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The international community has donated nearly one trillion dollars during the last four decades to reconstruct post-conflict countries and prevent the outbreak of more civil war. Yet reconstruction has eluded many of these countries, and 1.9 million people have been...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-01-02
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Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? Drawing lessons from different types of party systems in six African countries, this volume shows that party systems affect democracy in Africa in ways that are unexpectedly different from the relation between party...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-12-02
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The Russian state presents a mystery to outside observers. Although Russia was the site of some of the last century's most radical upheavals, and although Russian governments are usually characterized by autocracy, corruption, and political decay, the central government...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-11-18
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In mid-2012 the previously almost forgotten Syrian Kurds suddenly emerged as a potential game-changer in the country's civil war when in an attempt to consolidate its increasingly desperate position the Assad government abruptly withdrew its troops from the major...
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Hurst
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2014-11-15
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With a new "10 years later" epilogue for every chapter, comes an eye-opening assessment of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years. Near the end of the Second World War, the United...
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Twelve
Parution :
2014-11-04
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It is well understood that "good institutions" are essential for good governance. But even institutions that follow similar designs vary significantly with regard to performance across countries and even across regions within the same country. Following China's...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-11-03
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This books examines the institutional foundations of coalition government in the ten post-communist democracies of Eastern and Central Europe for the 1990-2010 period: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-10-30
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Nach der Wiedervereinigung der deutschen Staaten entwickelten sich die politischen Systeme in den östlichen und westlichen Bundesländern unterschiedlich. Insbesondere zeichnen sich die Ostparlamente durch den
politischen Bedeutungsverlust der Liberalen aus. Falk Illing...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2014-10-07
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This book offers a comparative analysis of the distinct experiences of the Peruvian and Bolivian cocaleros as political actors. In doing so, it illustrates how coca, an internationally criminalzsed good, affected the path and outcome of cocalero political empowerment in...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-09-25
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Ökonomisches Denken greift auf immer mehr Politikbereiche über. In der theoretischen Debatte ist bereits seit einigen Jahren die Rede von einer Hegemonie des Neoliberalismus. Diese These gilt es jedoch auch empirisch zu stützen. Im vorliegenden Band geschieht dies...
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Springer VS
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2014-09-24
Collection :
Kritische Studien zur Demokratie
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Wenn die Bundeskanzlerin oder der Bundeskanzler in den Umfragen positiv bewertet werden und bei internationalen Konferenzen eine führende Rolle spielen, wird kaum jemand bestreiten, dass in Deutschland eine Kanzlerdemokratie besteht. Sobald Kanzler oder Kanzlerin auf...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2014-09-24
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In Communism in India, Bidyut Chakrabarty-an expert on contemporary Indian political economy and social movements-presents a sweeping analysis of the changing nature of communist ideology over the past century in India.
The history and development of India's left...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-09-23
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An analysis of the new physical presence of Chinese companies operating in Latin America and the Caribbean, the associated challenges that they face, and how they are impacting the region and its relationship with the PRC.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-09-04
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Das Buch beleuchtet zunächst die Entwicklung des gesamten Parteiensystems. Danach wird für jede relevante Partei eine systematische Bestandsaufnahme ihrer Ausgangssituation, ihres Wahlkampfs, ihres Wahlergebnisses und ihrer Entwicklung nach der Bundestagswahl 2013...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2014-08-28
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In the past quarter century, the importance of Asia in international relations has grown exponentially. This Handbook gathers the most important scholars in the field of Asia's international relations to address this momentous change in world politics. The editors and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-08-19
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What role do nationalism and popular protest play in China's foreign relations? Chinese authorities permitted anti-American demonstrations in 1999 but repressed them in 2001 during two crises in U.S.-China relations. Anti-Japanese protests were tolerated in 1985, 2005,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-08-01
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Good Democratic Leadership: On Prudence and Judgment in Modern Democracies explores whether, in the current atmosphere of international economic and political tension, and more generally, democracies foster and support effective political judgment and good leadership....
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-07-17
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Der „arabische Frühling“ hat vielfaches Erstaunen über die Kraft zivilgesellschaftlicher politischer Arbeit ausgelöst. So unbemerkt wie das Pulverfass in Nordafrika entstand, so unbeachtet scheinen auch die gesellschaftspolitischen Dynamiken in den Ländern südlich der...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2014-07-15
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Die Publikationen zur Bildungspolitik sind zwar zahlreich, die in diesem Sammelband vorgenommene Verknüpfung der Themengebiete Generationengerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit auf der einen Seite und Bildungs- bzw. Hochschulpolitik auf der anderen Seite ist allerdings neu....
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Springer VS
Parution :
2014-06-30
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China's management of urbanization is an under-appreciated factor in the regime's longevity. The Chinese Communist Party fears "Latin Americanization" -- the emergence of highly unequal megacities with their attendant slums and social unrest. Such cities threaten the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-06-26
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