Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses
on'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state …

The relationship between government, virtue, and wealth has held a special fascination
since Aristotle, and the importance of each frames policy debates today in both developed …

Even the most seasoned Middle East observers were taken aback by the events of early
2011. Protests born of oppression and socioeconomic frustration erupted throughout the …

This study deals with the effects of authoritarian regimes on state capacity or the quality of
government (QoG): do some types of dictatorship (military, monarchy, and civilian) perform …

This article analyzes the post-independence background and composition of the Nigerian
core political executive elite. By analyzing changes in the national political elite, this article …

Since the 1960s, intermittent social conflicts in N igeria appear mostly linked to ethnic
groups' differences. Considering the importance of regime change in social and political …

Treacherous Liberties : Isaiah Berlin's Theory of Positive and Negative Freedom in Contemporary
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It is often stated that the public sector should be separated from politics and that an isolated
bureaucracy, in this sense, is less prone to corruption. The cornerstone of such propositions …

In many African countries, including Ethiopia, decades of ruthless dictatorships and civil war,
were followed by an almost universal demand for democracy combined with a seemingly …

Sažetak In the past two decades, Croatian political institutions have been through a
whirlwind of change, from wartime politics, to international isolation, to gradual …