Marxism emerged from the debris of the industrial revolution. The factory system had uprooted thousands of people and put them into ghetto-like situations as there was no fixed wage and working hours, and exploitation was rampant. Karl Marx like early socialist thinkers like Saint Simon and Robert Owen was peeved at their precarious living conditions […]
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The rise of liberalism as a theory of welfare state in the 20th century and its intervention in all walks of life an individual prepared the ground for the emergence of libertarianism. Libertarianism as a theory emerged in the 1950s and became very popular in the 1960s. It got wide attention only in 1974 when
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Classical Liberalism contributed significantly to the evolution of the concept of the welfare state. Welfare stands for the score of the social and economic policies aimed at the people’s general welfare. It is the basis of the positive liberalism. It is a state that provides social services to all citizens, safeguards the interests of the
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Classical Liberalism contributed significantly to the evolution of the concept of the welfare state. Welfare stands for the score of the social and economic policies, which are aimed at the general welfare of the people. It is the basis of the positive liberalism. It is a state that provides social services to all citizens, safeguards
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The concept of Liberalism originated from the three major events of European history; the Enlightenment, the English Revolution, and the French Revolution. While the Enlightenment contributed by maintaining that there is no absolute right, moral or otherwise that the state can impose, the Glorious Revolution enriched liberalism by discarding the divine right of any kind
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Modern history is littered with stories of political violence as it has become endemic in modern times. But the concept of political violence is not new as it has existed since ancient times. Aristotle also maintained that political violence has a moral and ethical dimension. Political violence generally arises from some social tensions and it
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Modern history is littered with stories of political violence as it has become endemic in modern times. But the concept of political violence is not new as it has existed since ancient times. Aristotle also maintained that political violence has a moral and ethical dimension. Political violence generally arises from some social tensions and it
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Civil disobedience is an important part of modern political theory as it is regarded as a vital element of the power structure prevalent in modern times. This theory was mainly propounded by Martin Luther King, Tolstoy, and Mahatma Gandhi. On highlighting the significance of Gandhism in civil disobedience, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda said, “As we approach
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Legitimation is an important instrument of any political system of a country. It acts as a litmus test for the state’s power as the state has to pass the test as its very sustenance and continuation is dependent upon it. The political power and authority boil down to legitimation, which is acceptance of the authority
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The concept of power is a key concept in Political Science, and it became more important in the wake of increasing conflicts in society and the growing need for their resolution. Every society is beset with many diversities and conflicts, ranging from ethnic to religious, from linguistic to geographical, and other diversities. However, the most
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