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Aid and Democratization : At the Intersection of Africa's Crisis

Rodriguez, Mariela A. - 2009

The importance of democratization in Africa heighted at the end of the Cold War while also making aid flow a salient … feature in the democratization process. As well as encouraging development, many scholars maintain that aid flow has also … promoted democratization. Some scholars argue that aid has played a positive role in the promotion and sustainability of …

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Transitions 2.0 : The Internet, Political Culture and Autocracy in Central Asia

McGlinchey, Eric - 2014

In Central Asia the theories and prescriptions of the transitions literature have not borne fruit. The region today is more autocratic than it was eighteen years ago at the time of the Soviet collapse. The goal of this paper is to understand why - why Transitions 1.0 failed - and to investigate...

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Towards a More Democratic Performance Measurement

Schachter, Hindy Lauer - 2009

At least since the late 1970s, the performance measurement literature has used different terminologies to describe agency - and citizen generated performance measures. The first type of measures are placed into objective and the second type into subjective categories. This paper argues that this...

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Inclusive Governance in Africa’s Democratizing Countries

LeVan, Carl - 2014

Recent power sharing agreements in Kenya and Zimbabwe highlight a new set of issues relating to the broader practice of “inclusive governance” in Africa. In particular, power sharing pacts present a problematic solution to flawed elections in an environment of “forced trust.” This paper...

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Gender Equality and Democratization in the Mexican States

Beer, Caroline - 2009

Why are women better off in some places than in others? Cross-national studies of the status of women have demonstrated astonishing diversity in the well-being of women across countries. In the Scandinavian countries, for example, women enjoy near equality in many indicators of well-being, such...

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Business Interests, Political Parties and Democratic Rule

Wuhs, Steven T. - 2009

One of the lesser-acknowledged conclusions from analyses of the third wave relates to the importance of conservatives to democratic consolidation. Several landmark studies point to the centrality of protecting elite and business interests in democratic frameworks – for without that protection,...

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Rethinking Class Analysis in Democratization Studies : Turkey and Thailand

Zarakol, Ayse - 2009

both struggles. Class analysis has always been important to studies of democratization, but in the context of developing …

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The Impact of International Support for Political Parties in New Democracies : Malawi and Zambia Compared

Svåsand, Lars; Rakner, Lise - 2009

In part as a response to the weakness of political parties, international assistance to political parties has gradually become a more significant element in support programmes for democratic processes and institutions. But international party support also brings new challenges for party...

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Poverty Reduction Strategies and Their Impact on Democratization in Developing Countries

Hänny, Sophia Melody; Michaelowa, Katharina - 2009

more effective development strategies leading to welfare-improving outcomes. In terms of democratization, it is assumed … joint effects of World Bank and IMF programs on democratization in 80 developing countries from 1974 to 2007. Our results …

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The Effect of Democratic Political Institutions on Political Violence in Different Societal Settings

Selway, Joel; Templeman, Kharis A. - 2009

We test three central claims in the consociationalist literature: that in ethnically divided societies, conflict can be reduced by adopting (1) proportional representation over majoritarian electoral rules, (2) parliamentary over presidential or semi-presidential arrangements, and (3) a federal...

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