... investigation, and this is one of the main research features of the Hiroshima University Partnership Project for Peacebuilding and Capacity Development (HiPeC). This commitment is reflected in our support for one of our core project members, Professor Yuji Uesugi, and his proposal that the main work ...
nepal`s peace agreement: making it work
... Nepal’s government and Maoist rebels have signed a comprehensive peace agreement (CPA) declaring an end to the ten-year civil war, paving the way for inclusion of the rebels in mainstream politics and June 2007 elections to an assembly that is to write a new constitution. The deal has been welcomed ...
... Nepal’s government and Maoist rebels have signed a comprehensive peace agreement (CPA) declaring an end to the ten-year civil war, paving the way for inclusion of the rebels in mainstream politics and June 2007 elections to an assembly that is to write a new constitution. The deal has been welcomed ...
The Democratic Facade in Azerbijan
... health.14 Throughout his presidency, Heydar Aliyev retained his power through corruption, intimidation, and fraud, which allowed him to construct his son’s political rise. ...
... health.14 Throughout his presidency, Heydar Aliyev retained his power through corruption, intimidation, and fraud, which allowed him to construct his son’s political rise. ...
Campaigns, Mobilization, and Turnout in Mayoral Elections
... expenditures than for incumbent expenditures. This expectation is in keeping with research on challenger spending at other levels of office (Caldeira, Patterson, and Markko 1985; Hogan 1999; Jackson 1997, 2002; Jacobson 1990; Patterson and Caldeira 1983). Finally, we also use the gap in campaign exp ...
... expenditures than for incumbent expenditures. This expectation is in keeping with research on challenger spending at other levels of office (Caldeira, Patterson, and Markko 1985; Hogan 1999; Jackson 1997, 2002; Jacobson 1990; Patterson and Caldeira 1983). Finally, we also use the gap in campaign exp ...
National Standards for Civics and Government
... This document is limited to content standards specifying what students should know and be able to do in the field of civics and government. Content standards are not course outlines. They are exit standards; they specify what students should know and be able to do as they “exit” or complete grades 4 ...
... This document is limited to content standards specifying what students should know and be able to do in the field of civics and government. Content standards are not course outlines. They are exit standards; they specify what students should know and be able to do as they “exit” or complete grades 4 ...
Fragility and State-Society Relations in South Sudan
... sector, an independent media, and civil society—through which statesociety relations are productively managed and stresses absorbed. The country’s constitution, for example, should enshrine the agreed upon rules for how state and society will relate. However, South Sudan still lacks a permanent cons ...
... sector, an independent media, and civil society—through which statesociety relations are productively managed and stresses absorbed. The country’s constitution, for example, should enshrine the agreed upon rules for how state and society will relate. However, South Sudan still lacks a permanent cons ...
of tHE arab LEft - Rosa-Luxemburg
... presidential elections held in December 2009. It is worth noting that the name of the movement to which Evo Morales is affiliated is “The Movement towards Socialism,” and the word “towards” is perhaps the best expression of the programs of leftist movements of today, because it refers to the practic ...
... presidential elections held in December 2009. It is worth noting that the name of the movement to which Evo Morales is affiliated is “The Movement towards Socialism,” and the word “towards” is perhaps the best expression of the programs of leftist movements of today, because it refers to the practic ...
MURUGU MASTERS THESES - Institute Of Diplomacy and
... unconditional transfer of power and resources to the counties under the new dispensation. The devolved units started functioning immediately after the March 4th 2013 general elections and after the election of governors to run the 47 county governments, election of the senators to sit at the senate ...
... unconditional transfer of power and resources to the counties under the new dispensation. The devolved units started functioning immediately after the March 4th 2013 general elections and after the election of governors to run the 47 county governments, election of the senators to sit at the senate ...
USG Chapter 18
... agreements without Congress’s being able to amend them. Many members of his own party voted against him. Labor lobbyists were hard at work during the special House session called to consider the bill, reminding Democratic members that labor unions strongly opposed such agreements with other nations ...
... agreements without Congress’s being able to amend them. Many members of his own party voted against him. Labor lobbyists were hard at work during the special House session called to consider the bill, reminding Democratic members that labor unions strongly opposed such agreements with other nations ...
the legitimate consequences of form of government and nonpartisan
... decided not to support prohibition of the inevitable but to create a series of mediating forces, ultimately through federalism, to impede the negative effects of such groups. In so doing, however, the structures and impediments the founders put in place ultimately set the course for modern political ...
... decided not to support prohibition of the inevitable but to create a series of mediating forces, ultimately through federalism, to impede the negative effects of such groups. In so doing, however, the structures and impediments the founders put in place ultimately set the course for modern political ...
The Arab Spring - College of Liberal Arts
... multiple processes? Is it an event that happened and may be essentially over or ending, or is it in fact the beginning of a long-term historical process? Describing an intra-regional political phenomenon that is occurring in multiple states at different velocities, the term Arab Spring is over-deter ...
... multiple processes? Is it an event that happened and may be essentially over or ending, or is it in fact the beginning of a long-term historical process? Describing an intra-regional political phenomenon that is occurring in multiple states at different velocities, the term Arab Spring is over-deter ...
Constitutional Secession Rights, Blackmail Threats and
... neglected in the shared institutions and symbols. The federal state may also grant official recognition to other identities that are not associated with the component nations (such as the Roma in Europe, for instance). Multinational political associations may experience two destabilising dynamics: i ...
... neglected in the shared institutions and symbols. The federal state may also grant official recognition to other identities that are not associated with the component nations (such as the Roma in Europe, for instance). Multinational political associations may experience two destabilising dynamics: i ...
