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Hugh-Jones, David. "Papers on direct democratic institutions." Thesis, University of Essex, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502177.

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Haniotis, Antonios. "Essays on the decentralisation of democratic institutions." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1996. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1425/.

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This is a thesis on the political economy of decentralisation. Part one analyses the effects of fiscal and electoral decentralisation on the accountability of public officials. Chapter 2 introduces a model of repeated elections to public office. The interaction between voters and officials is seen as a principal-agent relationship. Within this framework, two potential justifications for political decentralisation are provided. It is shown that voters may strictly prefer to limit the funds they allocate to a public office by setting up more than one office (fiscal decentralisation). A smaller b

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Kemnitz, Alexander, and Martin Roessler. "Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-221345.

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This paper analyzes the utilization of repression and democratic institutions by a non-democratic government striving for political power and private rents. We find that economic development has different impacts on policy choices, depending on whether it appears in the form of rises in income or in education: A higher income level reduces democracy, whereas more education leads to both more democracy and more repression. These theoretical findings are corroborated by panel data regressions.

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Farquhar, Russell Murray. "Green Politics and the Reformation of Liberal Democratic Institutions." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Sociology and Anthropology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/944.

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Various writers, for example Rudolf Bahro and Arne Naess, have for a long time associated Green politics with an impulse toward deepening democracy. Robert Goodin has further suggested that decentralisation of political authority is an inherent characteristic of Green politics. More recently in New Zealand, speculation has been raised by Stephen Rainbow as to the consequences of the direct democratic impulse for existing representative institutions. This research addresses that question. Examination of the early phase of Green political parties in New Zealand has found that the Values P

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Howard, Lizette G. "European Union Institutions, Democratic Discourse, and the Color Revolutions." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4508.

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Since the Treaty of the European Union in 1993, the EU has embraced institutional reforms with the stated purpose of achieving greater unity in foreign affairs. Despite the EU's leading role in the political and economic reforms of former Soviet satellites in Central and Eastern Europe, the EU has been less consistent and cohesive in former Soviet space further east--in regions fraught with undemocratic qualities and places where the EU enjoys fewer credible incentives and less leverage. While scholars point to divergent national interests as obstacles for unity abroad, few have unraveled how

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Monaghan, Elizabeth. "Civil society, democratic legitimacy and the European Union : democratic linkage and the debate on the future of the EU." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2007. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10558/.

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Recent reform agendas have emphasised a perceived need to bring the European Union (EU) institutions and the citizens of the member states and closer together, as a means of enhancing the legitimacy of EU governance. The debate on the future of the EU, the initiative which led to the signing of the constitutional treaty in October 2004, addressed the challenge of 'bringing closer' by incorporating civil society in to the treaty reform process. In this thesis I investigate the role played by transnational civil society organisations in helping to bring citizens and institutions closer together.

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Wong, James Ka-lei. "Green visions and democratic constraints : the possibility and design of democratic institutions for environmental decision-making." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2012. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/608/.

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This thesis addresses a recurrent question of our time – whether democracy can secure environmental sustainability – by drawing on literatures in the normative theory of democracy, social choice theory and environmental politics. I propose a basic, yet substantial organising principle, the ‘dilemma of green democracy’, which maps out the possibility of realising green outcomes under democratic constraints. Interdisciplinary ideas from neighbouring disciplines are also imported for the purpose of studying the design of good environmental-democratic institutions. The analytical framework is an i

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Kyrieri, Katerina-Marina. "New stories on the European Union's democratic deficit." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2002. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11147/.

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The term 'democratic deficit' often masks an unjustified presupposition that the EU should follow similar democratic practices to those found in national arenas. Attempts to replicate national democratic Institutions tend to lead to unsatisfactory solutions at the EU level. A legitimate and democratic Union may involve innovations for which there are no precedents in national experiences of democratic politics. In effect, this Thesis, "New Stories on the European Union's democratic deficit" reviews a range of theoretical discussions on democracy, legitimacy and European integration and suggest

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Matisonn, Heidi. "Miracle or misery? : understanding democratic participation in South Africa." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2010. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/290/.

