Dumb question, really — as in the kind that I can think of a bunch of answers to, without knowing which of them really has more validity: Why did Thatcher hatred survive her rule by decades so viscerally, so vividly, while no similar loathing of Reagan seems to have gotten to be cultivated, other than in specific niches of society?

(For an illustration in pop culture of what I mean, think of e.g. "Ding Dong The Witch is Dead" reaching #2 in the charts when she died.)

I'm guessing theories would fall within a couple of separate categories: arguments about, crudely said, how bad their politics were (seen as); how much of an impact they had, creating equal numbers of fans but somehow fewer enemies in Reagan's case, at least in the long run; arguments about how their contemporary standing compared (Thatcher having been elected three times with never more than 44% of the vote while Reagan actually had a majority of US voters behind him); and more interestingly, the politics of memory and its vectors.

On that last count, I suppose the UK has a strong and relatively deeply rooted Labour Party and unions, which represent extensive social structures and communities where anti-Thatcher memories were organically cultivated and reproduced across generations; and more broadly has a more consciously entrenched class divide with a strong working class identity that also served as organic vector for cultivating and passing on tribal loathing of Thatcherism. While the US has little like the former and a relationship of denial and repression with the latter.

Vice versa, in the US the Republican Party and a conservative media apparatus were successful in fostering a cult of Reagan which was barely resisted by non-conservative media and opinion-makers... But Britain has a powerful conservative media system too, at least in print media (but perhaps that's a meaningful distinction). Was it less successful in creating a cult of Thatcher beyond the true blue believers because they were less consistently determined in it, had less reach, or faced more push-back?

Why did Thatcher loathing survive as popular culture meme, echoed from musicians to comedians through decades -- or rather, why was there so little counterpart of it in the US? Not even with Bush too, for that matter, which I guess would provoke another category of explanations, involving cliches about an amnesiac United States and its famous disregard for history, tradition, etc, always looking only forward... But how do each of these elements weigh into the question — which is more legitimate or plausible than which, to what extent? And is there anything else that might play a role?

I'm writing an essay questioning the idea that global democracy is decreasing while authoritarianism is on the rise. I have to include empirical evidence and analysis from 2 countries, but I have absolutely no idea which two countries would be appropriate.

At first I was considering comparing a consolidated democracy to an authoritarian regime in countries with a similar development index and culture to see if the former was tending towards breakdown and the latter was being strengthened. Then I decided that was totally wrong and I should be using 2 countries with an unstable regime to see whether their democracy is weakening. But quite frankly, I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm starting to panic a bit.

From a guide on LSE's website, I read for testing a hypothesis, I should be “selecting countries so as to maximise diversity along the dimension in question [in order] to explore the scope or universality of a phenomenon”. What would the dimension in question be for the hypothesis: "Global democracy is in retreat"?

Additionally, if anyone has any advice on how to write a good comparative pol essay or would be willing to give me some feedback on the structure of my argument, that would be hugely appreciated.

In my comp pol class our final paper is a research paper on a hypothesis we came up with. Mine is "Countries that go through top down democratization are more stable than counties who go through a bottom up transition" I was planning on using GDP as a main indicator, but im struggling on just finding like a list of countries that have experienced top down democratization so begining the research has been troublesome.

TLDR: Im looking for a list of countries that experienced top down democratization, and if you have a list of bottom up, that would also be appreciated

Hi!

Are there, or were there, any countries at any time that have had elites benefit more from democratization than civil society? I know there's a lot more variables, but I'm looking for specific countries that had that happen.

Thanks!

Are there any researchers who apply insights from political theory/philosophy like that of Rawls or Marx or Habermas to Comparative Politics? If so, could any of you guys suggest some papers to read?

Can anyone recommend books that use a comparative lens to examine international differences in:

*immigration policy
*ethnic minority policy / "multiculturalism"

With regard to ethnic minorities and minority-majority relations, I'd also be interested in cultural and social differences related to majority-minority relations (i.e., I'm not solely interested in official policy)

Thanks!

