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Democracy and Authoritarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Douglas A. Yates
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Democracy and Authoritarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa Introduction The end of colonial rule in Africa brought into existence new independent st...
Democracy and Dictatorship in Central Asia
Mariya Y. Omelicheva
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Democracy and Dictatorship in Central Asia Introduction The fall of Communism in Europe and the demise of the Soviet Union were met with jubil...
Democratic Citizenship
Rick Valelly
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Democratic Citizenship Introduction Democratic citizenship is membership in a political democracy. The unit for democratic membership does not ...
Democratic Peace Theory
Dan Reiter
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
Democratic Peace Theory Introduction Democratic peace is the proposition that democracies are more peaceful in their foreign relations. This i...
Democratization
David Samuels
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Democratization Introduction Democratization is defined as a change in political regime within a sovereign state from nondemocracy to democracy...
Democratization in Central America
Fabrice Lehoucq
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Democratization in Central America Introduction Even as late as the 1980s, no one would have thought of writing about democratization in Centra...
Development of Survey Research
Richard Johnston
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Development of Survey Research Introduction Survey research and empirical political science grew up together. Although the bills for commercial...
East Africa, Politics of
George Nyabuga
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Politics of East Africa Introduction The focus of this article is Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, although countries including Rwanda, Burundi, So...
Eurasia, Comparative Politics of
Peter Rutland
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Comparative Politics of Eurasia Introduction The rise and fall of the Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]) was one of the ...
European Social Democracy
Jonathan Hopkin
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
European Social Democracy Introduction European social democracy is at once a political theory, a political movement, and a set of institution...
European Union, Politics of the
John McCormick
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Politics of the European Union Introduction The European Union (EU) has become a critical new actor on the global stage, containing twenty-seve...
Failed and Weak States in Theory and Practice
Robert I. Rotberg
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Failed and Weak States in Theory and Practice Introduction A failed state is a country with a government that cannot or will not deliver essen...
Federalism in the United States
Troy Smith
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Federalism in the United States Introduction Federalism is one of America’s unique contributions to modern political systems. Generally, federa...
Filibuster, The
Gregory Koger
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
The Filibuster Introduction Filibustering is the strategic use of delay in a legislative setting. The term is derived from a 19th-century term...
Global Inequality
Ayse Kaya
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Global Inequality Introduction The study of global economic inequality focuses primarily on the income inequalities across states or across in...
Governance in Africa
Bruce Baker
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Governance in Africa Introduction Definitions of governance in Africa in the early 1990s emphasized public sector management, efficiency, and o...
Hegemony
Mark Beeson
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Hegemony Introduction The word “hegemony” is of Greek origin and originally referred to the dominant or preponderant position of one state ove...
Immigrant Incorporation in Canada
Irene Bloemraad, Mireille Paquet
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Immigrant Incorporation in Canada Introduction Scholars of immigration want to understand why people move across international borders, and wha...
Impact of Campaign Contributions on Congressional Behavior, The
Christopher Witko
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
The Impact of Campaign Contributions on Congressional Behavior Introduction How campaign contributions influence the behavior of members of Co...
Indigenous Rights and Governance in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Kirsty Gover
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Indigenous Rights and Governance in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand Introduction Indigenous rights are now a core part of the constitutional...
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