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On 27 April 1994 the most hated flag in Africa was lowered, signifying the end of the Apartheid regime. As the world watched the transformation of South Africa taking place – without the bloodshed that the state‟s direst cynics had predicted – words like "miracle" and "inspirational" abounded. Since then, the world has continued to watch South Africa‟s transition to democracy and even those who were its greatest supporters have begun to ask questions about the quality and quantity of democratic reforms. The increasing centralisation and monopolisation of power by the African National Congress,

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Wells, Jason M. "Traditional institutions, authortarian [sic] legacies, and democratic support in southern Africa." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4115.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005.<br>The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on October 18, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Veronese, Barbara. "Representation, policy making and accountability : learning from changes in democratic institutions." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2005. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3042/.

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This thesis proposes a political economy analysis of the impact of institutional change on representation, policy making and accountability. Specifically, it focuses on the transition from parliamentarism to presidentialism and it exploits information from a unique database on a natural experiment that took place in Italy in the 1990s. We first provide an introduction and critical overview of the related political economy literature. Chapter 1 analyses the effect of the constitutional transition on the structure of governments and fiscal policy out-comes. It develops a theoretical framework fo

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Ayine, Dominic Mmengayela. "Democratic deliberation of trade legislation in Ghana : institutions, interests and accountability /." Thesis, May be available electronically:, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.

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Thesis (J.S.D.)--Stanford University, 2006.<br>Submitted to the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies at the Stanford Law School, Stanford University. "June 2006." Includes bibliographical references.

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Gómez, Benavides Juan Carlos. "Explaining democratic divergence : the impact of elite political culture and political institutions on the democratic performance of Colombia and Venezuela." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2017. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/95997/.

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The aim of this thesis is to explain and assess, from a comparative perspective, the drivers behind the process of democratic divergence experienced by Colombia and Venezuela from the mid-1990s until 2010. This thesis claims that in order to understand this phenomenon it is necessary to study this observed occurrence from two complementary perspectives. First, it introduces the ‘Circular Causality Model’ as an alternative theoretical framework to explain the opposite democratic paths taken by these cases. It critically argues that traditional strands of literature such as modernisation theory,

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Michalik, Susanne Enterline Andrew John. "The use of democratic institutions as a strategy to legitimize authoritarian rule." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2007. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-3639.

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Lee, Suk. "Food shortages and economic institutions in the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2003. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2505/.

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This thesis aims to understand the 1987-99 food crisis in the DPRK. We begin by establishing the fact that the country faced several previous food shortages, including the 1945-46 urban foods crisis, the 1954-55 rural food crisis and the 1970-73 food shortage, all of which triggered and motivated corresponding institutional changes in agriculture. And we find that in order to overcome repeated food shortages the country has developed several distinctive economic institutions such as administrative/quantitative production control in agriculture, state grain marketing, food rationing, central mo

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Jones, Indiana Baron. "The role & importance of democratic political institutions : Zimbabwe's regression towards authoritarianism." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96767.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis seeks to advance the understanding of Zimbabwe’s current political situation and how it has regressed towards authoritarianism. The assumption when initially embarking on this research assignment was that Zimbabwe’s political failures over the past three and a half decades since its independence in 1980 could be traced back to its original Constitution – the Lancaster House Constitution of 1979. The research in this thesis is guided by a central question: Has Zimbabwe’s failure to successfully institutionalise d

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Michalik, Susanne. "The use of democratic institutions as a strategy to legitimize authoritarian rule." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3639/.

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Numerous authoritarian states use institutions usually associated with democratic regimes like a constitution, elections, and a legislature. This seems to be counterintuitive. Authoritarian regimes should rather shrink away from democratic institutions. Elections can be won by the opposition and legislatures can make decisions against the interests of the ruler. So, why do autocratic regimes install institutions which limit their power and threaten their survival in office? Assuming actors behave rationally, one should expect authoritarian rulers only to introduce procedures working in their f

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Suwana, Fiona. "Digital media and Indonesian young people: Building sustainable democratic institutions and practices." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/117670/2/Fiona_Suwana_Thesis.pdf.

