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MOBOCRACY AND MONARCHY A Ritualistic Reconciliation with the Anachronism of the Dutch Monarchy
Ethnologia Europaea, 2014 The relation of the Dutch people towards their monarchy has always been ambiguous. The celebration of the monarch’s birthday has become a festive and massive expression of Orangeism, turning the event into a national feast day for all. The celebration is, however, characterized by a certain suspension of rules (“freemarkets”) and brings up forms of ...
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Jordanian instability : results of the Syrian civil war and implications for US foreign policy [PDF]
, 2015 textJordan's proximity to neighboring conflicts in Iraq and Syria exacerbates existing social, economic and political tensions within the country already existent between its majority Palestinian diaspora population and its disproportionately ethnic ...
Martin, Wesley Patrick
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The choice argument for proportional representation
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract What electoral system should a democracy choose? I argue for proportional representation (PR). My main empirical premise is Duverger's law: Under PR there are more viable candidates in district‐level elections than there are under single‐member plurality (SMP) systems.
Adam Lovett
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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Expecting the Next Coup? The Unchallenged Brazilian Military's Bargaining Power
Bulletin of Latin American Research, EarlyView.The civil‐military relations in Brazil have faced criticism due to weak political institutions and significant military autonomy, resulting in a regression of democratisation. This article posits that the shortcomings in Brazilian civil‐military relations have historical roots, with military prerogatives established in the early twentieth century and ...
Érico Esteves Duarte
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Greening the Gulf? Renewables, Fossil Capitalism and the ‘East–East’ Axis of World Energy
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the place of the Gulf Cooperation Council states in the global energy transition, with a focus on the recent and rapid expansion of renewable energy in the region. It argues that much like at the global scale, the energy transition in the Gulf is an additive process, one that superimposes renewable energy on growing ...
Adam Hanieh
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The colonial experience, indigenous leaders and the capitalization of the Swazi monarchy
Contree, 2015 Historians and other researchers have analysed different aspects of Swazi historical affairs. One of the themes that has attracted academic attention is that of continuity and change, especially under the impact of colonialism. In spite of this attention,
Hamilton S. Simelane
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The Growth and Decline of the French Monarchy [PDF]
, 1903 Walter Irenaeus Lowe, James Mackinnon
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Morocco and the Mirages of Democracy and Good Governance [PDF]
, 2006 El creciente contraste y la contradicción entre los procesos de radicalización y democratización en la era de las reformas del mercado global y la “Guerra contra el Terror” no se limitan a la escena política interna de Marruecos.
Bogaert, Koenraad, Zemni, Sami
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