Democratic governance
- More freedom, less terror?
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This study examines six Arab countries to explore how liberalisation processes can influence calculations regarding political violence in various domestic contexts. It addresses the following questions: has the introduction of politiical reforms into the Arab Middle East alleviated terrorism and violent extremism? If so, in what ways and under what conditions? If not, why? Can the reversal of reforms and a return to repressive policies increase the risk of terrorism over time? In short, what are the effects of liberalisation processes on the resort to political violence—immediate and delayed—in this critical area of the world?
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- Libya: where to now?
- ( Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK , 2011)
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What now for Libya with the fall of the authoritarian, centralised ‘one-party’ system? With the Gaddafi regime defeated and dispersed policy analysts and development professionals will ...
- What prospects for democracy in Tunisia?
- ( M.Salah Eddin Jorshi / The Arab Reform Initiative , 2011)
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Since there is still no country in the Arab world that can be counted among the world’s democratic states, it is necessary to seek out the root causes of why the Arab region is subject to the...
- Exploring the origins and processes of the African Peer Review Mechanism
- ( South African Institute of International Affairs, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) , 2010)
- The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is a tool designed to promote good governance on the continent. It was created when the African Union, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and t...
- Critiquing and contextualising the corruption concept
- ( M. Gephart (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2009)
- In the recent past, international organisations, governments,non-governmental organisations and academics have been paying increasing attention to corruption. There was initially consensus that corrup...
- The shortcomings of political party research and assistance
- ( G. Erdmann (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2010)
- Support for political parties is a recent, controversial component of international democracy assistance. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship...
- An empirical analysis of African political party manifestos
- ( S. Elischer (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2010)
- The third wave of democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa has led to a new interest in African political parties and their role in democratic consolidation. However few, if any, studies systematically c...
- Ensuring effective and transparent development in Pakistan
- ( N. Birdsall;W. Elhai / Center for Global Development, USA , 2011)
- The USA would like to see a Pakistan that is: more capable and prosperous; less fractious; and able to fulfill three basic functions: ensure internal security, meet the basic needs of its citizens, an...
- Examining public attitudes towards MPs and South Africa's electoral system
- ( Afrobarometer , 2009)
- Electoral reform has been attracting increasing interest in South Africa and a panel of experts has recommended that South Africa’s electoral system be reformed into a mixed system that would in...
- Observance of the Rule of Law in Mozambique
- ( C. Shenga / Afrobarometer , 2010)
- The rule of law is a necessary condition for democracy. One of the greatest challenges confronting Africa’s democratic reform process, however, is ensuring the rule of law prevails. Thus, Mozamb...
Africa: what does 'democracy' mean?
- ( M. Bratton / Afrobarometer , 2010)
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Recent years have seen a remarkable proliferation of comparative survey research within political science and cognate disciplines. To a greater or lesser extent these studies seek to capture public...