I am an intern with the conference this year and I am here to share this opportunity to get academically published in a journal:

The Religious Studies Student Organization of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee cordially invites undergraduates and select Masters students in your program to participate in the Seventh Annual Religious Studies Research Conference. This year the conference will be held on April 13th, 2019 from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm, at the Hefter Center, on 3271 North Lake Drive.

Selected papers will be published online, on Digital commons, and the student will be given the opportunity to present their research in an academic setting, to work closely with a mentor, and to improve their prospects for employment and further study.

Submissions from all academic disciplines are welcomed and encouraged, however papers should have an emphasis on religious practice or belief. Presenters should ensure they avoid promoting or belittling any one particular religion. Presenters will also be required to choose a faculty mentor to help direct them in the process of writing the paper and preparing to present it at the Conference. Each paper is allotted 15 minutes for presentation followed by 10 minutes for questions. Participation in the Conference includes complimentary breakfast and lunch for the presenters.

Registration for the Conference can be done by submitting a three-hundred-word abstract to uwm.rsso.conference@gmail.com. by March 8rd, 2019.

Here is the poster for this years event: https://imgur.com/a/t9bNzCW And our academic journal, which is part of the UWM Digital Commons journal library collection, where past years presentations have been published: https://dc.uwm.edu/rsso/

I am also happy to provide any additional verification to the moderators upon request. This is a great opportunity and I hope to see some of you guys in Milwaukee!

The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) is hosting its 2019 Winter School conference on February 18-24, 2019 in Marrakech, Morocco in partnership with the Takamul Center for Studies and Research. The conference them is “Youth Activism in the MENA Region: Between Islamization and Secularization”. The event will be an exciting and fruitful week of discussions with some of the most prominent experts in the field of Political Science in Europe and the Middle East. This conference is a perfect opportunity to follow and interpret the events of the last decade that have influenced and brought about political and social changes in the MENA region. 

Applications for the conference are due December 18th. We apologize for the short notice- we're in need of more applicants and have decided to explore more innovative avenues of communication, hence our promotion on Reddit. More information is available on the conference's Facebook event page. Please share this information with students and colleagues in political science and related fields at your institution. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us or check out the IAPSS website.

I am pursuing a political science BA with a concentration in comparative politics. There are two regions I am interested in, but I feel I should really focus on one. The two regions are Eastern Europe and West Africa. I find the politics in both these regions really interesting to study. I intend to apply to grad school in the future and feel that I should choose one region before that. Is/was somebody in the same situation? If so, how did you choose?

Is there an acceptable practice here? If I have survey data for the UK and South Korea, with very similar questions, but they are from different, high-quality surveys, could I get away with this? I am in a different field, but have recently found myself sharing interdisciplinary territory with you folks, and I am trying to crash course some of the disciplinary norms.

I am hypothesizing a different relationship between IVs and DV in each country, based on historical contexts. I have no interest in merging the data.

Are there any states where both individuals and legal entities may be political party members? If there are, what are the reasons for such a regulation?

In The United Sates , The term of the president is fixed by the constitution at four years, he is elected by the people and his powers are prescribed by the constrictions, consequently he is independent of Congress in respect to his elections, his powers and the duration of his tenure.

It is System in which the government is carried on by an executive council or board chosen by the legislature for the same term its own and usually from its own membership.

Emphasizing again and again that the state is power

The recent Establishment of a new international policy entity known as the league of nations has given rise to much discussion as to its exact juristic character

Hey gang,

So I have been working on a research proposal for a PhD program (preferably in Europe) where I can study EU integration through the varieties of capitalism focus. I have gotten most of the state of the art together but I don't know how to proceed or what to develop when it comes to methodology. At first sight, I was aiming to do a comparative case studies approach but I feel that it is not enough for a PhD dissertation. Do you have any suggestions on how I should proceed? Thank you in advance.

http://dlabss.harvard.edu/foreign-economic-policy

Thanks!

I have a term paper where I have to explain why the Cuban missile crisis can be explained by realist theory, and why it can't explained by liberalism? I have found some interesting material for the explanation of how it can be explain by realism, but I can't seem to find anything scholarly pertaining to why liberalism cannot explain the issues surrounding the event. Does anyone know where I can find anything of note on this subject?