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Government and Opposition - The Western Ideology - 0 views

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After the fall of communism the ascendancy of neoliberalism seemed assured. Democratic government and free market capitalism had been universalized and any serious alternatives to them had disappeared. Rather than the end of ideology, neoliberalism is the

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">After the fall of communism the ascendancy of neoliberalism seemed assured. Democratic government and free market capitalism had been universalized and any serious alternatives to them had disappeared. Rather than the end of ideology, neoliberalism is the</div>

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Government and Opposition - Reintroducing a Local-Level Multiparty System in Uganda: Wh... - 0 views

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In a referendum in July 2005 the people of Uganda voted overwhelmingly in support of reintroducing the multiparty system. As a result, one expected an increase in candidates running on party tickets other than the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In a referendum in July 2005 the people of Uganda voted overwhelmingly in support of reintroducing the multiparty system. As a result, one expected an increase in candidates running on party tickets other than the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)</div>

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The Puzzle of Gender-equal Political Participation in Sweden: The Importance of Norms a... - 0 views

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Political participation is higher among men than women in most parts of the world. However, earlier research has shown that this does not hold true in Scandinavia, including Sweden, where gender differences are remarkably small. This article studies the c

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Political participation is higher among men than women in most parts of the world. However, earlier research has shown that this does not hold true in Scandinavia, including Sweden, where gender differences are remarkably small. This article studies the c</div>

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Development and Change - UNIFEM, CEDAW and the Human Rights-based Approach - 0 views

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Global governance in an era of human rights is beset by a number of unavoidable paradoxes. One is that as more states are increasingly held accountable for fulfilling legal obligations towards citizens, the same states are also obliged to collude in econo

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Global governance in an era of human rights is beset by a number of unavoidable paradoxes. One is that as more states are increasingly held accountable for fulfilling legal obligations towards citizens, the same states are also obliged to collude in econo</div>

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De l'usage de la democratie en relations internationales - The Round Table: The Commonw... - 0 views

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The paper reflects on the end of the post-Cold War triumphalism that had swept the West and also on the belief that democracy could be a cure all solution to the problems of developing and other countries in the new international system. It argues that th

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The paper reflects on the end of the post-Cold War triumphalism that had swept the West and also on the belief that democracy could be a cure all solution to the problems of developing and other countries in the new international system. It argues that th</div>

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In this remarkably lucid and deceptively accessible little book, Tilly presents a unified theory of the processes that shape transitions to and from democracy. Although he draws upon his vast knowledge as historian and sociologist, the exposition develops

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In this remarkably lucid and deceptively accessible little book, Tilly presents a unified theory of the processes that shape transitions to and from democracy. Although he draws upon his vast knowledge as historian and sociologist, the exposition develops</div>

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The Commonwealth Walks Alongside You: Supporting Democracy in the South-West Pacific - ... - 0 views

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Face la mondialisation, aux rivalits internationales, au changement climatique et au crime international, les tats et populations des les du Pacifique disposent de ressources limites. Les tensions politiques au sein de ces socits sont par ailleurs exacer

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Face la mondialisation, aux rivalits internationales, au changement climatique et au crime international, les tats et populations des les du Pacifique disposent de ressources limites. Les tensions politiques au sein de ces socits sont par ailleurs exacer</div>

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La democratie dans le projet politique de l'Organisation internationale de la Francopho... - 0 views

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La Francophonie is an organisation of states united in their common linguistic and historical heritage. It is similar to the Commonwealth in a number of ways, and in particular in believing that democracy is the best political model, even if it is sometim

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">La Francophonie is an organisation of states united in their common linguistic and historical heritage. It is similar to the Commonwealth in a number of ways, and in particular in believing that democracy is the best political model, even if it is sometim</div>

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Regional Integration in the Commonwealth Caribbean and the Impact of the European Union... - 0 views

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Si la Fdration des Carabes fut un chec, elle ne marqua toutefois pas l'arrt de la coopration et de l'intgration rgionales. Les pays caribens membres du Commonwealth sont au cur d'un complexe rseau d'changes et de partenariats, qui dpasse leur propre group

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Si la Fdration des Carabes fut un chec, elle ne marqua toutefois pas l'arrt de la coopration et de l'intgration rgionales. Les pays caribens membres du Commonwealth sont au cur d'un complexe rseau d'changes et de partenariats, qui dpasse leur propre group</div>

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Commonwealth, Democracy and (Post-) Modernity: The Contradiction Between Growth and Dev... - 0 views

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Dans quelle mesure les politiques du Commonwealth refltent-elles une confusion largement rpandue entre croissance et dveloppement, dmocratie et gouvernance? A travers l'tude de la place des Dalits dans une Inde dont le libralisme, le succs conomique et la

