Are Cities the Key to the Electrification of the World? According to a new article, cities should employ local rules and incentives to encourage the greater adoption of electric vehicles. The authors highlight a number…
Regulatory Agency – a Government Authority A regulatory agency is a government agency or body that has authority over a specific field of activity. These agencies may be part of a…
Extraterritoriality – in International Law Exemption from the application or jurisdiction of local law or tribunals is referred to as extraterritoriality. Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the…
Consociationalism – a Form of Democratic Power Sharing Consociationalist theory was developed to explain political stability in a few highly divided European democracies. It is a form of democratic power distribution. A consociational…
Corporative Federalism – a System of Federalism One of the most significant issues for any country to face is how to distribute power among the country and its many parts (states, counties,…
Economic Democracy – a Socioeconomic Philosophy Economic democracy is a system in which individuals share ownership and decision-making in their communities’ power and resources. It is a socio-economic ideology that recommends…
Difference Between Cognizable and Non-Cognizable Offence In the legal systems of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, there are two types of crimes: cognizable and non-cognizable. An offense denotes a wrongdoing…
Anarcho-syndicalism – a Political Philosophy Syndicalism is a revolutionary theory in which workers seize direct control of the economy and government. Anarcho-syndicalism is a political theory and anarchist school of…
A Study Connects Economic Mobility to Racial Mortality Disparities In the United States, there is little evidence of a link between structural racism and mortality. We looked at the relationship between ongoing structural racism…
Gruesome Blood Eagle Torture Ritual in “Vikings” TV Show Might Not Have Been a Myth According to tradition, Vikings performed a magnificent and cruel torture rite that entailed spreading a person’s ribs from their spine to represent eagle’s wings and…
Influences of Political Persuasion Water Policies in Cities should be as Strong as Climate Policies A recent analysis shows that a city’s water rules are as much tied to whether it leans left or right as to whether the climate…
Techniques Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I Used To Keep Their Letters Secret Revealed It has discovered how Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I kept their correspondence secret. Understanding the mechanisms employed for confidentiality in some circumstances, such…