Regime Govern ment Govern ment In 2010 the Conserv ative Party won the House of Commo ns after 13 Traditio n and stability Electio n fi Legitim acy fi fi UK Democr atic Russia Authorita rian Unitary, but turning more has Putin won every election in the rst round of voting in each of his elections Tradition and nationalis m China Authorita rian Federal but asymmet ric direct No elections of high ranking governm ental of cials, appointe d from within the party Revoluti on and economic growth Iran Authoritar ian Mexico Emerging Democracy Unitary Unitary Supreme Leader is not directly elected by the people, Supreme Leader directly and Revolutio n and religion In 2018 President Nieto who was constitution ally prevented from running again, saw his party Revolution and constitution Nigeria Emerging Democracy Federal In 2015 Nigeria saw its rst transfer of power between parties through a presidential election Independence and constitution Losing legitim acy System Head of State Head of Govern ment Legisla tive Upper House Lower House Elector al System Brexit has caused much political and economi c strife in the UK and caused the Conserv ative Party to lose Parliam entary, Monarc h, no term limit Prime Minister , no term Bicamer al House of Lords House of Commo SMD plurality Mass protests against electoral fraud in the 2011 elections, leading to mass arrests of oppositio n party members SemiPresident ial President , two consecuti ve 6 year Prime Minister Hybrid Federatio n Council State Duma Mix of SMD and PR 99.3% convictio n rate has been used by President Xi Jinping to increase punishme nt of activists who have been protestin Authorita rian President , two 5 year term limit Premier Unicame ral National People’s Congress Human rights abuse history of the nation The inability to deal with certain social issues, such as the predominan ce of organized crime, disrupts the nation's legitimacy The lack of free and fair elections in Nigeria has caused the population to distrust its political processes Authoritar ian Presidential Presidential Supreme Leader President Unicamer al The Majles / / / SMD and MMD President, one 6 year term limit (Sexenio) President, one 6 year term limit (Sexenio) Bicameral Senate Chamber of Deputies Mix of SMD and PR President, two consecutive 4 year term limit President, two consecutive 4 year term limit Bicameral Senate House of Representatives SMD plurality Legisla tive indepen dence Judiciar y indepen dence Social issue Conside red more indepen No true indepen dence No true independ ence No true independ ence No true independ ence No true independ ence Healthca re Labor Inequalit y No true independe nce No true independe nce Gender inequality, access to education Considered more independen tTransitioni ng towards independen ce Access to abortion and education Considered more independent Transitioning towards independence Access to education fi fl Civil Society Well establish ed, very active in society and in uenti al on policy making, govern ment supports civil society and protects civil society Underde veloped and emerging , highly limited by the governm ent, especiall y under Putin, civil society groups must register with the governm ent and this process is made extremel y dif cult, Underde veloped and emerging , governm ent controls media, internet, which is one limitation on NGOs, religious groups in particular are closely controlle d, an example would be the 1999-200 Extremely limited, newspape rs were closed, banned, and censored and less toleration of protests, governme nt has limited public gatherings , free speech, free media, arrests of those who speak out against the Developed, despite one party domination for almost 70 years of history, Mexico has always had a lively and engaged civil society, most of the NGOs are focused on human rights as violence, drug cartels, and failure on the part of the government to protect Underdeveloped and emerging, however since 2017 the Nigerian government has been working on an NGO bill that would regulate NGOs and limit civil society, civil society also faces limitations that are non-government accusations of mistrust of the public because of belief that many NGOs are corrupt fi fl Violent Politica l Behavi or The IRA (Irish Republi can Army) committ ed acts of violence in order to regain indepen dence for Norther n Ireland, UK respond ed with army occupati on to try and end IRA attacks Chechen con ict and wars have raged for years in Russia, Chechens , an Islamic minority group, continue to resist Russia’s control of the once independ ent nation, currently Chechny a is once again under 2009 Uyghur riots erupted in the capital city of Xinjiang, Chinese governm ent has responde d with violence, even going as far as to set up concentra tion camps trying to shape the political socializat ion of the In 2019-20, there were nationwid e protests over the signi cant increases in oil prices in Iran, protestors were initially peaceful but became more violent with some calling for the removal of the Supreme Leader, In 1994, the Zapatista Army declared war on the Mexican