Rebuilding social cohesion is believed to be the most critical challenge. Observers believe that the new leadership must reassure minority groups, refugee communities, and various political factions that their rights and interests will not be overlooked in the new era. All eyes now are on the plann...
Lebanon endured more than two years of political gridlock after the end of the former president's term in October 2022. Lebanon's parliament held multiple voting sessions, but deep divisions among political factions repeatedly blocked the election of a new president. This deadlock was finally broke...
Political Factions: In the 1960s, a variety of socially liberal changes took place across the country, including less restrained sexual behaviors, higher drug use, and a general distrust of religion and authority. Partially in reaction to this, a group of people organized around Jerry Falwell, ...
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This incident sparked an intense war between Japanese New Left factions that stretched into the 1980s and resulted in dozens of deaths, making Japan a unique case among industrialized nations for its extremely high level of left-wing interfactional violence. Of particular importance in understanding ...
Religion: Bono was brought up both Catholic and Anglican in Ireland. He mostly eschewed religion until he realized it can help him further his aims. Political views: Bono cares about people in poverty, AIDS in Africa, and those persecuted for political r
While rational choice theory is logical and easy to understand, it is often contradicted in the real world. For example, political factions that were in favor of the Brexit vote, held on June 23, 2016, used promotional campaigns that were based on emotion rather than rational analysis.5These...
What are factions in the Federalist Papers? What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 accomplish? What was Virginia founded for? What goals are laid out in the Mayflower Compact? What were the main arguments used by the Anti-Federalists?
They can lead to “hyperpluralism”—a political system that caters only to interest groups and not the people. Interest groups may lobby for ideas that are not in the best interest of society. Based on these pros and cons, interest groups can provide many benefits, but they can also come...
However, armed factions in southern Syria are still holding onto their weapons, despite the call to dissolve armed groups and form a national army representing "new Syria." Additionally, the SDF is still negotiating with the new leadership in Damascus about their future integration into the new ...