machiavelli"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the word Machiavelli.

  1. 6. Development as Social Contract : Political Leadership in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Karl-Martin Gustafsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Leadership; Politics; Authoritarian; Democracy; Development; Indonesia; Malaysia; Singapore; Lee Kuan Yew; Mahathir; Su-karno; Suharto; Plato; Machiavelli; Social contract;

    Abstract : This thesis will show how authoritarian governments rest legitimacy on their ability to create socio-economic development. It will point to some methods used to consolidate power by authoritarian leaders in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. READ MORE

  3. 7. Development Policies as Social Contract : Political leadership in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Karl-Martin Gustafsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Leadership; Politics; Authoritarian; Democracy; Development; Indonesia; Malaysia; Singapore; Lee Kuan Yew; Mahathir; Sukarno; Suharto; Plato; Machiavelli; Social contract;

    Abstract : This thesis will show how authoritarian governments rest legitimacy on their ability to create socio-economic development. It will point to some methods used to consolidate power by authoritarian leaders in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. READ MORE

  4. 8. Lobbying and democratic policymaking : A study on the impacts of lobbying on democratic policymaking in the European Union

    University essay from Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper

    Author : Fredrik Nielsen; [2007]
    Keywords : Lobbying Policymaking Democracy EU;

    Abstract : The overreaching purpose of this study is to examine in what ways lobbying contributes to democratic policymaking in the European Union. Having limited amount of time, a case study has been conducted with the main purpose to examine what impacts lobbying have on the proposed EU-legislation to lower CO2 emissions from newly produced cars, in terms of democratic policymaking. READ MORE

  5. 9. A Dynamic Europe - An Analysis of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Schnaider; [2006]
    Keywords : Allmän rättslära; EG-rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the spring of 2005, the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe (CT) was rejected in French and Dutch referenda. The document, that was to lead the recently expanded European Union (EU) into the future, was instead put on pause for reflection. READ MORE