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Claims to Legitimacy Matter: Why Sanctions Fail to Instigate Democratization in Authoritarian Regimes
Grauvogel, Julia; von Soest, Christian - 2013
era to instigate democratization globally. However, despite long-term external pressure through sanctions imposed by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322528
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Informal Interference in the Judiciary in New Democracies: A Comparison of Six African and Latin American Cases
Llanos, Mariana; Tibi Weber, Cordula; Heyl, Charlotte; … - 2014
This paper assesses the extent to which elected power holders informally intervene in the judiciaries of new democracies, an acknowledged but under-researched topic in studies of judicial politics. The paper first develops an empirical strategy for the study of informal interference based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352032
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Modernization and Democratization: The Explanatory Potential of New Differentiation Theoretical Approaches on the Case of South Korea
Kern, Thomas - 2006
The article deals with the social mechanism that connects modernization with democratization. Starting from a … differentiation theoretical point of view, the paper argues that the major impetus for democratization is rather given by "functional … short overview over the latest developments in the debate on modernization and democratization. In the second step, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011906533
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275963
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275997
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A Democratic Rentier State? Taxation, Aid Dependency, and Political Representation in Benin
Piccolino, Giulia - 2014
Benin, a low-income West African country that underwent a fairly successful democratization process in the early 1990s. It … its extractive capacities since democratization. However, the effect of democratization has been largely indirect, while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397371
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Are All Dictators Equal? The Selective Targeting of Democratic Sanctions against Authoritarian Regimes
von Soest, Christian; Wahman, Michael - 2013
Since the end of the Cold War, Western powers have frequently used sanctions as a reaction to declining levels of democracy and human rights violations in authoritarian regimes. However, some of the world's most repressive authoritarian regimes have never been subjected to sanctions, while other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317425
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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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317426
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Lessons to Be Learned: Political Party Research and Political Party Assistance
Erdmann, Gero - 2010
Generally speaking, the effects of international political party assistance are viewed nega-tively, or at least controversially. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship between assistance providers and political science party research. They...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285639
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Social Movements as Agents of Innovation: Citizen Journalism in South Korea
Kern, Thomas; Nam, Sang-hui - 2008
This article aims to further develop the field of innovation studies by exploring the emergence of citizen journalism in South Korea's social movement sector. To achieve this aim, the framework of innovation theory has been extended to innovations in social fields beyond technology and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285660