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Q&R: 'Nous avons dépassé l'histoire de l'acrimonie et de la polarisation' - 0 views

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Ntandoyenkosi Ncube s'entretient avec MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, le Premier ministre zimbabwéen JOHANNESBURG , 17 mai (IPS) - Le Premier ministre zimbabwéen s'est adressé au parlement le 13 mai, mettant en lumière à la fois les trois mois de progrès et de frustr

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ntandoyenkosi Ncube s'entretient avec MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, le Premier ministre zimbabwéen JOHANNESBURG , 17 mai (IPS) - Le Premier ministre zimbabwéen s'est adressé au parlement le 13 mai, mettant en lumière à la fois les trois mois de progrès et de frustr</div>

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It's the Economy, Stupid! Why Iraq Needed Free Markets Instead of Democracy in 2003 - A... - 0 views

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When the United States launched the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the Bush administration expected Iraq to undergo a rapid transition to democracy.1 Although recent progress in Iraq is impressive, reality has not met expectations. This article challenge

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When the United States launched the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the Bush administration expected Iraq to undergo a rapid transition to democracy.1 Although recent progress in Iraq is impressive, reality has not met expectations. This article challenge</div>

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Deliberative democracy and the politics of traditional leadership in South Africa: A ca... - 0 views

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A heated debate developed in South Africa as to the meaning of 'deliberative democracy'. This debate is fanned by the claims of 'traditional leaders' that their ways of village-level deliberation and consensus-oriented decision-making are not only a super

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A heated debate developed in South Africa as to the meaning of 'deliberative democracy'. This debate is fanned by the claims of 'traditional leaders' that their ways of village-level deliberation and consensus-oriented decision-making are not only a super</div>

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Chinese eyes on Africa: Authoritarian flexibility versus democratic governance - Journa... - 0 views

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This article seeks to shed more light on the consequences of China's aid to and trade with African states. It attempts to answer two questions: First, does China's 'no-strings-attached' policy in Africa constitute a challenge to Western aid paradigms? Sec

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article seeks to shed more light on the consequences of China's aid to and trade with African states. It attempts to answer two questions: First, does China's 'no-strings-attached' policy in Africa constitute a challenge to Western aid paradigms? Sec</div>

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Cleaning up the Pacific: anti-corruption initiatives - Australian Journal of Internatio... - 0 views

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Despite possessing relatively well-developed domestic legislative and policy frameworks, corruption continues to be a problem for the island states of the Pacific. The lack of effectiveness can be traced back to issues of capacity. This article shows that

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Despite possessing relatively well-developed domestic legislative and policy frameworks, corruption continues to be a problem for the island states of the Pacific. The lack of effectiveness can be traced back to issues of capacity. This article shows that</div>

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Dina Guirguis - Obama's Message in Egypt - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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The venue from which President Obama addresses Muslim communities is integral to the substance of his message. While the president and his team are to be commended for extending a hand of cooperation and understanding to the world's Muslims, Egypt's democ

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The venue from which President Obama addresses Muslim communities is integral to the substance of his message. While the president and his team are to be commended for extending a hand of cooperation and understanding to the world's Muslims, Egypt's democ</div>

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Parliamentary democracy and the representation of women in Arab countries - Contemporar... - 0 views

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This article deals with the question of parliamentary democracy and female representation in the Arab world in both statistical and historical contexts. The role of women is considered in societies across history from the ancient period to the modern as w

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article deals with the question of parliamentary democracy and female representation in the Arab world in both statistical and historical contexts. The role of women is considered in societies across history from the ancient period to the modern as w</div>

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Democracy and Social Policy in Brazil: Advancing Basic Needs, Preserving Privileged Int... - 0 views

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Has democracy promoted poverty alleviation and equity-enhancing reforms in Brazil, a country of striking inequality and destitution? The effects of an open, competitive political system have not been straightforward. Factors that would seem to work toward

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Has democracy promoted poverty alleviation and equity-enhancing reforms in Brazil, a country of striking inequality and destitution? The effects of an open, competitive political system have not been straightforward. Factors that would seem to work toward</div>

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Why Has Cuba Become a Difficult Problem for the Left? -- de Sousa Santos 36 (3): 43 -- ... - 0 views

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Both Cuba and the left-the set of transformative theories and practices that has resisted the expansion of capitalism and the economic, social, political, and cultural relations it has generated-have evolved considerably in the past half century, and the

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Both Cuba and the left-the set of transformative theories and practices that has resisted the expansion of capitalism and the economic, social, political, and cultural relations it has generated-have evolved considerably in the past half century, and the </div>

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Newsroom - Our shared future: Building coalitions and winning consent - SPEAKER Foreign... - 0 views

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"Democracy requires the ballot box but is not reducible to it," said British Foreign Secretary David Miliband today, calling for a 'coalition of consent' between the West and the Muslim world. Democracy also requires a thriving civil society, he said, ca

