While past studies have put forward many reasons why partisanship in young African democracies should be considered weak and meaningless, this paper casts doubt on this notion by presenting evidence that suggests the presence of strong and stable patterns of partisanship in ordinary citizens....

International economic engagement has been increasingly framed in terms of liberal democratic values. Specifically, Chinese aid has been at the center of this debate. Since Chinese aid comes with "no strings attached," a popular narrative is that Chinese aid poses a challenge to conditional aid,...

International economic engagement has been increasingly framed in terms of liberal democratic values. Specifically, Chinese aid has been at the center of this debate. Since Chinese aid comes with "no strings attached," a popular narrative is that Chinese aid poses a challenge to conditional aid,...

Was heißt Freiheit im Internet und wie können die Individualrechte gegen die Risiken der Vernetzung geschützt werden? Wie entwickelt sich die Demokratie weiter? Welche Bedeutung hat der Datenschutz? Das sind wesentliche Fragen aktueller Netzpolitik. Der Autor untersucht die verschiedenen...