Humanising Development with Sen’s Enhancement of Capability
Development, despites its deceptively simple name, has no singular discourse or meaning. To many, it refers to the growth of a country’s economy –...
Brief Explanation of Weber’s Authority and Legitimacy
Renowned sociologist Max Weber established an important distinction between authority and legitimacy in politics.
Weber (1922) highlighted legitimacy as a relationship between the rulers and...
There should be no Congo
Herbst and Mills (2009) make a compelling argument to provide a solution to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (henceforth: Congo) problems by no longer...
Should a state control the means of production?
The state should not control the means of production due to the innovation and efficiency that arises from private ownership (Shleifer, 1998:135), the necessity...
Do states have a Responsibility to Protect?
The debate over Humanitarian Intervention (henceforth: HI) pits two opposing sides against one another: those against it uphold the principle of Sovereignty, while those...
The Prince and Modern Politics
The value of Machiavelli’s The Prince can be construed in a number of ways - prominently, in the practical application of its advice, its...
Offensive Realism and the rise of China
In his article, Mearsheimer (2006) argues that China’s attempts to gain power as a nation-state will spur the United States into action against them...
The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil has always posed a quandary with regards to the traditional ideas of Theism - so much so that an entire...
Assessing the Divine Command Theory
Divine Command Theory (DCT) is an assertion that morality is dependent on God. The theory has been classified into three main strands: Prudential, Theoretical...
What led to the rise in acceptance of the views of...
An economy is ultimately built on trust. If society trusts the system, then the system will remain. In the latter half of the 20th...
