Write a text in the format of a blog post for a non-specialized audience answering the question “How do we make the setting of the Global Health agenda more democratic?.

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Global Health

The task is to write a text in the format of a blog post for a non-specialized audience answering the question “How do we make the setting of the Global Health agenda more democratic?. The length should be 400. References must be embedded as hyperlinks.

https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/global-health-on-the-international-agenda-lessons-from-the-pandemic-for-a-new-role-for-spain-in-the-world/

What factors can explain why do countries develop and grow? Compare and contrast state and market led approaches to explain economic development and evaluate them in at least one country/region discussed in class. Are any of these approaches more likely to promote development? Why?

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Countries development and growth

Respond in about 2 pages the following question, based on the materials this week:
What factors can explain why do countries develop and grow? Compare and contrast state and market led approaches to explain economic development and evaluate them in at least one country/region discussed in class. Are any of these approaches more likely to promote development? Why?

What does the history of reforms to the German welfare state teach us about the debate over the effects of globalization on social policy? Is the hyperglobalization thesis correct, or do national distinctions still matter? What values underlie German’s Christian democratic welfare state, and do these seem to have changed fundamentally in the last decade? What does the U.S. reform effort suggest about which type of social policy is most efficient at reducing poverty?

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Market failure

Read the case studies on the U.S. (starts page 560) and Germany (starts page 558) relating to welfare. Then, answer the following questions in depth.

1. What does the history of reforms to the German welfare state teach us about the debate over the effects of globalization on social policy? Is the hyperglobalization thesis correct, or do national distinctions still matter?

2. What values underlie German’s Christian democratic welfare state, and do these seem to have changed fundamentally in the last decade?

3. What does the U.S. reform effort suggest about which type of social policy is most efficient at reducing poverty?

4. Comparing the U.S. and Germany, how much of a difference is there now between the Christian democratic and liberal welfare state models?

What does Tarrow mean by political opportunity structures? What were the events/factors that facilitated the social mobilization that happened in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s? How do these events relate to the five factors Tarrow discusses?

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Assignment 4

This assignment is based on reading by Sidney Tarrow “Political opportunities and constraints” you were assigned to read this week. Considering the reading please answer the following questions:
▪ What does Tarrow mean by political opportunity structures?
▪ What were the events/factors that facilitated the social mobilization that happened in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s?
▪ How do these events relate to the five factors Tarrow discusses?

To what extent, and why, are the EU member states converging on common foreign policy positions? Answer with respect to Africa.

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Foreign policy positions

To what extent, and why, are the EU member states converging on common foreign policy positions? Answer with respect to Africa.

Touch on what Brazil is doing well and what policy or barrier the country is currently facing around sustainable energy. Write out a conclusion on the policy, where will this lead the country in the next few years.

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This paper will expand upon your slide deck and present a concise but sufficiently detailed analysis of the barrier the policy or program is intended to overcome, how the relevant program or policy works, and any evidence to date on how effective it is. You should use some materials from the course readings to help structure your analysis, but you should not simply present summaries of any course readings. This paper should follow ALL of the conventions of a graduate-level paper, including clear, proper, and compelling language and complete citations for all of your sources. The citations, whether in-text with a list of references at the end, or footnotes or endnotes, will not count against your word limit.

Touch on what Brazil is doing well and what policy or barrier the country is currently facing around sustainable energy. Write out a conclusion on the policy, where will this lead the country in the next few years. Be sure to touch on the Bolsonaro presidency and what barriers he has also created. Brazil has a lot of potential for renewable energy, be specific on what the barriers are (specifically policy).

