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POLITIQUE-AFRIQUE : Quel avenir pour les commissions électorales? - 0 views

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Le vent de la démocratie, qui souffle sur le continent africains depuis une quinzaine d'années, a conduit à la création de structures électorales chargées d'organiser les scrutins. Ces structures fonctionnent tant bien que mal dans certains pays, mais bea

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Le vent de la démocratie, qui souffle sur le continent africains depuis une quinzaine d'années, a conduit à la création de structures électorales chargées d'organiser les scrutins. Ces structures fonctionnent tant bien que mal dans certains pays, mais bea</div>

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Political Participation and Regime Stability: A Framework for Analyzing Hybrid Regimes ... - 0 views

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In past decades a number of countries that have moved away from outright authoritarianism have not transformed into democracies, but rather into regimes that combine democratic and non-democratic characteristics, sometimes labeled hybrid regimes. This art

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In past decades a number of countries that have moved away from outright authoritarianism have not transformed into democracies, but rather into regimes that combine democratic and non-democratic characteristics, sometimes labeled hybrid regimes. This art</div>

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Antigone's Laments, Creon's Grief: Mourning, Membership, and the Politics of Exception ... - 0 views

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This paper reads Sophocles' Antigone contextually, as an exploration of the politics of lamentation and larger conflicts these stand for. Antigone defies Creon's sovereign decree that her brother Polynices, who attacked the city with a foreign army and di

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This paper reads Sophocles' Antigone contextually, as an exploration of the politics of lamentation and larger conflicts these stand for. Antigone defies Creon's sovereign decree that her brother Polynices, who attacked the city with a foreign army and di</div>

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Competing Visions of Democracy and Development in the Era of Neoliberalism in Mexico an... - 0 views

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This article takes as its starting point the current scholarly concern with democratic quality, poverty, and inequality. It notes the tendency of political leaderships at the federal level in Mexico and Chile to exclude political pressures that contravene

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article takes as its starting point the current scholarly concern with democratic quality, poverty, and inequality. It notes the tendency of political leaderships at the federal level in Mexico and Chile to exclude political pressures that contravene</div>

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China Digital Times » "Erroneous" Western Democracy Not For China Says Official - 0 views

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Jia Qinglin, China's fourth-most senior official, demanded officials throw their weight behind the one-party state in an essay in the Party's main ideological journal "Seeking Truth" (Qiushi), which was reproduced on major web portals on Sunday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Jia Qinglin, China's fourth-most senior official, demanded officials throw their weight behind the one-party state in an essay in the Party's main ideological journal "Seeking Truth" (Qiushi), which was reproduced on major web portals on Sunday.</div>

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Global Voices Online » Hong Kong: Election Consultation Deferred… It's Dog-Sp... - 0 views

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In the Legislative Council question-and-answer session yesterday, chief executive Donald Tsang said the public consultation on the electoral arrangements in 2012 would be deferred until the fourth quarter to focus on tackling economic and livelihood conce

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the Legislative Council question-and-answer session yesterday, chief executive Donald Tsang said the public consultation on the electoral arrangements in 2012 would be deferred until the fourth quarter to focus on tackling economic and livelihood conce</div>

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Schumpeter's Leadership Democracy -- Mackie 37 (1): 128 -- Political Theory - 0 views

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Schumpeter's redefinition of representative democracy as merely leadership competition was canonical in postwar political science. Schumpeter denies that individual will, common will, or common good are essential to democracy, but he, and anyone, I conten

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Schumpeter's redefinition of representative democracy as merely leadership competition was canonical in postwar political science. Schumpeter denies that individual will, common will, or common good are essential to democracy, but he, and anyone, I conten</div>

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Democratic Deepening in India and South Africa -- Heller 44 (1): 123 -- Journal of Asia... - 0 views

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This article examines the trajectories of democratization in India and South Africa. Both democracies are exemplary cases of democratic consolidation but face critical challenges in deepening democracy. Focusing on the notion of `effective democracy', the

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article examines the trajectories of democratization in India and South Africa. Both democracies are exemplary cases of democratic consolidation but face critical challenges in deepening democracy. Focusing on the notion of `effective democracy', the</div>

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Hu Jintao Takes Personal Charge of Fight Against Charter 08 - 0 views

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Although the Chinese government has reacted severely against the framers of the so-called Charter 08, the most serious intellectual challenge to the Communist Party since the student-led protests of 1989, there is little likelihood that they can snuff out

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Although the Chinese government has reacted severely against the framers of the so-called Charter 08, the most serious intellectual challenge to the Communist Party since the student-led protests of 1989, there is little likelihood that they can snuff out</div>

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State Building or Crisis Management? A critical analysis of the social and political im... - 0 views

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The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (ramsi), an Australian-led state-building intervention, has attracted considerable attention in policy-making and scholarly circles world-wide since its July 2003 inception. ramsi was lauded by the Develo

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (ramsi), an Australian-led state-building intervention, has attracted considerable attention in policy-making and scholarly circles world-wide since its July 2003 inception. ramsi was lauded by the Develo</div>

