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Nov 2012
Factores desencadenantes y procesos de cambio político en el mundo árabe
Author: Inmaculada Szmolka
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
Este artículo analiza el contenido y alcance de los cambios políticos realizados en los países árabes. More on «Factores desencadenantes y procesos de cambio político en el mundo árabe»

Jul 2011
Linkages Between Researchers and Legislators in Developing Countries
Author: Ajoy Datta, Nicola Jones
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
The need for legislative information and research, especially in developing and transition countries, is growing as policy-making processes become more complex. More on «Linkages Between Researchers and Legislators in Developing Countries»

May 2011
Seismic Shift: Understanding Change in the Middle East
Author: Ellen Laipson, F Gregory Gause III, Richard Cincotta, Mona Yacoubian, James C Clad, Courtney C Radsch, Robert Grenier, Andrew Marshall, Andrew Houk
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
For analysts in and out of governments, the upheaval in the Middle East lends itself to reflections about how regional experts with deep knowledge of the Middle East, and those who use distinct political science or other methodologies to understand p... More on «Seismic Shift: Understanding Change in the Middle East»

14 Jan 2011
‘Failed States’ in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Jonathan Di John
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This paper undertakes a review of the literature that addresses the concept, measurement and causes of ‘failed states’ in Sub-Saharan Africa. More on «‘Failed States’ in Sub-Saharan Africa»
2011
Norden - Making a Difference?
Author: Kaisa Korhonen, Nina Græger, Charly Salonius-Pasternak, Teija Tiilikainen, Rikard Bengtsson
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
This Norden 2020 report identifies ways to energize the current cooperation framework between the five Nordic countries, as Nordic cooperation has remained in the shadow of other forms of international cooperation during the past decades. More on «Norden - Making a Difference?»

Nov 2010
Neopatrimonialism in Latin America
Author: Karsten Bechle
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper first explains how neopatrimonialism relates to the dominant approaches in the scholarly debates on Latin American politics, and then it discusses the potential benefits of the concept of neopatrimonialism. More on «Neopatrimonialism in Latin America»

Jun 2010
State Resilience Against the Odds
Author: Jonathan DiJohn
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper attempts to explain why the Zambian state has remained resilient over the period 1960-2010 despite confronting a substantial set of crises and unfavorable ‘initial conditions’. More on «State Resilience Against the Odds»

2010
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, Vol 29, No 2
Author: Jörg Wischermann, Kristina Jönsson, François Bafoil, Ruiwen Lin, William Case, Sulastri Osman
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This issue of the Journal examines civil society and identity building in Southeast Asia, and also discusses the role of kinship linkages in religious radicalization. More on «Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, Vol 29, No 2»
2010
Journal of Politics in Latin America, Vol 2, No 2 (2010)
Author: Edward L Gibson, Carlos Gervasoni, Agustina Giraudy, Julián Durazo Herrmann, Alfred P Montero, Tracy Beck Fenwick
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Despite widespread agreement that subnational jurisdictions in Latin America vary considerably in the democratic character of their politics, political scientists are still largely in the dark about how to conceptualize and measure this situation, an... More on «Journal of Politics in Latin America, Vol 2, No 2 (2010)»

Dec 2009
Online Discourse in the Arab World
Author: Joel Whitaker, Anand Varghese
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This publication discusses the comprehensive mapping of the Arabic-language blogosphere undertaken in 2009 by the Berkman Center at Harvard University. More on «Online Discourse in the Arab World»

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