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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Democratic consolidation"”.
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Fight or Flight? Democratic Consolidation and Capital Flight in Latin America
… public policies and in opposition to pro-market democratically elected governments. Typically, as mass mobilization strengthens, Leftist parties embrace the aims of popular movements whose electoral support subsequently increases to levels that allow them to form governments committed to …
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National Defense University: an integrated higher defense educational institute for democratization of civil-military relations in Nepal
… a constitutional monarchy to a secular federal democratic republic in 2006, Nepal has yet to achieve the ultimate outcomes of the democratic consolidation process-political stability, stable governance, peace, and security. The stalled democratic consolidation process largely results from gaps …
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The Double Edge: Contradictory Functions of Civil Society Organizations in the Tunisian Democratic Process
<p>“Democratic transition,” the act of becoming democratic, and “democratic consolidation,” the subsequent actions that solidify the achievement of becoming democratic, are two separate processes that go hand in hand. While several Arab Spring nations overthrew their dictators, fewer underwent a …
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Analysing the emerging trends and patterns of political competition in Namibia’s democratic landscape: Political party systems and political elitism perspectives, 1990-2024
… patterns of political rivalry within Namibia's democratic framework from 1990 to 2024. Namibia, one of the relatively newest democracies in Africa, has seen significant changes and developments in its political environment since attaining independence in 1990. To examine the dynamics of party …
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Bridging the values gap: how support for women's constitutional rights changed University of Cape Town in the two decades following South Africa's democratic transition
… two decades following the first free and fair Democratic national elections in 1994. The theoretical framework within which this research is conducted, is Value Change Theory which will be used as an analytical lens which will be returned to for explanatory purposes rather than hypothesis …
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AN OCCUPATION WITH DEMOCRATIZATION: A MARGINAL VALUE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE CONSOLIDATION OF IMPOSED DEMOCRATIC REGIMES
… to understand the causes and correlates of democratic consolidation in occupied territories. A Marginal Value Model attempts to explain the consolidation of democracy in these cases as a function of international threat dynamics and the relationship between the occupiers and the occupied …
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Democratization and the Post-Communist Militaries: United States Support for Democratization in the Czech and Russian Militaries
… on the role of military institutions in the democratic transitions of post-communist states. The main thesis is that political systems matter and are, indeed, determinants of patterns of civil-military relations. Authoritarian and democratic political systems produce different forms of …
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Democratization and the post-communist militaries: United States support for democratization in the Czech and Russian militaries
… on the role of military institutions in the democratic transitions of post-communist states. The main thesis is that political systems matter and are, indeed, determinants of patterns of civil-military relations. Authoritarian and democratic political systems produce different forms of …
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Economic voting in new democracies
… by economic performance in the period of democratic transition. Second, electorates respond to economic performance of incumbents in post-founding elections. Contextual variables, such as economic development, level of democracy, and democratic consolidation have a weak relationship with …
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Navigating great power competition: The Maldives as a democratising small state
… Maldives as a case study, it demonstrates that democratic consolidation is constrained by mechanisms employed by great powers, such as economic incentives, elite relations, and security expectations. The Maldives’ democratic transition in 2008 coincided with the renewed strategic prominence of …
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Eastern Promises: Poland's Role as a Regional Actor in the European Union's Eastern Policy-- the Example of Belarus
… player in the country's progress towards democratic consolidation and good governance. By using the example of Belarus this thesis will also expand the current literature on the ability of Member States (particularly newer ones) to influence policymaking in Brussels.
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Democracy denied : the Press in South Africa
… (SA). Here it shall be seen that SA was not a democratic state while under National Party (NP) rule. This statement is obvious as the vast majority of SA citizens were denied the franchise. But democracy eluded even those enjoying life within the narrow confines of white democratic rule, as …
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Civil-Military relations and democratization in Guatemala
… relations in Guatemala and their effect on democratic consolidation. The issue of civil- military relations in Guatemala is one of particular importance as political and military leaders as well as members of civil society attempt to redefine the role of the military after 36 years of civil …
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Quality matters : electoral outcomes and democratic health in Africa
… this flawed election would diminish Kenyan's democratic health and progress towards democratic consolidation. Indeed, recent and compelling social science evidence suggests that flawed elections do not necessarily hinder democratic development in Africa, and thus the greatest indication of …
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Political Parties and Democratic Development in Ghana: From Transition to Consolidation and Beyond
… of the Ghana’s independence in March 1957, a democratic system of government was instituted, but the process of political development was derailed and often interrupted by frequent coups. This is evident in the interchange of military and civilian regimes in the last fifty-one years. While in …
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#Democracy: The Internet And Support For Democracy In Central And Eastern Europe
… who use the internet will be more supportive of democratic governance and the norms of a democratic society because the internet offers immediate feedback loops between citizens, media outlets, and politicians, as well as the opportunity to diffuse democratic norms through social interaction …
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One-Party-Dominance in Changing Societies : The African National Congress and Indian National Congress in Comparative Perspective : A Study in Party Systems and Agency in Post-Colonial India and Post-Apartheid South Africa
… an independent variable impacts on processes of democratic consolidation, national integration and socio-economic development.Trying to examine the role of party agency in this regard and to assess the role of the party system as the independent variable, the dissertation deals with two regional …
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