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"Political Systems and Forms of Government"
July 2013
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17 Jul 2013
Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 53-54: Post-Elections Armenia
Author: Isabella Sargsyan, Ara Nedolyan, David Petrosyan, Gegham Vardanyan, David Hovhannisyan, Mikhayel Hovhannisyan, Iris Kempe
Publisher:
Resource Security Institute (RSI) /
Center for Security Studies (CSS) /
Heinrich Böll Foundation /
Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
This double issue provides an overview of Armenia’s political and economic situation in the wake of the 2012 parliamentary and 2013 presidential and Yerevan City Council elections. More on «Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 53-54: Post-Elections Armenia»
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5 Jul 2013
Bangladesh: Evolving Political Situation
Author: Imtiaz Ahmed
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
Bangladesh is in a state of flux -- its economy is healthy and growing, but its democratic politics are increasingly polarized and violent. More on «Bangladesh: Evolving Political Situation»
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2 Jul 2013
All in the Family: The Changing of the Guard in Qatar
Author: Yoel Guzansky
Publisher:
Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani recently announced that he would be abdicating his thrown to his son. More on «All in the Family: The Changing of the Guard in Qatar»
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2 Jul 2013
Election Year in Bhutan: Litmus Test of Happiness?
Author: Siegfried O Wolf
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper contextualizes Bhutan's wobbly attempts at democratization. More on «Election Year in Bhutan: Litmus Test of Happiness?»
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Jul 2013
Civic Organizations in Vietnam’s One-Party State: Supporters of Authoritarian Rule?
Author: Jörg Wischermann
Publisher:
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This article examines authoritarian power and rule in Vietnam. More on «Civic Organizations in Vietnam’s One-Party State: Supporters of Authoritarian Rule?»
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Jul 2013
Constitutional Reform & Violent Conflict: Lessons from Africa, for Africa
Author: Alan J Kuperman
Publisher:
Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This brief explores whether and how constitutional reform might reduce political instability and violence in Africa. More on «Constitutional Reform & Violent Conflict: Lessons from Africa, for Africa»
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Jul 2013
Popular Attitudes Toward Democracy in Mauritius
Author: Gilles Joomun, Boniface Dulani
Publisher:
Afrobarometer
This paper summarizes the results of a survey conducted on the attitudes and opinions held by Mauritian citizens on democracy and governance, the state of their country’s economy, the quality of their political leaders, their sense of personal identi... More on «Popular Attitudes Toward Democracy in Mauritius»
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Jul 2013
International Cooperation of Authoritarian Regimes
Author: Gero Erdmann, André Bank, Bert Hoffmann, Thomas Richter
Publisher:
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper examines how authoritarian regimes use international cooperation as a way to maintain power at home. More on «International Cooperation of Authoritarian Regimes»
June 2013
