The Reasons for Violence in Chile and Uruguay
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This 6 page paper looks at the military coup in 1973 in Chile and the way in which General Pinochet and his government followed a policy of violence and compares it with the Uruguayan guerrilla's in the early 1970's. The similarities and difference are discussed. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEchilvi.wps

The Relationship Between Racism and Globalization:
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This 28 page paper examines the relationship betweem racism and globalization. Furthermore, this paper explores the political and social ramifications of these trends, and delves into future possibilities. This paper also examines the views of Chris Shilling in relation to the natural sciences. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: GSGlobra.rtf

The Relationship between Sovereignty and Self Determination
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This 8 page paper considers the thesis that in extraordinary circumstances self determination can place sovereignty in abeyance. The paper includes consideration of what is meant by sovereignty and how it exerts power or is undermined. Examples such as the conflict in Bosnia are used to reach a conclusion that self determination does not place sovereignty in abeyance as the relationship is far more complex, but it may be seen as complimenting it as well as temporarily setting it aside. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEsovsdt.rtf

The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government in the UK
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This 5 page paper considers the rise and decline of the British Conservative party between the years 1979 and 2001. The causes if the increase in popularity and the subsequent fall are identified and discussed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEconser.rtf

The Role and Future of the UNHCR
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This 20 page paper considers what lessons the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should learn in their mandate of protecting refugees. This is examined by looking at the past experience including the involvement of the UNHCR and the Vietnamese boat people and Bosnia. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEunhcr1.rtf

The Role and Influence of NGO’s
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This 5 page paper examines the role and influence of non-governmental organisations (NGO’s). After defining the types and ranges of these organisations the paper argues that their increasing power is undermining the power of nation states.
Filename: TEngos01.rtf

The Shift of Power; International Property Rights
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This 5 page paper considers why and how Britain was able to be the primary enforcer of property rights during the nineteenth century and how the United States was unable to maintain that position by the 1970’s. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEproppw.rtf

The State in International Relations: Lack of an Overseeing Authority?
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A 6 page discussion of the contention that that the central problem in inernational relations is that no supreme authority exists to temper the interrelationship of the various states and that, in effect, that states are left with only the option of self help. Uses examples from Europe and Asia to disprove this contention. Notes that there are, in fact, numerous organizaitons in place whose purpose it is to oversee the interrelations of the states, and in fact to intercede when intervention is warranted. This is true on both a political level and an economic level. As the examples noted above illustrate, however, even the existanced of such an organization is not a full guarantee of success either in political mediation or economic betterment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPstateA.wps

The Structural and Economic Impacts of Expanding the European Union
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This 8 page paper considers the way in which the EU may be influenced by increased membership of Eastern European countries. The writer considers the structure and economics of the Union as well as the way this may present opportunities and threats to the UK. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEstrexp.rtf

The Successes of Labour; 1997 and 2001
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This 5 page paper considers why Labour won the general elections in the UK in both 1997 and 2001. Factors discussed include marketing and the use of image and changing perceptions along with policies such as education and the emergence of 'sleaze'. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEnewlab.rtf

The Undermining of Domestic Policies in the UK
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This 5 page paper agues that domestic polices in the UK have stagnated over the last half a century. The writer explains this statement, and then argues that the biggest influence in the undermining of these policies has not been globalisation, but membership of the European Union. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEdompol.rtf

The Value of Karl Marx's Communist manifesto as an Historical Document
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This 7 page paper considers the value of this document as an historical document, looking at the insight and reflection that it can give to an historical observer with the benefit of hindsight. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEmarx01.wps