What about their similar and different views of political legitimacy — consent, representation, authority. What is the role of government for each? Who is the sovereign

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Comparison of Locke and Hobbes

Can bring in Rousseau if necessary
Could use to help what Locke is saying
For my final paper, I will be comparing and contrasting the works of Hobbes and Locke. When looking at their works throughout the term, I was immediately drawn to their contrasting styles and the way in which each of them present their arguments. Even on the simple thought of man and human nature, we see how Locke sees more good in men as opposed to Hobbes who feels like men are in a constant state of war. When digging deeper into these two, we can see the differences in their views of rights, and to whom those rights belong to. With Hobbes, I will talk about the idea of relinquishing certain rights to the government, in return for protection. With Locke, I will talk about his contrasting view of how he feels like all humans are born with rights that should protect them, therefore they should not be giving up these rights to the government. Locke also shifts his viewpoint to the idea of rights shifting into powers, which poses an interesting argument to look at if rights are truly powers? Because of these contrasting view points, there is definitely pros and cons to each philosophers point of view. I may or may not bring Rousseau into the equation, as his point of view can help push the argument for Locke. Rousseau’s stance on community is that good laws make good citizens, therefore if the laws are already in place, there is no need to relinquish your rights, as Locke says. I do not think I need to include Rousseau as there is ample to write about with Locke and Hobbes, but I might add him if I want to strengthen my argument with Locke.

Teachers Response to Proposal:
Good topic. I would stick to H&L — Rousseau could be used in a supporting role.
one difference between Rousseau and Locke is that Locke believes that rights precede the state, while Rousseau believes that the state is necessary to establish rights.

With respect to H’L: contrast their states of nature (locke has both a state of nature and a state of war); do emphasize the difference in their concepts of rights; contrast H’s imperative of safety/security with L’s emphasis on justice and values.

You might play with H’s sense of expectation vs. L’s sense of trust.

Careful on Loke’s sense of rights and powers — certainly Hobbes has that perspective. Locke’s is a bit more ambiguous.

What about their similar and different views of political legitimacy — consent, representation, authority.

What is the role of government for each? Who is the sovereign?

At the military strategic level, how can Canada overcome Arctic challenges?

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Naval ships Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS), two Polar icebreakers under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS).

At the military strategic level, how can Canada overcome Arctic challenges?

Write a scientific paper about what causes economic growth and/or human development. The paper should include a quantitative analysis of the significance of these causes.

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Advanced polititcal economy

Write a scientific paper about what causes economic growth and/or human development. The paper should include a quantitative analysis of the significance of these causes.

Why should a nation wait for the completion of an elected leader’s term to demand change? Aren’t these protests just a quasi-referendum on a government’s performance?

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Regime Change

A vibrant and healthy democracy was one that created broad-based policies supported by some political consensus, which took hard work and compromise to achieve.

There are no perfect democracies, and yes there can be elitism, classism, racism, ageism was built in a way that allowed for a slow and healthy exchange of ideas. Political bargaining was not horse-trading favours as pictured on popular TV dramas. It was about finding compromise on tough issues like “how much control should government have in cultural products and services?” “Should government be a primary investor in public infrastructure?” “Should foreign investment be encouraged?”

A vibrant and healthy democracy was one that created broad-based policies supported by some political consensus, which took hard work and compromise to achieve.

Some might argue that people power in the streets of Rio de Janeiro or Cairo is simply a form of populist veto power on a government’s mandate. Why should a nation wait for the completion of an elected leader’s term to demand change? Aren’t these protests just a quasi-referendum on a government’s performance?

Here’s the inherent challenge: how do you measure street protests as an indication of their government’s spending cuts, represent the view of Spain’s mainstream? The same Tahrir Square. More importantly, are those gathered in protest in agreement on the same alternative policy to that proposed by their government?

The truth is we don’t know. This is why there’s a process of political bargaining and a ballot box. Elections are the only true measure of faith in a government and its policy ideas.

Why are these mass protests new? It is because we — the people — live in a hyper- connected reality with information and communication on demand. It is not merely
impatience with government, but a quest for immediate accountability that drives these mass demonstrations.

These are inherently good intentions to improve democracy — and they urgently point accountable and responsive to the needs of the people. But this critical discussion can’t and won’t take place in the streets and squares of a capital near you. It is time to realize that there is simply no app for democracy.