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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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Lessons to be learned: political party research and political party assistance
Erdmann, Gero - 2010
aid. -- democratization ; democracy promotion ; political party assistance ; political party research …
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A regional power promoting democracy? : India’s involvement in Nepal (2005-2008)
Destradi, Sandra - 2010
, the paper analyzes the substantial role India came to play in the peace and democratization process in Nepal in the years … ; Nepal ; regional power ; peace process ; democratization …
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Democratization via elections in an African "Narco-State"? : The case of Guinea-Bissau
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
, did not contribute to democratization nor to the stabilization of volatile political, military and economic structures … based on dubious concepts. Certainly, the impact of drug trafficking could endanger democratization and state-building if … creation of viable state institutions. -- Guinea-Bissau ; elections ; democratization ; informal institutions ; aid …
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When do autocracies start to liberalize foreign trade? : Evidence from four cases in the Arab world
Richter, Thomas - 2010
This paper argues that trade and capital account reforms within autocracies underlie the primacy of foreign currency procurement. A longitudinal comparison of four countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan) in the Middle East and North Africa region shows a historical sequencing of reforms....
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It's not only rents : explaining the persistance and change of neopatrimonialism in Indonesia
Korte, Nina - 2011
Indonesia has long been associated with neopatrimonialism, corruption, collusion, and nepotism as the main modi operandi of politics, economics and public administration. Despite various measures and initiatives to fight these practises, little evidence for a significant decline can be found...
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Transition from democracy : loss of quality, hybridisation and breakdown of democracy
Erdmann, Gero - 2011
The paper points out that there is hardly any research for the reverse transition, the transition from democracy to non-democratic regimes for more than 30 years. For heuristical purposes, it provides basic data of the decline of democracy, which refers to loss of democratic quality, changes...
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Regional politics in a highly fragmented region : Israel’s Middle East policies ; Paper prepared for delivery at the First Regional Powers Network Conference at GIGA, 15-16 Septemb...
Beck, Martin - 2008
Der Vordere Orient ist eine hochgradig konfliktbeladene Weltregion. Dabei erscheint die Abwesenheit einer Regionalmacht sowohl als Ursache wie auch als Folge dieses Merkmals. Gleichzeitig lassen sich starke Machtasymmetrien zwischen den Staaten des Vorderen Orients beobachten, wobei Israel zu...
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GIGA-focus
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies; … - Hamburg : GIGA - 2006 -
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