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The Ethiopian Second Republic and the Fragile “Social Contract” Die 2. Republik in Äthiopien und der “fragile Gesellschaftsvertrag“

Africa Spectrum, 2009
Eighteen years after the change of power and the ushering in of the second Ethiopian republic in 1991, the political process in Ethiopia has, according to most observers, rigidified and largely closed the space for representative democracy.
Jon Abbink
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Politics of the Periphery: An Introduction to Subnational Authoritarianism and Democratization in Latin America Política de la periferia. Una introducción a autoritarismo y democratización subnacional en América Latina

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
The article is an introduction to the topic featured in JPLA 2/2010 "Subnational Authoritarianism and Democratization in Latin America." It discusses the papers by Carlos Gervasoni, Agustina Giraudy, Julián Durazo Herrmann, Alfred P.
Edward L. Gibson
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“We must move towards a conference of national reconciliation …” – Professor Boubacar Barry on the Guinean crisis “Wir brauchen eine nationale Versöhnungskonferenz …” – Professor Boubacar Barry zur Krise in Guinea

Africa Spectrum, 2009
This text is a combination of an authorised interview with and text fragments by historian Boubacar Barry on the roots of the Guinean crisis. Barry traces the origins of the crisis back to the Sékou Touré dictatorship and even beyond. He considers ECOWAS
Boubacar Barry
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Bullets and Votes: Violence and Electoral Participation in Mexico Balas y votos: Violencia y participación electoral en México

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2012
In this paper we analyze the effect of criminal violence on electoral participation in Mexico. Many scholars have studied the origins of criminal violence, as well as the success or failure of contemporary regimes in dealing with it.
Alejandro Trelles, Miguel Carreras
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Realism under Hegemony: Theorizing the Rise of Brazil

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2016
What light can international relations theory shed on how developing countries such as Brazil have achieved regional leadership and international influence?
Kurt Weyland
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Burma in Diaspora: A Preliminary Research Note on the Politics of Burmese Diasporic Communities in Asia

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2012
This research note focuses on the far-flung Burmese overseas communities, situating them into the wider diaspora literature. Drawing on extant scholarship on refugees, migrants and exiled dissidents of Burmese origin, it presents an original cartography ...
Renaud Egreteau
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Modern Monarchs and Democracy: Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej and Juan Carlos of Spain

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2012
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such autocrats. The elevation of one person over others by virtue of blood and birth has come to be seen as anachronistic; yet some monarchies have managed to survive ...
Serhat Ünaldi
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The Political Cost of Corruption: Scandals, Campaign Finance, and Reelection in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2016
While corruption is widely disapproved of, some corrupt politicians continue to win elections. We tackle this paradox by examining the effects of malfeasance scandals in politicians’ behavior.
Ivan Chaves Jucá, Marcus André Melo, Lucio Rennó   +2 more
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NGOs, International Donors, and the Postmaterial Disjuncture in Latin America

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2015
NGOs have proliferated in the developing world, assuming key political roles as intermediary organizations representing public interests. Yet at least in the three Latin American countries examined here, the proportion of the NGO sector focused on ...
Samuel Handlin
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How “Participatory Governance” Strengthens Authoritarian Regimes: Evidence from Electoral Authoritarian Oaxaca, Mexico

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2016
Research on the impact of participatory institutions in Latin America has not yet examined how they work in authoritarian settings. National autocrats in Mexico implemented participatory reforms during that country’s national electoral authoritarian ...
Allyson Lucinda Benton
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