Mandy @ POLI 333D

This article argues that although Turkey has become more liberal than a decade ago, it is still an illiberal democracy, which is defined as a “political system in which free and fair elections take place, but civil liberties are not fully protected and governmental power is not limited with liberal principles.” The article comments that […]

http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_sandel_the_lost_art_of_democratic_debate.html I get inspired by one of you guys to get insights from TED talks 🙂 According Mr. Sandel, central to Aristotle’s thinking on justice is the idea that, it is hard to debate what is justice, without being able to first decide the purposes of social institutions and what quality is worthy of honor […]

In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court passed the Super PAC (super political action committees), which sought to constitutionalize the right of individuals and corporations, whether for-profit or non-profit, to invest unlimited millions on election spending. In supporting their demand, the Super PAC advocates argue that free spending of candidates on elections is a means to […]

Christa Bicego http://vet-games.myanimalgames.com/ This is such a cute site! You can play “vet games” and other animal games on it. I know you probably won’t want to play these games, but I hope knowing their existence will put a smile on your face.   Jairus Yip http://www.tourismvancouver.com/dine/dine-out-vancouver-2012/ For our classmate from Singapore and others who […]

Related to my previous analysis on Taiwanese election and democracy, this article argues that because the Taiwanese election outcome was likely “manipulated” by powerful business leaders, Taiwanese democracy is flawed. The article slightly amazes me because it seems to argue that freedom of speech should be constrained by the concept of “corporate responsibility”, which does […]

In the light of making my post relevant to our lecture, I have tried to analyze US presidential election through Schumpeter’s model of competitive elitism. So I read this article, whole headline basically concludes the whole story. In fact, I find this article to be a bit tedious as it records the accusations back and […]

One of the topics on democracy which interests me is the debate on democratic workplace. Scholars have argued that in aspiring to the highest democratic ideals, democracy should be extended to the workplace and that employees should have the right to self-governor their workplaces.[1] Emphasizing the importance of equality in economic resources, Robert Dahl gives […]

From Reuters Ok, I know the Taiwan’s presidential election has ended and Ma Ying-jeou has won, but I still want to respond to the influence of Taiwanese expatriates in the election, which has already been reported before the election. In one article, it is mentioned that Taiwanese businessmen in China (referred to as theTaishang in the […]

Self-introduction again! I am Mandy, a fourth year student double majoring in political science and international relations. I am from Hong Kong and I came to Vancouver for university in 2008. Vancouver is a fascinating place which has undoubtedly changed my life (dramatically) in these four years. The people and things I have encountered here […]