Essays about: "anarchy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the word anarchy.

  1. 16. Revisiting the children in the coral island : Cruelty and perversity represented in the children of William Golding's Lord of the flies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Barn- och ungdomsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Aminur Rashid; [2011]
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    Abstract : This essay aims at a group of little boys, aged between six and twelve, who once happen to meet in an isolated island having been cut off from their home. These boys are the characters of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Aiming at these children, this essay attempts to analyze their characters and actions. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Rights Source : Libertarianism, Self-Ownership, and Justice in Transfer

    University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Molly Sinderbrand; [2010]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this paper, I plan to explore whether giving gifts, inheritance, or charity can be justified using the concept of self-ownership. I will be using Robert Nozick's principle of justice in transfer in his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia as my foundation, and I will determine whether gifts – as a form of transfer – are compatible with this principle. READ MORE

  4. 18. Great Powers, Great Perils: A Neorealist Analysis of the Impact of Multipolarity on the Risks of Confrontation, 1890-1911 and 2001-2009

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tony Ingesson; [2009]
    Keywords : neorealism; multipolarity; game theory; imperialism; power projection; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis departs from a neorealist theoretical perspective but adds a rational actor perspective based on game theory. It shares Waltz' assumption of deep anarchy and the need for states to ensure their security but also maintains that actor prospects may be able to cope with the structural incentives in a flexible manner. READ MORE

  5. 19. Democracy's Prerequisites A case study of Mozambique's transition to peace and democratization process

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Ewers; [2007]
    Keywords : Mozambique; civil war; conflict resolution; democratization; civil society; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis provides an account for the events leading up to the 1992 peace agreement and the following transition to democracy in Mozambique. In using process-tracing as a method, I have identified the factors that made the democratization process possible. READ MORE

  6. 20. Fördelning av en kostnad utifrån olika rättviseteorier

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Petter Lundin; [2007]
    Keywords : Rawls; Nozick; rättviseteorier; kostnadsfördelning;

    Abstract : The increasing road traffic in Sweden will require investments in the infrastructure that the tax withdrawal of today will not allow according to a new government report, SOU 2006:33. An existing willingness to pay for those investments has therefore become an alternative to increases in taxation to be able to cover the costs. READ MORE