South Sudan: Post-Independence Dilemmas is an interdisciplinary collection of essays which engages with the failure of the newest African State to transition itself successfully to a state and nation after its independence in July 2011.
China's path to political reform over the last three decades has been slow, but discourse among Chinese political scientists continues to be vigorous and forward thinking.
Over the last 25 years, the doctrine of separation of powers has been established as both a foundational value and a structural principle applied by the courts in interpreting the relationship between South Africa's constitutional structures.
Auch wenn europaische Staaten vergleichsweise geringe Korruptionswerte aufzeigen, verdeutlichen Skandale immer wieder, dass Korruption ein groes Problem darstellt, mit dem auch Europa stark zu kampfen hat.
This book gives a comprehensive overview of Ghana's hydrocarbon economy using actor network and assemblage theories to contest the methodological nationalism of mainstream accounts of the resource curse in resource-rich countries.
This book brings together African and European experts from a variety of disciplines to examine the origins and current state of the East African Community (EAC).
Die fortgesetzten Wahlerfolge rechtspopulistischer Parteien in Westeuropa werfen immer wieder die Frage nach den Ursachen für diese elektoralen Entwicklungen auf.
In 2021, Northern Ireland will commemorate its centenary, but Brexit, more than any other event in that 100-year history, has jeopardised its very existence.
Using the recent turn to ecology as a starting point, Hannah Richter and Elisa Randazzo bring ecological thinking into contact with Critical Indigenous Studies, in which awareness of the necessity for sustainable relations between humans and non-humans has long preceded Western Anthropocene discourse.
Why some cities are more effective than others at reducing inequalities in the built environmentFor the first time in history, most people live in cities.
Originally published in 1967, South Africa's Rule of Violence is a record of aggression and violence against the black population of South Africa during the Apartheid era.
Dieses Buch vermittelt als erste politikwissenschaftliche Publikation in deutscher Sprache ein umfassendes und differenziertes Bild des politischen Systems der Philippinen.
More African women than men become entrepreneurs, with women often balancing time caring for their households with small enterprises such as setting up shops in front of their homes, renting market stalls, or setting up hairstyling businesses.
An insider's look into the largely anonymous volunteers in local party organizations who make decisions in elections with profound implications for American democracy.
Wie funktioniert die lokale Demokratie in Deutschland und was sind die wichtigsten Determinanten politischer Orientierungen und politischen Verhaltens der Bürgerinnen und Bürger in einer Stadt?
Named the American Political Science Association's Best Book on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics for 2014When we think of minorities--linguistic, ethnic, religious, regional, or racial--in world politics, conflict is often the first thing that comes to mind.
Carolin Rapp beschäftigt sich mit dem Bestand und der Genese sozialer und politischer Toleranz gegenüber Immigranten in europäischen Nationen und Schweizer Gemeinden.
This book demonstrates that under the right circumstances, citizens learn from political news, do not become cynical, and are satisfied with political journalism.
How much autonomy do elected politicians have to shape and reshape the party system on their own, without the direct involvement of voters in elections?
Against the backdrop of terrorist activity and the emergence of new conflicts in the MENA region, this book identifies factors of political contestation and analyzes organizational forms and dynamics of terrorism and conflict in North Africa and the Sahel.