ResPublica: Undergraduate Journal of Political Science

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Explore ResPublica, an undergraduate journal featuring original research, analysis, and articles in political science. Discover fresh perspectives from emerging scholars.

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The Power, Potential and Value of Corporations in the Mitigation of Climate Change

The urgent nature of climate change has intensified scrutiny of the roles and responsibilities of various actors in addressing this global crisis. While governments struggle with enforcement and coordination, corporations have emerged as key players...

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How did the Egyptian State Build the Pyramids?

The construction of the Egyptian pyramids stands as a remarkable feat of ancient engineering, sparking curiosity and debate for centuries. This critical research essay delves into why the Egyptian state able to build the pyramids? While conventional...

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Cooperative Hedging: A Collaborative De-Risking Strategy for Secondary States in the Asia-Pacific

This paper delves into the evolving dynamics of state behaviour in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on interactions between secondary powers. While the discourse on secondary states has traditionally centred on their strategies vis-à-vis great p...

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Drugs Don’t Kill People, Policy Kills People: The Inefficacy of The War on Drugs in the United States

The War on Drugs, since its implementation under the stewardship of President Richard Nixon, has been a conclusive failure for reducing drug abuse and the drug trade in the United States. Spanning the Nixon to Biden administrations, federal drug poli...

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Analyzing Canada’s Immigration Detention Policies: Rationale, Benefits, and Costs

This paper evaluates the Canadian federal government’s policies on immigration detention and explores the rationale behind these policies, such as national security, using Parliamentary debates and CBSA data from the federal government. Additionally,...

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Zygmunt Bauman’s Modernity and the Holocaust and the Residential Schools in Canada: A Bureaucratic Analysis

Presently, the issue of the residential schools in Canada has gained traction due to its ‘civilizing’ process that has uniquely been identified as a ‘cultural genocide.’ The aim of this paper is to use the concepts outlined in Zygmunt Bauman’s Modern...

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The Courts as Agents of Substantive Social Change

This paper evaluates the rising trend of activist litigation as a strategy to pursue social reform by considering the interactions between law, politics, and society. Specifically, this paper clarifies the nature of the judiciary and determines wheth...