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Inclusive institutions and the onset of internal conflict in resource-rich countries
Wegenast, Tim C. - 2010
Studien über die institutionellen Determinanten innerstaatlicher Gewalt legen nahe, dass die Präsenz multipler politischer Parteien das Konfliktpotential innerhalb der Länder reduziert. Es wird behauptet, dass Parteien oppositionelle Gruppierungen in eine institutionalisierte politische Arena...
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Reshaping political space? : The impact of the armed insurgency in the Central African Republic on political parties and representation
Mehler, Andreas - 2009
This paper analyzes the declining importance of political parties in the Central African Republic (CAR). It argues that the problematic attitude of elites who are fluctuating between violent and peaceful behavior in order to further their own careers is jeopardizing both peace and democracy. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008908710
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The production of insecurity by African security forces : insights from Liberia and the Central African Republic
Mehler, Andreas - 2009
Little attention has been paid to the factual effect of the state's security forces on the security of African citizens. Reports about security forces - contribution to widespread insecurity are frequent: the protectors become violators and their appearance causes fear, not security. In many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008908712
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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 … focus is on the violence that accompanied the events preceding the revolution, and also on the fact that this violence was … regime. -- Iran ; oil ; revolution ; resource curse ; rentier state theory ; context approach …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008908718
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Cutting bread or cutting throats? : Findings from a new database on religion, violence and peace in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990 to 2008
Basedau, Matthias - 2011
Despite the religious diversity in sub-Saharan Africa and the religious overtones in a number of African conflicts, social science research has inadequately addressed the question of how and to what extent religion matters for conflict in Africa. This paper presents an innovative data inventory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008935874
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Are the Chinese in Africa more innovative than the Africans? : Comparing Chinese and Nigerian entrepreneurial migrants' cultures of innovation
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in West Africa has been met with growing resistance from established African entrepreneurs. Whether the former have a competitive edge over the latter because of distinctive sociocultural traits or whether the Chineseʹs supposed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008908632
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Chinese commodity imports in Ghana and Senegal : demystifying Chinese business strength in urban West Africa
Marfaing, Laurence - 2011
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, independent entrepreneurial migrants from China have been increasingly flocking to Africa in search of "greener pastures". This paper scrutinizes the empirical foundations of the increasingly hostile discourses of African traders regarding the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357299
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The role and development of technology-intensive suppliers in resource-based economies : a literature review
Torres Fuchslocher, Carlos - 2007
nicht nur dazu verhelfen, die industrielle Basis des Landes zu stärken, sondern auch die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008907572