BUSS 3023 Strategic Management

BUSS 3023 Strategic Management

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QUESTIONS/TOPICS(If you wish to write on a different question/topic, you must get permission from the instructor prior to submitting your proposal and annotated bibliography.)
1.Do classical or ancient theories of democracy have a role to play in today’s policy-making?
2.How has Republicanism evolved? Consider, for example, what is happening in the United States today (e.g., impeachment, the effectiveness of the model, implications for democracy in the US).
3.What are the debates about public vs private education or secular vs religious schools in Canada? What are the implications of education policy for a democratic society? (Remember, education is a provincial responsibility so each province will have different debates.) Which democratic theory fits best as an analytical tool for this debate?
4.What are the implications of Guaranteed Basic Income models in a “democratic” society? Which democratic theory fits best as an analytical tool for this debate?
5.What role does “charity” play in a democracy? How should communities deal with drug addiction, poverty and homelessness today?
6.What role does civil disobedience (i.e., protests) play in a democracy? Which model of democracy fits best? If civil disobedience is a way for publics to express their opinions, what policy(ies) should governments put in place (if any)?’
7.What rights do (or should) individuals have in a democracy? Who should have which rights? (For this topic, you will need to select one specific rights category to focus on: human rights, property rights, the right to vote, the right to security, the right to clean water, citizenship, right to movement, same-sex marriage rights, LGBTQ+ rights, etc.)
8.What role does democracy play in a polarized society? In other words, if there are deep divides between groups of people (e.g., due to religious beliefs, political beliefs, distribution of wealth, etc.), can any model of democracy alleviate or remedy those divides? What type(s) of policy(ies) could help to overcome such divides?
9.What type(s) of voting systems are most “democratic”? Why or why not? What democratic theory supports your answer?
10.How can a society reconcile calling all children “precious” even prior to birth, but not providing adequate support systems that enable parents to raise their children in a safe environment? What implications does this contradiction have in Canada regarding Indigenous children? What implications does this have for anti-choice laws regarding women’s right to choose when and if to have a child?