2021 Volume 13 Issue 9

Political Theory
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
Populist Authoritarian Readings of Machiavelli's Prince: From Interwar to the Present
By Graciela E. Lee
In his book, The Prince, written in 1513, Niccolò Machiavelli argued for the autonomy of politics from religion and ethics, essentially creating the discipline of political science. His ideas enjoyed great popularity in the following centuries... Read Article »
Machiavelli Political Theory Populism Authoritarianism Donald Trump Mussolini
American Literature
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
The Legacy of American Transcendentalism in Contemporary Literature: From Thoreau to Krakauer
By Perla Kantarjian
American Transcendentalism (1836-1860), despite having an amorphous and transient lifespan, holds strong importance in American history: religious, philosophical, and literary. Not only did this movement approach societal and spiritual life with... Read Article »
American Literature Transcendentalism Self-Reliance Thoreau Jon Krakauer Individualism
Political Communication
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
Covering Climate Change: A Sentiment Analysis of Major Newspaper Articles from 2010 - 2020
By Amy M. Patronella
This research lies at the nexus of political communication theory relating to emotional affect and political processing and the burgeoning field of sentiment analysis. News coverage can affect opinion both through the information it provides and... Read Article »
Climate Change The Media Political Communication Environmental Politics
Chinese Politics
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
Grand Narrative, Fragmented Reality: The Belt and Road Initiative in Heilongjiang Province
By Gabriel Wagner
Most analysts agree that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is set to become a defining feature of the global economy of the 21st century. However, there is wide-ranging debate about how to understand the BRI. Is it a top-down “grand... Read Article »
Chinese Politics Economic Development Belt And Road Initiative Xi Jinping
Memory
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
The Price of Predatory Marketing on Older Adults: A Perspective on Prevagen Potency
By Stephanie M. Jones
The calcium-binding protein apoaequorin has been studied for its possible indication to improve human cognition and memory. Faculty at Quincy Bioscience developed Prevagen with this in mind, claiming its apoaequorin-formulated supplement may decrease... Read Article »
Prevagen Bioavailability Blood-Brain Barrier Memory
American Politics
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
Through Thick and Thin: Understanding Democracy and its Consequences in the United States
By Zak Schneider
One of the key ways to measure and analyze the performance of such expansive countries such as the United States is to look at their institutions and corresponding values. This paper offers a framework of thin democracy, the institutions, norms,... Read Article »
Democracy American Politics Political Ideology Political Institutions
Global Governance
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
Turning Crisis into Opportunity: How Global Economic Institutions Can Use COVID-19 to Address Global Challenges
By Nicolas Verbeek
The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated current global challenges. However, this article argues that this time of crisis can also be a unique opportunity for the existing global economic institutions - G20, WTO, IMF, and World Bank (WB) - to make the... Read Article »
Global Governance Globalization Economic Cooperation International Relations International Organizations Covid-19
Environmental Politics
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
How Humans Will End The World: A Cautionary History of Environmental and Civilizational Instability
By Natalie Novella
After thousands of years of innovation, humankind has shaped the modern world into a new planetary epoch: the Anthropocene. This paper connects the human propensity to carve our comfortable, convenient civilizations into our local environments with... Read Article »
Anthropocene Environmental Instability Civilizational Decline Climate Change

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