Archive 'Politology' Category



Americanisms

Published on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Just a little reminder for everyone interested. The International Conference “Americanisms” at the Bayreuth Institute for American Studies (BIAS) is going to take place the 31st of January to the 1st of February 2008.
Abstract:
“The idea of an American singularity has not only been one of the founding pillars of national self-perception but has also worked […]


Black Sheeps in Switzerland

Published on Friday, October 19th, 2007

My neighbours vote on Sunday: Parliamentary Elections 2007 in Switzerland. Here alarming capaign posters by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP):

Schweizerische Volkspartei (SVP) - Swiss People’s Party (official website)
Volksinitiative für die Ausschaffung krimineller Ausländer -
- Initiative to expel foreign criminals (official website)

The tumultuous debate on immigration is nothing new.
Links to articles:
swiss info: “Volkspartei der “rassistischen” Kampagne […]


“Shock and Awe” and Why Black isn’t Black at all!

Published on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

The election campaign for the next US-Presidency has started as early as never before. Although we are fourteen months ahead of the popular votes and even far from the Primaries, the rally is already in full swing. Especially among Democrats the race for a probable candidate to the Presidency is under way, but also Republicans […]


Percepción de la Corrupción

Published on Monday, April 9th, 2007

DESARROLLO DE PRINCIPIOS DE CONDUCTA PROFESIONAL PARA AYUDAR A REDUCIRLA
Author: Ing. Víctor Sierra Corea (Honduras), Ex Miembro del Congreso Nacional de Honduras y Secretario General de M-LIDER (Movimiento Liberal Democrático Revolucionario del Partido Liberal de Honduras).
Presentation at the Academia Panamericana de Ingeniería / Pan American Academy of Engineering in Atlanta, Georgia in 2006.
Revised, modified […]