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Democracy requires the ballot box but is not reducible to it," said British Foreign Secretary David Miliband today, calling for a 'coalition of consent' between the West and the Muslim world. Democracy also requires a thriving civil society, he said, ca</div>

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Democratization as liberation: competing African perspectives on democracy - Democratiz... - 0 views

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Do Africans tend to view democracy in more procedural or more substantive terms? This article argues that African endorsements of liberal and procedural understandings are not as pervasive as much of the literature on democratization suggests. Drawing upo

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Do Africans tend to view democracy in more procedural or more substantive terms? This article argues that African endorsements of liberal and procedural understandings are not as pervasive as much of the literature on democratization suggests. Drawing upo</div>

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The contradictions of democratization by force: the case of Iraq - Democratization - 0 views

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The article uses the Iraq example to show that the project of imposing democracy from outside by force is inherently contradictory and likely to fail, for reasons that go beyond the particular circumstances of the country or the Middle East. The paper the

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The article uses the Iraq example to show that the project of imposing democracy from outside by force is inherently contradictory and likely to fail, for reasons that go beyond the particular circumstances of the country or the Middle East. The paper the</div>

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Regime-Hybridity in Developing Countries: Achievements and Limitations of New Research ... - 0 views

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Research on transitions has reached a crossroad. Should it be abandoned because the third wave of transitions to democracy has ended, or should it continue because so much remains unaccounted for regarding the third wave? This paper suggests that regime h

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Research on transitions has reached a crossroad. Should it be abandoned because the third wave of transitions to democracy has ended, or should it continue because so much remains unaccounted for regarding the third wave? This paper suggests that regime h</div>

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The transformation of political party opposition in Malaysia and its implications for t... - 0 views

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Malaysia's electoral authoritarian system is increasingly coming under pressure. Indicators of this are the metamorphosis of opposition forces since 1998 and, in particular, the results of the 2008 parliamentary elections. From 1957 until 1998 political p

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Malaysia's electoral authoritarian system is increasingly coming under pressure. Indicators of this are the metamorphosis of opposition forces since 1998 and, in particular, the results of the 2008 parliamentary elections. From 1957 until 1998 political p</div>

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International Crisis Group - B28 U.S.-Iranian Engagement: The View from Tehran - 0 views

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For perhaps the first time since Iran and the U.S. broke ties in 1980, there are real prospects for fundamental change. The new U.S. president, Barack Obama, stated willingness to talk unconditionally. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, implicitly

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For perhaps the first time since Iran and the U.S. broke ties in 1980, there are real prospects for fundamental change. The new U.S. president, Barack Obama, stated willingness to talk unconditionally. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, implicitly</div>

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Disentangling Diversity in Deliberative Democracy: Competing Theories, Their Blind Spot... - 0 views

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the first goal of this article is to organize the emerging diversity in deliberative theory. Although in practice the positions we present fall more or less in between the two types, for illustrative purposes we simplify the task by distinguishing between

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">the first goal of this article is to organize the emerging diversity in deliberative theory. Although in practice the positions we present fall more or less in between the two types, for illustrative purposes we simplify the task by distinguishing between</div>

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Review: The Life and Death of Democracy by John Keane | Books | The Observer - 0 views

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Though it is often difficult to know what democracy really means, it has never been hard to say where it started, or when: it all began in Athens about 2,500 years ago. Right? Wrong, according to John Keane, who thinks that our taste for these sorts of fo

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Though it is often difficult to know what democracy really means, it has never been hard to say where it started, or when: it all began in Athens about 2,500 years ago. Right? Wrong, according to John Keane, who thinks that our taste for these sorts of fo</div>

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Democracy promotion and Arab autocracies - Global Change, Peace & Security: formerly Pa... - 0 views

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This article explores the intersection between the policy of democracy promotion and the political dynamics of change in the Arab world. Based on extensive field research, this article unpacks the resilience of Arab regimes, asking the question: has the p

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article explores the intersection between the policy of democracy promotion and the political dynamics of change in the Arab world. Based on extensive field research, this article unpacks the resilience of Arab regimes, asking the question: has the p</div>

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What Happened to the Idea of World Government :: International Studies Quarterly - 0 views

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What happened to the idea of world government, so central in the United States to public debate of the 1930s and 1940s, and why has it been replaced by "global governance"? This article reviews the reasons behind that evolution-the need to incorporate int

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What happened to the idea of world government, so central in the United States to public debate of the 1930s and 1940s, and why has it been replaced by "global governance"? This article reviews the reasons behind that evolution-the need to incorporate int</div>

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Top UN official calls for bolstered global governance system for world food security - 0 views

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A strengthened global governance system is crucial to ensure world food security, the head of the United Nations agriculture arm said today, calling for changes to be made to the parts of the international trade system that led to increased hunger and pov

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A strengthened global governance system is crucial to ensure world food security, the head of the United Nations agriculture arm said today, calling for changes to be made to the parts of the international trade system that led to increased hunger and pov</div>

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