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RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Fact-Finding Mission "Shocked" - 0 views

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THE HAGUE, Apr 10 (IPS) - A delegation of seven British Labour members of parliament and 10 trade union leaders from the U.S., Canada and Britain said they were in a "state of shock" over what they heard during a week-long fact-finding mission to Colombia

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">THE HAGUE, Apr 10 (IPS) - A delegation of seven British Labour members of parliament and 10 trade union leaders from the U.S., Canada and Britain said they were in a "state of shock" over what they heard during a week-long fact-finding mission to Colombia</div>

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Journal of Democracy - Religion and Democracy - 0 views

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The secularization hypothesis has failed, and failed spectacularly. We must find a new paradigm to help us understand the complexities of the relationship between religion and democracy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The secularization hypothesis has failed, and failed spectacularly. We must find a new paradigm to help us understand the complexities of the relationship between religion and democracy.</div>

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Journal of Democracy - The Wounds of Lost Empire - 0 views

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Broadly understood, Russia is another one of the many hybrid regimes that hover in the "gray zone" between liberal democracy and autocracy. In recent years, it has moved so close to full-fledged autocracy that the democratic element, without being fully f

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Broadly understood, Russia is another one of the many hybrid regimes that hover in the "gray zone" between liberal democracy and autocracy. In recent years, it has moved so close to full-fledged autocracy that the democratic element, without being fully f</div>

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Journal of Democracy - Singapore: Does Authoritarianism Pay? - 0 views

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The same policies that fostered decades of prosperity in Singapore have also led to longer-term economic ills that might have been averted in a freer society.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The same policies that fostered decades of prosperity in Singapore have also led to longer-term economic ills that might have been averted in a freer society.</div>

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Journal of Democracy - Tools of Autocracy - 0 views

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Controversy may continue to rage about how and why the Russian political system has reached its current state, but it is not hard to say what that state is. Much of the confusion about the proper definition to attach to Russia's regime and those resemblin

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Controversy may continue to rage about how and why the Russian political system has reached its current state, but it is not hard to say what that state is. Much of the confusion about the proper definition to attach to Russia's regime and those resemblin</div>

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Journal of Democracy - It's No Mystery - 0 views

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Like a doctor diagnosing a patient's disease before attempting treatment, one must understand the Putin regime in order to cure the dangerous infection that it has become. The idea that this Russian government is still a mystery, however, let alone a Chur

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Like a doctor diagnosing a patient's disease before attempting treatment, one must understand the Putin regime in order to cure the dangerous infection that it has become. The idea that this Russian government is still a mystery, however, let alone a Chur</div>

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Journal of Democracy - The Dying Mutant - 0 views

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The corporatist kleptocracy that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has erected is profoundly misunderstood in the West. The Putin regime's Western defenders and apologists like to trot out a pet argument that migrates from one publication to another. It goes

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The corporatist kleptocracy that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has erected is profoundly misunderstood in the West. The Putin regime's Western defenders and apologists like to trot out a pet argument that migrates from one publication to another. It goes </div>

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Journal of Democracy - Forms Without Substance - 0 views

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Twenty years ago, there was a more thoroughgoing political pluralism in Russia than there is today. Contested elections took place for a new legislature, the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR. Along with its inner body, a radically reformed Suprem

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Twenty years ago, there was a more thoroughgoing political pluralism in Russia than there is today. Contested elections took place for a new legislature, the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR. Along with its inner body, a radically reformed Suprem</div>

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Journal of Democracy - The Merger of Power and Property - 0 views

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The regime in Russia today is authoritarian. The executive is the only branch with real power, no fair competition for votes is permitted, and the institutional channels for effective political opposition are completely blocked. The authoritarianism is of

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The regime in Russia today is authoritarian. The executive is the only branch with real power, no fair competition for votes is permitted, and the institutional channels for effective political opposition are completely blocked. The authoritarianism is of</div>

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Journal of Democracy - The Return of Personalized Power - 0 views

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Russia today serves as evidence of Francis Fukuyama's assertion that there are "few alternative institutional arrangements that elicit any enthusiasm" aside from liberal democracy -- or at least the appearance of it.1 The Russian elite has followed in the

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Russia today serves as evidence of Francis Fukuyama's assertion that there are "few alternative institutional arrangements that elicit any enthusiasm" aside from liberal democracy -- or at least the appearance of it.1 The Russian elite has followed in the</div>

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Journal of Democracy - Is There a Key? - 0 views

