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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 …. The portrayal of Guinea-Bissau as a failed 'narco-state', as well as Western aid meant to stabilize this state, are both … based on dubious concepts. Certainly, the impact of drug trafficking could endanger democratization and state-building if …

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The Successful Ghana Election of 2008 – a Convenient Myth? Ethnicity in Ghana's Elections Revisited

Jockers, Heinz; Kohnert, Dirk; Nugent, Paul - 2009

Ghana's 2008 elections have been hailed by national and international observers as a model for Africa. This perception … dangerous time bomb of unresolved conflict which could explode in future elections. …

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Formale und informelle Politik aus institutioneller Perspektive: Ein Analyseansatz für die vergleichenden Area Studies

Köllner, Patrick - 2005

In diesem Papier wird das sozialwissenschaftliche Analysefeld formaler und informeller Politik ausgeleuchtet und mit einer institutionellen Perspektive verknüpft. Dazu wird zunächst die bisherige Auseinandersetzung mit diesen beiden Formen der Politik im Rahmen der vergleichenden...

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Informal Institutions in Autocracies: Analytical Perspectives and the Case of the Chinese Communist Party

Köllner, Patrick - 2013

Analyses of the shape and functioning of systems of political rule need to address informal institutions, which exist alongside and can relate to formal institutions in various ways. In this paper, I first discuss some analytical foundations of the study of such institutions. I then suggest that...

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Neopatrimonialism in Latin America: Prospects and Promises of a Neglected Concept

Bechle, Karsten - 2010

Neopatrimonialism relates to the co-existence of two different logics of political domination: legal-rational rule, which is associated with modern statehood, and patrimonial rule, which corresponds to the traditional type of domination. In recent years, the concept has been applied to...

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"Informelle Politik" und "informelle Institutionen": Konzeptionelle Grundlagen, analytische Zugänge und Herausforderungen für das Studium autoritärer und anderer politischer Herrsc...

Köllner, Patrick - 2012

Um die Gestalt und die Funktionsweise politischer Herrschaftssysteme zu verstehen und zu erklären, ist es notwendig, deren informelle Elemente - die neben formalen Elementen existieren und mit diesen interagieren - in den Blick zu nehmen. In der Tat haben sich die Politikwissenschaft und die...

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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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The Power of Proximity: Strategic Decisions in African Party Politics

Stroh, Alexander - 2009

Recent publications suggest that exclusively ethnoregional parties are as rare in sub-Saharan Africa as elsewhere. At the same time, the idea that ethnicity is a very special feature of African party politics persists. The paper acknowledges the general relevance of ethnicity in party...

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Power Sharing in the Asia-Pacific

Reilly, Benjamin - 2014

Executive power sharing has been practiced widely in the Asia-Pacific region, in both formal and informal ways. This paper examines the theory and practice of these various approaches to the sharing or dividing of governing power across the region. I look first at the broad issues of executive...

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Electoral Rentierism? The Cross-National and Subnational Effect of Oil on Electoral Competitiveness in Multiparty Autocracies

Wahman, Michael; Basedau, Matthias - 2015

. The paper tests the hypothesis cross-nationally, using data on all multiparty elections held in the world in the period …

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