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Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2009
This study wants to shed new light on the politics of Singapore’s national identity invention. Since independence in 1965, the Singaporean government has tried to generate a sense of national identity in Singapore.
Stephan Ortmann
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Book Review: Barr, Michael D.: The Ruling Elite of Singapore: Networks of Power and Influence

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2015
Book Review of the monograph by Barr, Michael D. (2014), The Ruling Elite of Singapore: Networks of Power and Influence. London: I. B. Tauris, ISBN-13 978-1780762340, 224 pages. With The Ruling Elite of Singapore, Barr makes a significant contribution to
Jan Seifert
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Dissatisfaction with Democracy: Evidence from the Latinobarómetro 2005 Insatisfacción con la Democracia: Evidencia de Latinobarómetro 2005

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
Data for 17 Latin American countries collected by Latinobarómetro 2005 reveal that dissatisfaction with democracy is a sign of progress. Political stability and increased governmental effectiveness enable the better-educated leftish young to express ...
Brian J. L. Berry, Osvaldo S. Tello Rodriguez   +1 more
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Compulsory for Whom? Mandatory Voting and Electoral Participation in Brazil, 1986-2006 Obrigatório para Quem? Voto Obrigatório e Participação Eleitoral no Brasil, 1986 a 2006

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2009
Latin America contains roughly half of the world’s countries that use compulsory voting, but this electoral institution has received only limited attention from researchers.
Timothy J. Power
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Political Appointments and Coalition Management in Brazil, 2007-2010 Nominaciones Partidárias e Coaliciones en Brasil, 2007-2010

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2011
Studies on coalition management in presidential systems usually focus on two types of goods used by the president and formateur party to hold together coalitions: exchange goods (such as individual budget amendments) and coalition goods (such as ...
Sérgio Praça, Andréa Freitas, Bruno Hoepers   +2 more
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The Right in “New Left” Latin America La derecha en tiempos de la nueva izquierda en América Latina

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2011
Over the past decade, there has been a surge of “new Left” governments in Latin America, yet polling data shows no comparable shift to the left among the general Latin American population.
James David Bowen
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Introduction. New Directions in Legislative Politics Introducción. Nuevas direcciones en los estudios legislativos

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2013
This special issue, “New Directions in Legislative Politics,” comes at a crossroads in a research field that, on one hand, has already contributed substantial empirical knowledge and been engaged with theory-building, and on the other hand, still remains
Magna Inácio, Mariana Llanos
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News Media Consumption and Political Behavior in Latin America

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2015
News media are an important factor in any democratic society. Research focused on developed democracies has paved the way for analysis in the context of less well-developed democracies.
Ryan Salzman
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No Country for Leftists? Clientelist Continuity and the 2006 Vote in the Brazilian Northeast Nenhum País de Esquerdistas? Continuidade Clientelista e as Eleições de 2006 no Nordeste Brasileiro

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
Building upon recent studies of the electoral effects of social policyand President Lula da Silva’s coattails in the 2006 Brazilian elections, thisarticle explains the performance of leftist and conservative candidates inelections for governor during ...
Alfred P. Montero
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Reliable Kingdom? The USA, Thailand, and the Logic of Bandwagoning Zuverlässiges Königreich? Die USA, Thailand und die Logik des bandwagoning

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2009
As the greatest military power in the Asia-Pacific, the U.S. depends on the cooperation of its allies. In the past, Washington has had to recognize that support is not always forthcoming. Using the example of relations between the U.S. and Thailand, this
Martin Wagener
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