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Western experts, analysts, and policy makers always seem to be looking for the "key" that will explain Russian political behavior and provide insights into future Russian actions in the international arena. Certainly, the exercise of trying to discern wha

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Western experts, analysts, and policy makers always seem to be looking for the "key" that will explain Russian political behavior and provide insights into future Russian actions in the international arena. Certainly, the exercise of trying to discern wha</div>

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Journal of Democracy - The Rules of Survival - 0 views

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In an attempt to explain the Russian Revolution to Lady Ottoline Morrell, British philosopher Bertrand Russell once remarked that Bolshevik despotism, appalling though it was, seemed the right sort of government for Russia. "If you ask yourself how Fyodor

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In an attempt to explain the Russian Revolution to Lady Ottoline Morrell, British philosopher Bertrand Russell once remarked that Bolshevik despotism, appalling though it was, seemed the right sort of government for Russia. "If you ask yourself how Fyodor</div>

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Journal of Democracy - The Siloviki in Charge - 0 views

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Who are the holders of political power in Russia today, and what is the relationship between them and the rest of Russia's people? The answer to the first question boils down to the siloviki (sometimes called "securocrats" by political scientists). These

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Who are the holders of political power in Russia today, and what is the relationship between them and the rest of Russia's people? The answer to the first question boils down to the siloviki (sometimes called "securocrats" by political scientists). These </div>

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World Politics - The Balance of Power in the Balance - 0 views

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This article reviews four recent books on balancing and the balance of power. Both in isolation and when taken together, they provide strong analytical and empirical warrants against the proposition that balance of power equilibria represent the "normal c

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article reviews four recent books on balancing and the balance of power. Both in isolation and when taken together, they provide strong analytical and empirical warrants against the proposition that balance of power equilibria represent the "normal c</div>

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Project MUSE - Journal of Democracy - Hugo Chávez's "Petro-socialism" - 0 views

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On 15 February 2009, Venezuelan voters approved a referendum to eliminate term limits for all elected offices. The 55 percent majority that voted for this measure cleared the path for President Hugo Ch�vez to run again in 2012. In order to make sense of t

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On 15 February 2009, Venezuelan voters approved a referendum to eliminate term limits for all elected offices. The 55 percent majority that voted for this measure cleared the path for President Hugo Ch�vez to run again in 2012. In order to make sense of t</div>

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Canadian Ethnic Studies - Ethnic Inclusion and Governance - 0 views

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The transition to democracy is a slow and fragile process. The development of practical and sound public policies that are applicable, acceptable, and inclusive are vital for the establishment of democratic systems. We believe that such policies should be

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The transition to democracy is a slow and fragile process. The development of practical and sound public policies that are applicable, acceptable, and inclusive are vital for the establishment of democratic systems. We believe that such policies should be</div>

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Jacob Zuma, the social body and the unruly power of song -- Gunner 108 (430): 27 -- Afr... - 0 views

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This article tracks the life of the song 'Umshini Wami' (My Machine Gun) adopted by Jacob Zuma, the President of the African National Congress, since early 2005. It explores the wider implications of political song in the public sphere in South Africa an

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article tracks the life of the song 'Umshini Wami' (My Machine Gun) adopted by Jacob Zuma, the President of the African National Congress, since early 2005. It explores the wider implications of political song in the public sphere in South Africa an</div>

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Millennium - Journal of International Studies -- Democracy in a Multipolar World - 0 views

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I have decided that the best way to address the theme of this conference, 'Interrogating Democracy in International Relations', is to examine the implications of my agonistic approach for envisaging what democracy could mean in a multipolar world.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I have decided that the best way to address the theme of this conference, 'Interrogating Democracy in International Relations', is to examine the implications of my agonistic approach for envisaging what democracy could mean in a multipolar world.</div>

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Restructuring Global Governance: Cosmopolitanism, Democracy and the Global Order Mille... - 0 views

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This article examines why cosmopolitanism remains a compelling political philosophy and approach to global challenges.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article examines why cosmopolitanism remains a compelling political philosophy and approach to global challenges.</div>

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Editorial Special issue: Interrogating Democracy in International Relations Millennium ... - 0 views

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Apart from asking vital questions about the nature of democratic politics, the contributions to this special issue highlight the contingency and fragility of democratic politics - many things have to go right for the emergence of democracy to last. This i

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Apart from asking vital questions about the nature of democratic politics, the contributions to this special issue highlight the contingency and fragility of democratic politics - many things have to go right for the emergence of democracy to last. This i</div>

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