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Getmansky, Anna - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 57 (2013) 4, pp. 709-734

What effect, if any, does democracy have on outcomes of counterinsurgency wars? Previous studies have provided … their determinants can also affect insurgency incidence and its outcomes. Moreover, different aspects of democracy can have …

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Uniting for Peace?

Lebovic, James H. - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 48 (2004) 6, pp. 910-936

Does the level of democracy of a country incline it toward participation in post-cold war era, United Nations (UN …) peace operations? The link between democracy and multilateral peace operations in liberal theory is explored, and the … UN peace operations of the post-cold war era relied on democratic contributions. A countryâ€™s level of democracy …

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Normative and Strategic Aspects of Transitional Justice

Kaminski, Marek M.; Nalepa, Monika; Barry Oâ€™neill - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 50 (2006) 3, pp. 295-302

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The Incredible Shrinking State

Lake, David A.; Angela Oâ€™mahony - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 48 (2004) 5, pp. 699-722

The effects of economies of scale in government, trade openness, preference heterogeneity, and regime type are used to explain why the average size of states within the international system nearly doubled between 1816 and 1876 and then contracted over the 20th century. No one variable appears to...

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NGOs, Turnout, and the Left

Brown, David S.; Brown, J. Christopher; Desposato, Scott W. - In: Journal of Developing Societies 30 (2014) 4, pp. 365-387

This article is designed to examine the role non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play in politics. Previous evidence suggests that NGOs mobilize communities to challenge existing patterns of authority or that they serve hand in glove with existing elites. We reconcile these two contradictory...

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Democracy and Inequality in Nigeria

Umukoro, Nathaniel - In: Journal of Developing Societies 30 (2014) 1, pp. 1-24

extent to which the practice of democracy in Nigeriaâ€™s Fourth Republic has contributed to the reduction of inequality. The …

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Power Politics

Tegegn, Melakou - In: Journal of Developing Societies 24 (2008) 2, pp. 273-306

. Kinijit was mainly instrumental in mobilizing the people and provided hope for a political change towards democracy. They saw …

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The Limits of Popular Participation in Salvador, Brazil

Reiter, Bernd - In: Journal of Developing Societies 24 (2008) 3, pp. 337-354

This article focuses on the changing nature of state-society interactions in the state of Bahia, Brazil and on the factors that condition democratic participation. During several research trips, conducted between 2001 and 2006, I collected data on participatory budgeting and on participatory...

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The Evolution of Political Power in Political Development

Werlin, Herbert H. - In: Journal of Developing Societies 24 (2008) 3, pp. 307-336

countries.As the conclusion, the relationship of democracy to the evolution of political power is examined, including questions …

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On Being â€˜Frankâ€™ about Terrorism

Oliverio, Annamarie - In: Journal of Developing Societies 24 (2008) 1, pp. 13-29

Andre Gunder Frank's work on the global economy, social movements and his own experiences reflect critical issues related to the state and terror. He understood all too well the insidious, yet symbiotic relationship between the state and terror. Frank views politics and terror as a manipulation,...

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