Governmen t demanding work, land, education, etc. for the indigenous populations of Chiapas, the result was an expansion of indigenous rights Boko Haram is a terrorist group that seeks to create an independent state in Nigeria, it uses violence, kidnapping, etc. to challenge the Nigerian government, Nigerian government has responded with violence. fi Social Cleava ges Ethnic and regional differen ces between nations such as the Scottish, English, Welsh, and Irish, religious differen ces between Protesta nts and Catholic s in Norther n Ireland, and racial tensions between whites Cleavage s between ethnic Russians, who are more than 80 percent of the populatio n and tend to be Russian Orthodox , and minority, nonRussian populatio ns, Russia has fought two wars in Chechny a in the 1990s to Ethnic and regional divisions between the majority Han ethnic group and at least 55 recognize d ethnic minoritie s, such as the Uyghurs in the northwes t and the Tibetans in the southwes t, and between areas that have develope d at Religious divisions between the Shi’a Muslim majority and members of other religions have resulted in a threatenin g atmospher e despite of cial recognitio n, within practition ers of Islam, there are divisions between the Shi’a majority and those who are Ethnic divisions between the indigenous population and whites and mestizos, and regional divisions between the north and the south, as a result of the Zapatas uprisings of 1994 in Chiapas the Mexican government granted indigenous people the right of selfdeterminati on with the incorporati Ethnic divisions among more than 250 ethnic groups, and religious and regional cleavages between the north (predominantly Muslim) and the south (where Christians and animists are concentrated), in the 1999 Constitution federalism was installed into the government to create a strong central government that distributes power to the states and allows Sharia law in the North, the government has also seized territory and used the military against Islamic separatist groups like Boko Haram Market Forces most privatize s its national resource s although there is a certain level of regulati on Under the governm ent of Putin there have been some instances of nationali zation or renationali zation, Yukos, an oil company, was integrate d into the stateowned least privatizes its natural resources , Special Economi c Zones (SEZs) which are regions along its east coast that have a more "liberal" handling of the economy still reliant on oil as its main economic activity, but it its trying to stray away from it, struggle to integrate in the Internatio nal market after the impositio n of sanctions In recent years the government has made efforts to privatize sectors of PEMEX to increase competition within the Mexican oil and natural gas market Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is a stateowned company and it is crucial for Nigeria's economy, although it is controlled by the government, NNPC has engaged in joint activities with other nations to extract and produce oil fi fi fi fi fi Social Movem ents Environ mental moveme nt when The British populati on has become increasi ngly concern ed about its negative environ mental impact and this moveme nt demand s the adoption of more compreh ensive Russian state Duma’s passage of legislatio n against same-sex couples in 2013 has led to massive domestic protests to change society and how it views same-sex couples, the protests are not led by a speci c organizat ion but More recent moveme nts include the ght for Uighur Rights, which have brought as its goal to raise awarenes s about the human rights abuses committe d from the governm ent against The Green Movemen t was a social movemen t born out of the corruption identi ed in the 2009 presidenti al election, the goal of the Green Movemen t was to force the governme nt into more transparen t and fair elections, The Zapatistas uprising in Mexico was a social movement in response to socioecono mic inequality and the negative impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on indigenous peoples, the government responded to the pressure of the social MEND is a loose web of armed groups in Nigeria who use a variety of means to attack the oil industry in the area in order to bring about a larger share in the oil wealth for the Niger Delta, the group is extremely disorganized, having recently split into one group that has accepted a cease re and another still attacking the oil industry and claiming to speak for all members of MEND, MOSOP is simply an umbrella organization of 11 different organizations ghting for social, economic, and environmental justice in the Niger Delta, using non-violent actions, the group has been able to bring international attention to the issues in the Niger Delta with its protests against the Shell oil company in the 1990s to try and put pressure on the government to enact change, Boko Haram movement is attempting to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, it is another loosely organized military
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