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In Indonesia digital media practices have enabled more young people than ever before to participate in civic and political activism, but there is little knowledge about the processes, motivations, and literacies that these young people need for their participation. This thesis aims to investigate how Indonesian young people have been able to utilize digital media for civic engagement and political participation to support democracy in Indonesia. This research focuses on Indonesian young people and includes interviews with activists, politicians, and government staff that were involved in the S

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Hong, Jae Woo. "What can institutions do? : comparative analyses of the effects of political institutions on governance, democratic support and ethnic conflict /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3144423.

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Hatton, Lucy. "Democratic legitimacy and the European Citizens' Initiative : a recipe for disappointment and disaffection?" Thesis, University of Warwick, 2016. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/86232/.

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The European Union has long been argued to suffer from a deficit of democratic legitimacy. One recent innovation introduced with the intention of addressing this deficit is the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), a means by which 1 million EU citizens can ask the European Commission to propose new legislation. In 2015, three years following its introduction, opinions on the performance of the ECI amongst EU politicians, journalists and campaigners are tinged with disappointment and disaffection. This thesis asks to what extent the sceptics are warranted in their frustrations towards the ECI o

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Dombrowski, Kathrin Irma. "Bridging the democratic gap : can NGOs link local communities to international environmental institutions?" Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2013. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/707/.

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How can NGOs contribute to strengthening the democratic legitimacy of international intergovernmental institutions? The thesis pursues two lines of enquiry in order to contribute to this discussion in the context of global environmental politics: it looks at the external claims and internal practices of NGOs. With regards to external claims the thesis investigates the democratic demands formulated by the NGO communities interacting with the UNFCCC and the CBD respectively. Demands for equitable representation at the intergovernmental level and for participation by civil society stakeholders ar

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Barbato, Matteo. "Reading ideology through myth : institutions, the orators and the past in democratic Athens." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25941.

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My thesis investigates the construction of democratic ideology in classical Athens. Ideology has often provided an alternative tool to formal institutions for the study of Athenian political life. An approach that reconciles institutions and ideology can provide us with a fuller understanding of Athenian democracy. Rather than as a fixed set of ideas, values and beliefs shared by the majority of the Athenians, I argue that Athenian democratic ideology should be seen as the product of a constant process of ideological practice which took place within and was influenced by the institutions of th

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Superti, Chiara. "Popular Trust, Mistrust, and Approval: Measuring and Understanding Citizens’ Attitudes Toward Democratic Institutions." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17463986.

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High levels of political trust and approval are believed to be the basis of a healthy democracy. Attempts to gauge citizens’ political attitudes have flourished in the past decades, but political science has yet to converge on a valid – and cross-nationally comparable – measure of popular political approval. Meanwhile, from New York City’s Zucconi Park to Istanbul’s Gezi Park, from Madrid’s Puerta Del Sol to Cairo’s Tahrir square, popular political discontent is on the rise and historic manifestations of it remain difficult to interpret, reverse, or anticipate. The essays in this manuscript in

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Cartwright, Daniel R. "Digital decision-making : using computational argumentation to support democratic processes." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2011. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/2993/.

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One of the key questions facing governments around the world is that of how to increase and maintain the engagement of citizens in democratic processes. Recent thought, both within academia and government itself, has turned to the use of modern computational technology to provide citizens with access to democratic processes. Access to computer and Internet technology by the general public has vastly increased over the past decade, and this wide access is one of a number of motivations behind research into the provision of democratic tasks and processes online. The particular democratic process

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Hobson, Jonathan. "Democratic governance beyond the state : an exploration of democracy and governance in the European Parliament." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2011. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/3263/.

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The growing internationalisation of governance in the modern era means that states are increasingly interconnected. In this process, democratic governance has often taken second place to the demands of a neoliberal system that emphasises market-based solutions to social organisation and deregulation of structures based in the democratic realm of states. This dissertation is an exploration of the role democracy plays in regional governance bodies, focusing specifically on the European Parliament and its role in the European Union as an example of this. The dissertation argues that there is a ro

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Herman, Lise. "The democratic merits of partisanship : a comparative analysis of party member discourse in France and Hungary." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2016. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3306/.

