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    Recalibrating South Africa’s role in global economic governance: a Nigerian perspective on some strategic challenges

    Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015
    A Nigerian perspective on South Africa’s position in global economic governance, particularly in relation to its role in the BRICS grouping and the G-20, provides critical insights into the potential benefits of a reinvigorated Nigerian–South African partnership.
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    Turkey and the G-20 Presidency: implications for LIDCs and Africa

    Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015
    Turkey started its G-20 presidency in 2015 with three priorities – inclusiveness, investment and implementation – and the crosscutting themes of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and low-income developing countries (LIDCs). Of these, inclusiveness and LIDCs are directly relevant to Africa.
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    Political risks facing African democracies: Evidence from Afrobarometer

    Afrobarometer, 2015
    Where are African countries headed politically? How resilient are Africa’s governments, regimes, and states? What are the characteristics of political risk? This paper is motivated by a desire to discover whether it is possible to identify early-warning indicators of risk to African political systems.
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    Deliberate disengagement: How education decreases political participation in electoral authoritarian regimes

    Afrobarometer, 2015
    A large literature examining advanced and consolidating democracies suggests that education increases political participation. However, in electoral authoritarian regimes, educated voters may instead deliberately disengage.
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    On the primacy of weak public service provision in rural Africa: Malians redefine ‘state breakdown’ amidst 2012 political crisis

    Afrobarometer, 2015
    In 2012, Mali faced a dual state breakdown disrupting nearly 20 years of democratization – a coup and a secessionist insurgency. This paper provides the perspectives of rural Malians living on the border of state- and rebel-controlled territory. The main finding is that villagers defined “the crisis” as one of unmet need for public services and infrastructure.
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    A good governance driver: Is the African Peer Review Mechanism up to It?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    The introduction of the AU’s Agenda 2063 means that yet another governance initiative has entered the African political landscape. This policy briefing examines the place of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) within Agenda 2063, as well as the African Governance Architecture (AGA). It argues that the APRM could
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    Innovation and reform logics of government innovation and reform management in China

    STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2015
    Since the beginning of reforms in the late 1970s, China has developed rapidly, transforming itself into a middle-income country, raising hundreds of millions out of poverty and, latterly, developing broad-based social protection systems. The country’s approach to reform has been unorthodox, leading many to talk of a specific Chinese model of development.
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    Presidential term limits: a new African foreign policy challenge

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    A coup d’état in Burkina Faso in October 2014 thwarted attempts by West Africa’s former regional strongman Blaise Compaoré to extend his stay in power. A few months later, in May 2015, an attempted coup in Burundi sought to settle simmering tensions around President Pierre
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    Re-examining India's nuclear doctrine

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015
    The Indian Government announced its formal nuclear doctrine on 4 January 2003, almost five years after testing its nuclear weapons capability in May 1998. While the one-page document was vague and subject to interpretation, what was clear was that it reiterated India's 'No First Use' policy.
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    Nuclear safety and regulation in India: the way forward

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015
    On 27 March 2015, the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) submitted a draft report to India's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) reviewing the country's legal and regulatory regime for safety of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) and safety practices Oand policies at plants across the country.

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