MAY 10, 2022 • page
Arguments for Scottish Independence, 2013 (Worksheet)
In the lead-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, First Minister Salmond spoke in favor of an independent Scotland, ensuring investors that it was a safe ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Debating Tony Blair's Legacy (2007)
How should we remember Tony Blair's foreign policy? This roundtable was published the day he left office and looks beyond Blair's involvement in Iraq to ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Why and How did the UK Privatize State-Owned Industries during the 1980s?
Why and how did the UK privatize state-owned industries during the 1980s? A 1991 report from Carnegie Council gives students a clear explanation.
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Illiberal Democracy and the Middle East
Excerpts concerning illiberal democracies in the post-Arab Spring world and discussion questions regarding representative governments in conservative societies.
MAY 10, 2022 • page
How Does Oil Help Determine the Democratic Nature of a Nation?
Most oil-producing countries have had significant economic growth and rising living standards, yet with a few exceptions, there has been almost no move towards democracy. ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
How did Mexico Evolve into a Democratic State?
Mexico was a one-party state for 71 years until Vicente Fox was elected in 2000. How did Mexico's democracy evolve into the system that we see today?
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Is Mexico Ruled by an Elite Class? [1980]
Is Mexico ruled by an elite class? In 1980--in the midst of PRI's 71-year one-party rule of the country--famed Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes answered this ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Mexico, Civil Society, and Women's Rights
From 1993-2003, about 370 women were brutally killed in Ciudad Juárez. Why did this level of gender violence occur and what was done by civil ...