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In recent years, a number of democratic theorists have suggested a range of principles that parties and partisans should follow to make a positive contribution to liberal democracy, thus establishing a normative ideal for democratic partisanship. This thesis addresses two questions. First, to what extent does real-world partisanship— understood as the array of practices and discourses that are attached to party leadership, membership or identification—meet these theoretical standards of democratic partisanship? Second, how can we explain variations in the extent to which real-world partisans u

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Seifert, Bonifaz Manuel. "Party volatility in Peru: Rethinking democratic institutionality." Politai, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/92178.

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This article presents a contribution to the approach when with political parties at the sub-national level. After the political parties crisis of 1989-1993 the Peruvian political system was reconfigured. Within this framework, regional and municipal elections were held (2002-2014) and showed how regional movements became hegemonic electoral actors at the subnational level. However, these elections also exhibited a high party volatility, both for regional and national parties. Thus, the present work seeks to rethink our approach to the Peruvian party system and democratic institutionality, assu

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Bickford, Louis N. "Strengthening democracy, stakeholder institutions, public policy and democratic quality : the case of Chile, 1990-1998." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ64518.pdf.

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Nahmias, David. "Free Trade and Free Societies: The Effects of CAFTA on Democratic Institutions in Central America." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2010. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/229.

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During the debate over the ratification of the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the Bush Administration argued that implementation of a free trade agreement would help strengthen the nascent democracies in Central America. As a bilateral agreement, CAFTA would not only foment greater trade liberalization by expanding market access and eliminating trade barriers, but also help transform the entire commercial frameworks in Central America and promote economic development. These implications are not just economic – in particular, its provisions on int

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Samuel, Matemane Iraguha. "Representation of ethnic groups in subnational political institutions: The case of the Democratic Republic of Congo." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6300.

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Magister Legum - LLM (Public Law and Jurisprudence)<br>With approximately 450 tribes and 250 ethnic groups in a territory of 2 345 095 km2,1the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the world's largest, populous, and multiethnolinguistic countries. Since the departure of the Belgian coloniser in 1960, this Member State of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) is facing a myriad of institutional crises, bloody conflicts and wars, mainly caused by the design of political institutions and the side-lining of some ethnic groups from political institutions. For many decades, Congol

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Duncan, Fraser W. "A comparative study of Christian Democratic parties in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands : at the crossroads between tradition and adaption." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2003. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5615/.

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This study is an in-depth investigation into the Christian Democratic parties of Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, focusing particularly on these parties during the 1990s. The primary intention is to give greater coverage to these oft-neglected parties through an account of political, electoral, programmatic and organisational developments. The research probes the position of the parties in the 1990s and analyses the extent to which the electoral decline of these parties after 1990 was the result of common factors as well as the role of nationally specific contextual variables. This is car

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Kunuji, Oluwole Anthony. "Towards a symbio-democratic federal framework : division of powers and fiscal resources in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2018. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/104209/.

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Nigeria’s federal system of government is grossly problematic. It is characterized by an inordinate concentration of powers and fiscal resources in the central government. Not only is this centralist division of powers antithetical to the idea of federalism, it also fosters the dictatorship of the central government vis a vis the other levels of government. Furthermore, it indirectly entrenches the domination of the minority ethnic groups by the larger ones. So centralized is Nigeria’s ‘federal’ arrangement that it is, perhaps, better described as a unitary contraption designed to perpetually

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Emblen, Valerie. "Money alone cannot solve everything : a study of donor aid to education reform in the Loa People's Democratic Republic." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2012. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3728/.

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The starting point for the study is concern for the quality of education available to the rural child in Lao PDR. Donor agencies are supporting the Government of Lao in education reform and the study explores how education policy becomes practice in one small, poor, socialist, country. Using a variety of research methodologies based in critical ethnography and including interviews and observations, the study explores some significant discourses that make up the discourse of donor supported education reform. A contention of the study is meanings and ultimately changed practice are generated in

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Karlsson, Pontus. "Democracy in South Africa : Signs of democratic backsliding?" Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104958.