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Dans quelle mesure les politiques du Commonwealth refltent-elles une confusion largement rpandue entre croissance et dveloppement, dmocratie et gouvernance? A travers l'tude de la place des Dalits dans une Inde dont le libralisme, le succs conomique et la</div>

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When do NGOs Matter? Activist Organisations as a Source of Change in the International ... - 0 views

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Who drives change in international economic regimes? While mainstream International Political Economy scholarship has traditionally focused on the major players within states and markets as the key sources of political and economic change, recent studies

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Who drives change in international economic regimes? While mainstream International Political Economy scholarship has traditionally focused on the major players within states and markets as the key sources of political and economic change, recent studies </div>

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Accountability or Good Decisions? The Competing Goals of Civil Society Participation in... - 0 views

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Civil society participation in international and European governance is often promoted as a remedy to its much-lamented democratic deficit. We argue in this paper that this claim needs refinement because civil society participation may serve two quite dif

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Civil society participation in international and European governance is often promoted as a remedy to its much-lamented democratic deficit. We argue in this paper that this claim needs refinement because civil society participation may serve two quite dif</div>

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Collective Security and Human Rights: How the United Nations' Institutional Design Corr... - 0 views

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That human rights should be viewed as a complementary aim to the international pursuit of collective security was an intention of the drafters of the Charter and the subsequent Universal Declaration and they were correct to stress that functional relation

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">That human rights should be viewed as a complementary aim to the international pursuit of collective security was an intention of the drafters of the Charter and the subsequent Universal Declaration and they were correct to stress that functional relation</div>

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As they gradually develop a normative structure to guide their intentional behavior, Chinese leaders will therefore have to find a balance between the traditional Westphalian norms and the newer norms associated with a globalized world. In doing so, they

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As they gradually develop a normative structure to guide their intentional behavior, Chinese leaders will therefore have to find a balance between the traditional Westphalian norms and the newer norms associated with a globalized world. In doing so, they </div>

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Brian Brivati: Genocide makes a new definition of sovereignty an imperative | Comment i... - 0 views

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In my first article marking the 60th anniversary of the genocide convention, I argued that it is states that commit genocide, but only individuals who can be punished by the convention. The convention is therefore capable of punishing perpetrators after t

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In my first article marking the 60th anniversary of the genocide convention, I argued that it is states that commit genocide, but only individuals who can be punished by the convention. The convention is therefore capable of punishing perpetrators after t</div>

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Democracy: the Case for Opportunistic Idealism - Washington Quarterly - 0 views

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The inconsistencies in the foreign policy of the Bush administration have ensured that this skepticism has now entered the domestic debate in the United States as well, making the very idea of democracy promotion overseas controversial. So should a new ad

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The inconsistencies in the foreign policy of the Bush administration have ensured that this skepticism has now entered the domestic debate in the United States as well, making the very idea of democracy promotion overseas controversial. So should a new ad</div>

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A growing number of scholars, commentators, and pundits describe the contemporary US as an empire. This article argues that these authors have not paid sufficient attention to the historiography of empire and imperialism. Indeed, the historiography of the

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A growing number of scholars, commentators, and pundits describe the contemporary US as an empire. This article argues that these authors have not paid sufficient attention to the historiography of empire and imperialism. Indeed, the historiography of the</div>

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Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - ASEAN a... - 0 views

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ASEAN's new November 2007 Charter constitutes an effort to move beyond sovereignty protection to economic, political-security and socio-cultural communities by 2020. The Charter also commits its signatories to democracy (for the first time) and human righ

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ASEAN's new November 2007 Charter constitutes an effort to move beyond sovereignty protection to economic, political-security and socio-cultural communities by 2020. The Charter also commits its signatories to democracy (for the first time) and human righ</div>

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Promoting democracy: a principled and pragmatic approach - Democracy Digest - 0 views

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The inconsistencies and setbacks of George W. Bush's Freedom Agenda should not lead the incoming Obama administration to ditch democracy promotion as a foreign policy objective, argues Gideon Rachman. "No Western governments should be comfortable about sh

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The inconsistencies and setbacks of George W. Bush's Freedom Agenda should not lead the incoming Obama administration to ditch democracy promotion as a foreign policy objective, argues Gideon Rachman. "No Western governments should be comfortable about sh</div>

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Democracy 'resilient' in face of authoritarian backlash, Freedom House reports | Democr... - 0 views

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In a year of "setbacks and resilience", the most pronounced democratic setbacks came in sub-Saharan Africa and the non-Baltic former Soviet Union, while the most significant progress came in South Asia, notably with the end of military rule in Pakistan an

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In a year of "setbacks and resilience", the most pronounced democratic setbacks came in sub-Saharan Africa and the non-Baltic former Soviet Union, while the most significant progress came in South Asia, notably with the end of military rule in Pakistan an</div>

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