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Basedau, Matthias (ed.); Kappel, Robert (ed.) - 2011 - 1. Auflage

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Oil in Venezuela: triggering violence or ensuring stability? : A context-sensitive analysis of the ambivalent impact of resource abundance

Kuhn, Annegret - 2009

Dieser Beitrag analysiert die Faktoren, die den Erdölexporteur Venezuela, der sich durch ein grundsätzlich niedriges Gewaltniveau auszeichnet, zu einem abweichenden Fall innerhalb der Debatte um die erhöhte Gewaltwahrscheinlichkeit in Erdölstaaten machen. Methodisch kommt ein neu...

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Fuel for conflict or balm for peace? : Assessing the effects of hydrocarbons on peace efforts in Algeria

Shabafrouz, Miriam - 2010

This paper explores the use of hydrocarbon revenues in post-conflict Algeria. While the bloody years of the 1990s now seem to be over, recurring terror attacks and the ongoing state of emergency leave room for doubt that a situation of stable peace has been achieved yet. It is therefore...

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Oil-rent boom in Iran?

Beck, Martin - 2009

Empfänger. Empirisch werden die Politikfelder Außenpolitik, Innenpolitik und Wirtschaftspolitik untersucht. Nachdem gezeigt ist …, dass der Erdölpreis trotz aller Fluktuationen seit 2003 ununterbrochen hoch ist, wird in Bezug auf die Innenpolitik die … der Rente für den Empfänger. Empirisch werden die Politikfelder Außenpolitik, Innenpolitik und Wirtschaftspolitik …

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Iran's oil wealth : treasure and trouble for the Shah's regime ; a context-sensitive analysis of the ambivalent impact of resource abundance

Shabafrouz, Miriam - 2009

The Iranian revolution still appears to be a puzzle for theoretical approaches linking political instability and/or violent conflict to the resource wealth of a country. It therefore works well as a case study for the purposes of this paper: to show the necessity of a broader approach to the...

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Democracy and human rights in the European-Asian dialogue : a clash of cooperation cultures?

Loewen, Howard - 2008

cooperation norms or cultures can account for interregional cooperation problems in the areas of democracy and human rights within … the institutional context: while disagreements over the question of democracy and human rights between the EU and ASEAN … nature of the interregional human rights and democracy dialogue between Asia and Europe. -- cooperation culture ; human …

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A regional power promoting democracy? : India’s involvement in Nepal (2005-2008)

Destradi, Sandra - 2010

According to the theory of "democratic peace" India, as the largest democracy in the world and as South Asia …'s predominant regional power, should be expected to promote democracy in neighboring countries. However, New Delhi lacks any … official democracypromotion policy, and its past record on democracy in the region is mixed at best. Against this background …

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Contingent democrats in action : organized labor and regime change in the Republic of Niger

Elischer, Sebastian - 2013

The effects of organized labor on regime change in developing countries are not clear‐cut. Optimists argue that union agitation is conducive to both democratic transition and consolidation processes. Pessimists hold that unions will support any regime that is conducive to their demands....

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Der "Obama-Effekt" auf die Klimapolitik der neuen regionalen Führungsmächte

Never, Babette - 2009

Die klimapolitische Position der USA hat sich seit der Übernahme des Präsidentenamtes durch Barack Obama grundlegend gewandelt. Dies betrifft sowohl innenpolitische Entwicklungen als auch den außenpolitischen Auftritt in zwischenstaatlichen und internationalen Klimaverhandlungen. Die...

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Conflict prevention through natural resource management? : a comparative study

Kuhn, Annegret - 2011

Natural resources are often held responsible for intrastate conflicts. As a consequence, both national and international measures to avoid the detrimental impact of resource endowments have increasingly been discussed and implemented in resource-rich countries. These measures include...

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