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Like in many parts of the world, South Africa has experienced a democratic decline. However, every country has its own reason for that decline. This paper will with the help of a case study method detect and analyze the possible reasons for the democratic backsliding in South Africa. The paper will keep its originality with the involvement of the Covid-19 pandemic and how it possibly affects the democratic state in the country. This study finds that there has been a lack of positive development in South Africa since the end of the apartheid regime. Poverty, Corruption, and a prevalent relative

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Krehoff, Bernd Michael. "The legitimacy of international legal institutions." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ab3cf53c-bc7e-4140-a532-bb0696d2e44a.

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This thesis is about the legitimacy of political authority in general and international legal institutions (ILIs) in particular. It is divided into two parts with three chapters corresponding to each part. The first part presents an account of legitimate political authority that is based on Joseph Raz's service conception of authority but also makes some important modifications to it. The central claim of the first part is that the legitimacy of political authorities in general, as measured by the standard of Raz's Normal Justification Thesis, depends in a crucial way on the ability of the sub

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Ginnell, Kevin J. "Democratic governance in metropolitan Vancouver, the case of Greater Vancouver's regional institutions : lessons from and for Canada." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ61557.pdf.

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Hedayat, Maria. "The 'exceptionalist' collective imaginary, hegemonic battles, and Costa Rica's democratic institutional development from the 1820s to the 1960s." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2014. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1012/.

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The aim of my thesis is to explore the role of the “exceptionalist” collective imaginary in promoting Costa Rica’s democratization process by applying a novel analytical framework that combines insights from post structural discourse theory, discursive institutionalism and ideational theories. It addresses the following puzzle: How was it possible for a society that historically prided itself on being “exceptionally” egalitarian, homogenous, peaceful, and democratic to become transformed into revolutionary agents by an unknown political figure (Jose Figueres) in a fight against the Caldero-com

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Matlin, John S. "Political party machines of the 1920s and 1930s : Tom Pendergast and The Kansas City democratic machine." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2009. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/449/.

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This thesis is a study of American local government in the 1920s and 1930s and the role played by political party machines. It reviews the growth of overtly corrupt machines after the end of the Civil War, the struggle by the Progressives to reform city halls throughout America at the turn of the twentieth century and the rise of second phase machines at the end of the First World War. It analyses the core elements of machines, especially centralization of power, manipulation of incentives, leadership and “bossism”, and use of patronage. Throughout it emphasises that first and foremost, machin

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Soumana, Boubacar. "Le parlement au Niger." Thesis, Lyon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LYSE2038/document.

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Ce travail est une réflexion sur la place et le rôle institutionnels du Parlement au Niger ; au-delà de la simple présentation de ses fonctions législative et de contrôle du gouvernement, qui, au demeurant, ont été amplement étudiées, mais intégrées dans une approche dynamique et globale de la question. La première partie traite de l’apport du Parlement dans l’institutionnalisation de l’État nigérien. Il y a, d’abord, le rôle historique de l’Assemblée nationale dans la formation des institutions étatiques du Niger et l’accession du pays à la souveraineté internationale, en 1960. Il y a, ensuit

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Kim, Gunwoo. "The political culture of university students in South Korea : a comparison of before the democratic transition and today." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2015. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/79697/.

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This thesis compares the political culture of university students in South Korea before and after the democratic transition in 1987. It identifies the changes in the following: the attitudes to politics, government and media; the political socialization process; the experience of political participation; and the reasons for political participation and non-participation. Qualitative analysis was used to analyse the data collected from interviews and surveys conducted on respondents who were university students in the 1980s and current university students. It was found that compared to universit

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Hamilton, Alexander James. "Elections, context, and institutions : the determinants of rent extraction in high-income democracies." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0cbefa60-9b9a-482a-b45d-08ef808eac2b.

