Transition to Democracy
The transition to democracy: collective action and intra elite confict
... in transition to democracy, char- acterized as both franchise extension to, and lowering the individual cost of collective political action for, an initially disorganized ...a democracy are necessary ...
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Organised Crime in South Africa since Transition to Democracy
... Carter’s [17] characteristics include - an accumulation of profits; longevity; a structure to further the group’s crime; use of violence to help in attaining goals; and ability to corrupt government officials, police ...
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Memorial sites in countries in transition to democracy
... of democracy at local and regional levels, including encouraging political dialogue between national governments and regional authorities, and supporting cross- border cooperation at local and regional ...of ...
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Korean elections and voters in the transition to democracy, 1985-1992
... In December 1987, the practice of direct presidential election was restored after an interval of 16 years, and this led to the first peaceful transfer of power achieved by means of election. Heading toward the election ...
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When Agency Triumphs Over Structure: Conceptualizing Bhutan’s Unique Transition to Democracy
... If one looks at the class structure of Bhutan, the picture regarding the conditions that might trigger a transition appear almost as non-existent as did the socio-economic factors. Not only is the majority of the ...
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In her own words : Aung San Suu Kyi as an organic intellectual addressing the context and content of dialogue in Burma in transition to democracy
... about democracy within a religious and cultural framework that she then transmits through a political party based on values consistent with both Buddhism and ...
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Contextualizing the Calculus of Consent: Judicial Review of Legislative Wealth Transfers in a Transition to Democracy and Beyond
... Suprem6 Court deci- sions reviewing special interest legislation in 1994 rejected the usual deference to the principle that the legislature is proceeding with the even- ha[r] ...
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The Authoritative Governance in the Middle East And the Process of “Transition to Democracy”
... Concerning future of democracy in the Middle East and existing obstacles to it, there are to general views. While accepting exist- ing difficulties, some persons have an opti- mist look at this process; for ...
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Morocco and Transition to Democracy: The Enduring Struggle
... King Muhammad VI from the very beginning introduced his ‘action station’ to the wave of reformation. Under his stewardship, Morocco has taken a number of steps to expand political pluralism, liberalize public life, and ...
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Fiscal decentralization in Spain: An asymmetric transition to democracy
... The way the transfers are determined has changed over time. The initial method was based on cost, that is, the central government would transfer an amount equal to the historical cost (before decentralization) of the ...
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Tribe and Transition in Nigeria: The Role of Ethno-Political Organizations in The Transition from Military Rule to Democracy, 1993 – 1998
... The basis of communalism in Nigeria is often unstable and mercurial. The critical defining factors may be clan, ethnic group, state, region or religion. However, ethnic identity remains the most politically important ...
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Promoting democracy
... promoting democracy neglects lessons from domestic political experience in the West we find Daniel Chirot claiming it is still the case that ‘many of those who propose to spread democratic reforms around the ...
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The Sociality of Democracy
... and Democracy (2001) and Science in a Democratic Society (2011), Kitcher not only pointed out the social dimension of science, since science is done by people with a variety of personal and social interests, who ...
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War and Democracy
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Democracy and taxation
... to democracy by using a sample of 17 countries from Western Europe, North America, Oceania and Japan between 1815 and ...of democracy is examined we see that the initial expansion of the franchise actually ...
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Making a new democracy work: the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in combating corruption during democratic transition in Indonesia
... 86 Such situations make checks and balances between competing parties difficult to function. When making errors, rulers in an ideal democratic setting should be subjects of correction from opposition or parties that are ...
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Terrorism via Democracy? Assessing Democracy Promotion as a Security Rationale
... for democracy promotion in the Middle East as an American security rationale fails under close scrutiny, as “soft support” for terrorist organizations would most likely maintain even with the imposition of—or ...
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Democracy and Anekānta
... Prior to establishment of democracy freedom of expression was non-existent. Any one desirous to express was more cautious of the ill consequences and the rage of society and the ruler. To say or express something ...
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Pyramidal Democracy
... Pyramidal democracy implements this private/public dichotomy. The members of a Tier t node can discuss an issue in private, until they reach a consensus position. The node’s delegate can then articulate this ...
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Duality and 'particle' democracy
... The democracy associated with the duality results from this kind of modality in their appearance: we could say that it is a “represen- tational” or “functional” democracy, rather than an ontological ...
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