American Government
... C. more unemployment D. increased demand on public services 12. In 1908, Theodore Roosevelt said, “Oh, if I could be President and Congress too, for just ten minutes.” Which principle of United States government was frustrating President Roosevelt when he made this statement? A. federalism B. rule o ...
... C. more unemployment D. increased demand on public services 12. In 1908, Theodore Roosevelt said, “Oh, if I could be President and Congress too, for just ten minutes.” Which principle of United States government was frustrating President Roosevelt when he made this statement? A. federalism B. rule o ...
US_History_Packet
... Sedition Acts which said that states could ignore any act of Congress they considered unconstitutional 1.02 – Political freedoms available to the following groups prior to 1820: women, wage earners, landless farmers, American Indians, African Americans How did the distribution and economic power r ...
... Sedition Acts which said that states could ignore any act of Congress they considered unconstitutional 1.02 – Political freedoms available to the following groups prior to 1820: women, wage earners, landless farmers, American Indians, African Americans How did the distribution and economic power r ...
parliamentarism versus semi-presidentialism in the baltic states
... The explanation of the inter-Baltic differences in the post-communist state-building must start not from Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika but from the interwar time, because the primary goal of the Baltic national movements was the restitution of the independent states and the rectification of histor ...
... The explanation of the inter-Baltic differences in the post-communist state-building must start not from Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika but from the interwar time, because the primary goal of the Baltic national movements was the restitution of the independent states and the rectification of histor ...
Unit 13 Political Parties and Political Participation
... mapping in India. As examples of the influence of relational structures on political parties one may refer to the caste conflict in Indian society or agrarian relations, the former explaining rise of caste based parties like Justice party or B.S.P. and the latter, party like the Lok Dal. From this ...
... mapping in India. As examples of the influence of relational structures on political parties one may refer to the caste conflict in Indian society or agrarian relations, the former explaining rise of caste based parties like Justice party or B.S.P. and the latter, party like the Lok Dal. From this ...
DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS IN AFRICA
... In the contemporary world, elections have become one of the most accepted ways of demonstrating democracy. The importance of a good electoral system cannot be underestimated in Africa where elections are more often than not reported to be marred by irregularities. A new constitution, passed in a pea ...
... In the contemporary world, elections have become one of the most accepted ways of demonstrating democracy. The importance of a good electoral system cannot be underestimated in Africa where elections are more often than not reported to be marred by irregularities. A new constitution, passed in a pea ...
ARTICLES - Harvard Law Review
... state, such as Denmark, would no doubt refuse to engage in such censorship itself, so too no legitimate claim could be made that it should enlist its state resources toward such aims on behalf of others. Simply put, democratically tolerant governments should not succumb to demands for censorship mad ...
... state, such as Denmark, would no doubt refuse to engage in such censorship itself, so too no legitimate claim could be made that it should enlist its state resources toward such aims on behalf of others. Simply put, democratically tolerant governments should not succumb to demands for censorship mad ...
RTF Version - Jean Monnet Center
... policy and, not least, the question of social measures at the EU level, pose new kinds of problems for co-operation. The questions raised in these policy areas are difficult to handle within the established economic, free-trade frame of reference for the politics of the Union, as they affect the ver ...
... policy and, not least, the question of social measures at the EU level, pose new kinds of problems for co-operation. The questions raised in these policy areas are difficult to handle within the established economic, free-trade frame of reference for the politics of the Union, as they affect the ver ...
1 - ohchr
... A question has been raised to what extent minority groups in new regional states participate in self-government and democratic governance. Given the fact that almost all regional states have minority groups within their jurisdiction, the participation of these groups in regional decision making proc ...
... A question has been raised to what extent minority groups in new regional states participate in self-government and democratic governance. Given the fact that almost all regional states have minority groups within their jurisdiction, the participation of these groups in regional decision making proc ...
parliamentary democracy in indian political environment
... Although Bagehot praised parliamentary government for allowing an election to take place at any time, the lack of a definite election calendar can be abused. Previously under some systems, such as the British, a ruling party could schedule elections when it felt that it was likely to retain power, a ...
... Although Bagehot praised parliamentary government for allowing an election to take place at any time, the lack of a definite election calendar can be abused. Previously under some systems, such as the British, a ruling party could schedule elections when it felt that it was likely to retain power, a ...
17 Government and Politics
... The protesters in Tunisia and the civil rights protesters of Martin Luther King’s day had influence apart from their position in a government. Their influence came, in part, from their ability to advocate for what many people held as important values. Government leaders might have this kind of influ ...
... The protesters in Tunisia and the civil rights protesters of Martin Luther King’s day had influence apart from their position in a government. Their influence came, in part, from their ability to advocate for what many people held as important values. Government leaders might have this kind of influ ...
Document
... 41. How has the supremacy clause allowed for ever-greater national authority? a. National law automatically supersedes state law. b. States are forced to react to national government action or legislation. c. States occasionally have to receive federal permission for activities. d. Congress is the o ...
... 41. How has the supremacy clause allowed for ever-greater national authority? a. National law automatically supersedes state law. b. States are forced to react to national government action or legislation. c. States occasionally have to receive federal permission for activities. d. Congress is the o ...
- LSE Research Online
... an NHS despite the high number of veto players), and Japan and the US (which have no NHS despite having 1.85 and 1.65 veto players, respectively). Despite these few exceptions (which could simply depend on the way in which the different authors define and operationalize the concept of concentration ...
... an NHS despite the high number of veto players), and Japan and the US (which have no NHS despite having 1.85 and 1.65 veto players, respectively). Despite these few exceptions (which could simply depend on the way in which the different authors define and operationalize the concept of concentration ...