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Why is there significant variation in rent extraction amongst high-income democracies? A large number of political economy investigations into this research question have found that a long period of democratic rule and high per capita income are associated with less rent extraction amongst public policy-makers. However, attempts to explain the residual, yet significant, variation in rent extraction amongst countries that possess both these characteristics have been significantly more circumspect and disputed. The thesis explores how the distribution of policy-making responsibilities between el

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Hutchison, Marc Lawrence. "THE CONTEXTUAL ELEMENTS OF POLITICAL TOLERANCE: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THREAT ENVIRONMENT AND DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS ON POLITICAL TOLERANCE LEVELS." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2007. http://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukyposc2007d00596/Hutchison.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kentucky, 2007.<br>Title from document title page (viewed on June 29, 2007). Document formatted into pages; contains: viii, 198 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-170).

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Machida, Satoshi. "CAN TRUST BE LEARNED IN HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMETNS? AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL LEARNING THROUGH DEMOCRACY." UKnowledge, 2006. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/454.

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While the virtues of social capital in democracies are widely recognized, previous studies have repeatedly shown that social capital is in short supply in heterogeneous communities with ethnic minorities. Against the view that levels of social capital are culturally predetermined, I argue that it is possible to generate social capital by carefully formulating political institutions. Drawing from theories of institutional management of ethnic conflict and theories of institutional learning, I construct an integrated theory of social capital which hypothesizes that citizens learn to trust one an

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Dawuni, Josephine J. "Beyond Transition: Democracy and the Development of Civil Society in Ghana." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/political_science_diss/12.

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This research examines the impact of formal democracy on the construction of an effective civil society in Ghana. The theoretical and policy role of civil society has received a great deal of attention in the literature. Especially for democratization theorists, the focus has been on the democracy enhancing qualities of civil society—qualities often credited with playing key roles in democratic transitions in Africa. However, the question of what happens to civil society after a democratic transition has not received much attention in the literature. Using a historical institutionalist approac

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Pottakis, Andreas. "Representative democracy in the European Union : an analysis of the democratic legitimacy of the decision-making institutions of the European Union." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.402160.

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Kraetzschmar, Hendrik Jan. "Electoral institutions in non-democratic regimes : the impact of the 1990 electoral reform on patterns of party development in Mubarak's Egypt." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2005. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2916/.

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This PhD researches the development of political parties in Egypt between 1981 and 2000 under the presidency of Husni Mubarak. The starting point of this investigation is the failure of Egypt's parties to develop into politically-relevant organisations with strong constituency support in society. What we find instead are parties that - since the inception of multipartism in 1977 - remain characterised by their marginal role within the polity and politics of the state, that are little entrenched in society and that expose an underdeveloped and oftentimes fragmented internal structure. What is m

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Hajighasemi, Ali Naghi. "The transformation of the Swedish welfare system : fact or fiction? : globalisation, institutions and welfare state change in a social democratic regime." Thesis, Durham University, 2002. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1088/.

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Olsson, Karin. "Den (över)levande demokratin : En idékritisk analys av demokratins reproducerbarhet i Robert Dahls tänkta värld." Doctoral thesis, Växjö universitet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-6356.

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Abstract Olsson, Karin (2009). Den (över)levande demokratin. En idékritisk analys av demokratins reproducerbarhet i Robert Dahls tänkta värld. (Sustainable Democracy. Exploring the Idea of a Reproducible Democracy in the Theory of Robert A. Dahl). Acta Wexionensia 185/2009, ISSN: 1404-4307, ISBN: 978-91-7636-677-6. With a summary in English. Everybody loves democracy. The problem is that while everybody calls himself democratic, the ideal form of democracy is hard to come by in the real world. But if we believe in democracy and believe that it is the best form of government, I argue that we

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Markovic, Petar. "The Democratic Deficit of the European Union and Transnational Civic Culture." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/286415.

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The topic of this dissertation is the democratic deficit of the European Union and the normative and empirical assessment of the likelihood that the existing forms of institutionalized transnational civic engagement would act as the point of anchoring democratic practices at the EU level. If the democratic deficit reflects the apparent lack of legitimacy and accountability of EU institutions and a lack of influence of its citizens, the question the project attempts to answer is why the existing democratic innovations within the EU constitutional framework fail to attract political allegiance a

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Rajni, Beck Renuca. "Tribal women in the democratic political process: study of tribal women in the Dooars and Terai regions of North Bengal." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2713.

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