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CJO - Abstract - What Does It Mean, "Promoting Democratization"? - 0 views

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Political speeches and even policy analysis from Washington, Ottawa, and the capitals of Europe about promoting democratization have tended in the past two decades toward generalities and platitudes. This research asks what Western and international agenc

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Political speeches and even policy analysis from Washington, Ottawa, and the capitals of Europe about promoting democratization have tended in the past two decades toward generalities and platitudes. This research asks what Western and international agenc</div>

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Securing the State and Developing Social Insecurities: the securitisation of citizenshi... - 0 views

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Citizenship is the cornerstone of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's democratic security policy. In this paper I ask what kind of citizen is formed under this policy. I examine the premises of citizenship when implemented under the double logic of democra

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Citizenship is the cornerstone of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's democratic security policy. In this paper I ask what kind of citizen is formed under this policy. I examine the premises of citizenship when implemented under the double logic of democra</div>

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The Pedagogy of Global Development: the promotion of electoral democracy and the Latin ... - 0 views

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This contribution uses insights from the field of critical pedagogy to study North-South power relations. It analyses the attempts of the European Union to promote democracy in the 'developing world', or Global South. The metaphor of development helps to

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This contribution uses insights from the field of critical pedagogy to study North-South power relations. It analyses the attempts of the European Union to promote democracy in the 'developing world', or Global South. The metaphor of development helps to </div>

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'Sons of the Soil' and Contemporary State Making: autochthony, uncertainty and politica... - 0 views

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The employment of autochthony discourses has become a prominent feature of contemporary politics around the world. Autochthony discourses link identity and space, enabling the speaker to establish a direct claim to territory by asserting that one is an or

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The employment of autochthony discourses has become a prominent feature of contemporary politics around the world. Autochthony discourses link identity and space, enabling the speaker to establish a direct claim to territory by asserting that one is an or</div>

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After the Freedom Agenda? Democracy challenged but resilient | Democracy Digest - 0 views

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The global economic crisis could, perhaps perversely, highlight democracy's resilience and appeal despite the evidence that global freedom is in retreat for the third year successive year, a Washington meeting on Freedom after the Freedom Agenda heard tod

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The global economic crisis could, perhaps perversely, highlight democracy's resilience and appeal despite the evidence that global freedom is in retreat for the third year successive year, a Washington meeting on Freedom after the Freedom Agenda heard tod</div>

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FÓRUM SOCIAL MUNDIAL: Democratização da Ciência tem Fórum especial em Belém> - 0 views

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Belém, 27/01/2009, (IPS) - -TerraViva.- Tornar a ciência, seu vocabulário e suas soluções mais próximas da sociedade é o desafio posto aos participantes do Fórum Mundial Ciência e Democracia durante o FSM.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Belém, 27/01/2009, (IPS) - -TerraViva.- Tornar a ciência, seu vocabulário e suas soluções mais próximas da sociedade é o desafio posto aos participantes do Fórum Mundial Ciência e Democracia durante o FSM.</div>

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ZIMBABWE: Unity Govt or Not, People Must Mobilise - 0 views

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PRETORIA, Jan 28 (IPS) - Following an extraordinary Summit of SADC heads of state in Pretoria on Jan. 26-27, it was announced that a unity government is to be formed in Zimbabwe, apparently resolving months of disagreement following a power-sharing agreem

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">PRETORIA, Jan 28 (IPS) - Following an extraordinary Summit of SADC heads of state in Pretoria on Jan. 26-27, it was announced that a unity government is to be formed in Zimbabwe, apparently resolving months of disagreement following a power-sharing agreem</div>

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WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (IPS) - Despite the possibility of isolated violence and other problems, close watchers of Iraq's upcoming provincial elections say that a relatively smooth process there could be a bellwether for better days ahead, according to a new r

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (IPS) - Despite the possibility of isolated violence and other problems, close watchers of Iraq's upcoming provincial elections say that a relatively smooth process there could be a bellwether for better days ahead, according to a new r</div>

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SOMALIA: Sharif Returns to Power as Militants Advance - 0 views

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NAIROBI, Jan 31 (IPS) - A rare sense of optimism rose in Mogadishu in the early hours of Jan. 31 as people learnt that the leader of a moderate faction of the Union of Islamic Courts, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, had been elected as head the Transitional Federal

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NAIROBI, Jan 31 (IPS) - A rare sense of optimism rose in Mogadishu in the early hours of Jan. 31 as people learnt that the leader of a moderate faction of the Union of Islamic Courts, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, had been elected as head the Transitional Federal </div>

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HARARE, Feb 6 (IPS) - Among the vital tasks spelled out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA) that frames Zimbabwe's power-sharing government is the drafting of a new constitution. Even before the process begins, it is under challenge from Zimbabwean ci

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">HARARE, Feb 6 (IPS) - Among the vital tasks spelled out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA) that frames Zimbabwe's power-sharing government is the drafting of a new constitution. Even before the process begins, it is under challenge from Zimbabwean ci</div>

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