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COUNTRIES HAVING SECULARISM AS A CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE
Introduction There is no questioning that countries implementing secularism and providing an equal approach to people from all religions or non-religious people have more chance to become democratic. There is no doubt that almost
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ARE GREECE AND TURKEY HEADING TO A WAR?
Introduction Turkish-Greek relations have always been tense and open to conflict and military escalation though there had been smooth times in the past. We should not forget that two countries are historical rivals to
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ROUSSEAU AS CRITIC OF CIVIL SOCIETY
Doubtlessly Genevan thinker Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)[1] is one the most important names of philosophy who gave inspiration to many other important thinkers including famous Karl Marx. Rousseau is often accepted as the leading
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ISAIAH BERLIN AND ‘TWO CONCEPTS OF LIBERTY’
Russian-British social and political theorist Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997)[1] is one of the most important political theorists in the contemporary liberal thought. Born in Riga in 1909, Berlin lived in England and studied philosophy at
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JOSEPH CONRAD’S ‘HEART OF DARKNESS’
Introduction Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)[1], born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Conrad is considered an early modernist, though his
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POLITICS AND THE MEDIA
“Those of you who are inclined to worry have the widest selection in history.” – Mark Twain Relationship between politics and the media have always been an interesting topic for social scientists. Professor Eddie
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THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA: AN ATTEMPT FOR THE BALANCE OF POWER OR COMPOSITION OF A NEW HEGEMONY?
“In the intercourse between nations we are apt to rely too much on the instrumental part… men are not tied together by paper and seals” – Edmund Burke The Congress of Vienna holds one
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
The French Revolution of 1789 is one of the greatest events in human history which is often accepted as the pioneer of bourgeois revolutions. French Revolution not only changed political system in France, but
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