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Global capitalism theory and the emergence of transnational elites
Robinson, William I. - 2010
. This essay focuses on structural analysis of the distinction between these two fractions of the elite and the implications …
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Reshaping Political Space? The Impact of the Armed Insurgency in the Central African Republic on Political Parties and Representation
Mehler, Andreas - 2009
war and the peace process. Patterns of elite behavior are presented as the main explanation for the resulting crisis of … Parteien in der Zentralafrikanischen Republik. Argumentiert wird, dass das problematische Verhalten der Eliten, die zwischen … Kriegs- und Friedensprozesses. Verhaltensmuster der Elite werden als wesentliche Erklärung für die daraus resultierende Krise …
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Not Always in the People's Interest: Power-sharing Arrangements in African Peace Agreements
Mehler, Andreas - 2008
Peace agreements form a crucial element of strategies to bring security from outside: they involve third-party mediators during the negotiation stage and often peacekeeping troops to guarantee the agreement at an implementation stage. Peace roundtables usually involve top politicians and...
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The Production of Insecurity by African Security Forces: Insights from Liberia and the Central African Republic
Mehler, Andreas - 2009
Little attention has been paid to the factual effect of the state's security forces on the security of African citizens. Reports about security forces - contribution to widespread insecurity are frequent: the protectors become violators and their appearance causes fear, not security. In many...
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Breaking the "Insecurity Trap"? How Violence and Counter-violence are Perpetuated in Elite Power Struggles
Mehler, Andreas - 2008
government tries to prevent reentry by all means. This contribution draws a dense picture of elite (in)security in three African … countries (Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia). A comparative analysis of elite security needs and devices is … guards, etc.) in breaking the insecurity trap by providing special elite-protection services is obvious. The record of …
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UN arms embargoes under scrutiny: Obstacles and options for an effective contribution to conflict resolution
Vorrath, Judith - 2024
There are still a number of UN arms embargoes in place to prevent the flow of arms and military material into conflict zones. Although the UN Security Council is not generally deadlocked on this issue, it has only taken relevant decisions to re-design the embargoes in a few cases over the last...
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The global checkpoint economy: Supply chains as a new frontline in conflict financing?
Schouten, Peer - 2019
A new DIIS study presents an overview of the role of transit taxes levied at checkpoints in financing ongoing conflicts around the world. Compiling evidence from six different contexts, this DIIS Working Paper finds that in each of the conflicts, checkpoints form a key source of revenue for...
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Krisenbehaftete Transition im Tschad: Die Risiken dynastischer Machtsicherung
Lacher, Wolfram - 2022
Seit dem gewaltsamen Tod von Präsident Idris Déby im April 2021 versucht die herrschende Elite im Tschad, ihre Macht …
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Top wealth and its historical origins: An analysis of Germany's largest privately held fortunes in 2019
Tisch, Daria; Ischinsky, Emma - 2023
Rising wealth inequality is both a topic in recent policy discussion and in the social sciences. Despite the general interest in wealth concentration, we know only little about the largest privately held fortunes. To help fill this gap we analyze the historical origins of Germany's 1,032 largest...
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Civil unrest in North Africa: Risks for natural gas supply?
Lochner, Stefan; Dieckhöner, Caroline - 2011
The uprising and military confrontation in Libya that began in February 2011 has led to disruptions of gas supplies to Europe. An analysis of how Europe has compensated for these missing gas volumes shows that this situation has not affected security of supply. However, this situation would...
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