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Togo: a didactic drama of misled democratisation in Africa

Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

When the longest-serving African dictator, Togo's Gnassingbé Eyadéma, died unexpectedly in February 2005 after 38 years … of autocratic rule, Togo became a test case for indigenous democratisation efforts of African states. However, it soon … democratic forces of Togo at the time of the execution of fair and free elections. Afterwards a long-term reconstruction …

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Togo: recent political and economic development

Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010) and legislative (July 2013) elections the Gnassingbé regime consolidated its power. In view of the absolute majority of the ruling party, its inclination for meaningful constitutional and electoral reforms, as demanded by the opposition...

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EU-African Economic Relations : Continuing Dominance, Traded for Aid?

Kohnert, Dirk - 2008

Promising growth rates, increased trade, and competition among major global players for African resources have boosted the development and bargaining power of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in relation to the EU. However, Africa's least developed countries remain vulnerable to external shocks....

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Cultures of Innovation of the African Poor. Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in African Societies and Black Diasporas in La...

Kohnert, Dirk - 2012

The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...

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EU-African Economic Relations : Continuing Dominance Traded for Aid?

Kohnert, Dirk - 2012

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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 Chinese have a competitive edge over Africans because of distinctive sociocultural traits or whether the Chineseʹs supposed...

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