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Full-Text Articles in Political Science
From The Ibpp Research Associates. Venezuela: Sharon Reimel De Carrasquel, Sharon Reimel De Carrasquel
From The Ibpp Research Associates. Venezuela: Sharon Reimel De Carrasquel, Sharon Reimel De Carrasquel
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author, Sharon Reimel de Carrasquel, discusses the recently held presidential election in Venezuela.
Slovak Nationalism: Model Or Mirage?, Caroline Barker
Slovak Nationalism: Model Or Mirage?, Caroline Barker
New England Journal of Public Policy
In the face of an increasing number of bloody dissolutions of states around the world, the "velvet divorce" between Czechs and Slovaks has often been cited as evidence that such excesses can be avoided. This article, written before the October 1998 elections that saw the end of the government of Vladimir Meciar, seeks to explain that the peaceful split of these two nations is not an instance that can be replicated elsewhere but grows from the unique nature of Slovak nationalism. The article traces the historical evolution of Slovak nationalism and challenges the view that it has ever been a …
Monitoring Elections In El Salvador And Nicaragua, Jack Spence
Monitoring Elections In El Salvador And Nicaragua, Jack Spence
New England Journal of Public Policy
I observed the February 1990 elections in Nicaragua as a member of both the Latin American Studies Association observation team and that of Hemisphere Initiatives, a group with which I have worked. In El Salvador I headed the Hemisphere Initiatives team. I visited Nicaragua five times during the electoral period, and for El Salvador, for once my academic calendar coincided with Salvadoran history. A sabbatical in the last academic year allowed me to be there during the electoral period.
I should say by way of comparison with Fred Gamst's presentation about Ethiopia that Nicaragua and El Salvador are ethnically and …
Kenya's 1997 Elections: Making Sense Of The Transition Process, Rok Ajulu
Kenya's 1997 Elections: Making Sense Of The Transition Process, Rok Ajulu
New England Journal of Public Policy
The transition process in Kenya appears to be getting nowhere. Six years after the opening of democratic space, politics, political institutions, and governance remain predominantly stuck in the authoritarian quagmire of the past. Lack of broader participation in decision-making processes and absence of consensus around important issues of governance appear to be the norm rather than the exception. Indeed, Kenya's democracy experiment appears to defy conventional democratization models and discourse. It refuses to comply with prescriptive models developed by various Western scholars as the so-called liberal democratic values stubbornly refuse to take root in the country. This article attempts to …
Citizen Views Of Peace Building And Political Transition In Angola, 1997, Carrie Manning
Citizen Views Of Peace Building And Political Transition In Angola, 1997, Carrie Manning
New England Journal of Public Policy
In November 1994, Angola began what became an often circular struggle to implement the Lusaka Protocol, the second of two peace agreements meant to put an end to more than thirty years of civil strife. Four years later, the Lusaka peace process appears to have come unraveled. Just past midway between these two points, the National Democratic Institute carried out a series offocus groups in Angola that sought to gauge citizens' attitudes toward and understanding of key aspects of the war-to-peace transition and the new political system. This article discusses the results of the survey. Initially intended to provide the …
What Have We Learned About Postconflict Elections?, Larry Garber, Krishna Kumar
What Have We Learned About Postconflict Elections?, Larry Garber, Krishna Kumar
New England Journal of Public Policy
This article suggests that postconflict elections are a unique subset of transition elections which deserve special attention. The authors describe the evolution of postconflict elections, identify some of their more salient characteristics, and offer preliminary lessons drawn from the recent experiences.
Election Monitoring In Oromia: What Are The Conditions For Democracy?, Frederick C. Gamst
Election Monitoring In Oromia: What Are The Conditions For Democracy?, Frederick C. Gamst
New England Journal of Public Policy
Professor Gamst, a member of the Joint International Observer group (JIOG), reports the problems he monitored during the 1992 electoral campaign and voting activities in the strife-ridden region of Oromia in Ethiopia. His analyses illuminate the background institutional barriers and the politically competitive reasons for the failure of the elections. Gamst discusses the nature of the multitudinous Oromo people and the consequences of any election victory by them for the destiny of Ethiopia. He also describes the sometimes violent aftermaths of the failed election of 1992 and its follow-up election of 1994, in which the Oromo were again denied reasonable …
Democratic Change And Transition In Africa And The Dilemma Of Nigeria, Leonard Robinson Jr.
Democratic Change And Transition In Africa And The Dilemma Of Nigeria, Leonard Robinson Jr.
New England Journal of Public Policy
The 1990s witnessed profound political change throughout the continent of Africa. Tired and frustrated with one-party, autocratic, and often military rule, ordinary African citizens in country after country began to voice and demonstrate their discontent in 1990. As the former Soviet bloc countries in Eastern Europe broke ranks with the Soviet Union to claim their independence, these extraordinary events served as an added catalyst to African civil servants, market women, taxi drivers and peri-urban inhabitants to rise up against what they increasingly viewed as repressive governments and regimes, which had done little or nothing to improve their living standards and …
Cambodia's 1998 Elections: The Failure Of Democratic Consolidation, Peter M. Manikas, Eric Bjornlund
Cambodia's 1998 Elections: The Failure Of Democratic Consolidation, Peter M. Manikas, Eric Bjornlund
New England Journal of Public Policy
This article examines why Cambodia 's transition to democracy faltered in the years that followed the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia period despite the international community's assistance to two "democratic" elections.
Trends. Mexican Politics And Hamlet: The Propaganda Of Subcommandante Marcos And The Zapatistas, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Mexican Politics And Hamlet: The Propaganda Of Subcommandante Marcos And The Zapatistas, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses Shakespearean themes in relationship to contemporary Mexican politics.
Cuba: The Massacre Of The Tugboat And The Message In Fatima, Ibpp Editor
Cuba: The Massacre Of The Tugboat And The Message In Fatima, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article was written by Lael Varella. Mr. Varella is a third-term federal delegate to the Brazilian Congress and a member of the present government's parliamentary coalition. He is one of the most active and energetic of Brazilian congressmen and is especially known for his speeches about international politics, education, and the social and psychological problems of youth. As well, he is an ardent defender of private property, advocate of individual free
The Pope Defeats The Dictator: Religion And Communism In Cuba, Ibpp Editor
The Pope Defeats The Dictator: Religion And Communism In Cuba, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article was written by Ismael Sambra Haber. Sambra has published poetry, short stories, literary criticism, and essays in both Cuban and international magazines and journals. He also has worked as a stage actor and as a consultant, screenwriter, actor, and director of Tele Turquino. Sambra has published Para Ti Mujer (For You, Woman), Coleccion Plegables, 1978; Las Cinco Plumas y la Luz del Sol (The Five Feathers and the Sun Light), Editorial Oriente, 1987; Para No Ser Leido en Recital (Not to be Read at a Poetry Reading or Recital), Editorial Oriente, 1991; and Remolino de Luz (Whirl of …
A Dictator's Errors, Ibpp Editor
A Dictator's Errors, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
With this article, IBPP initiates a series written by Ismael Sambra Haber. Sambra has published poetry, short stories, literary criticism, and essays in both Cuban and international magazines and journals. He also has worked as a stage actor and as a consultant, screenwriter, actor, and director of Tele Turquino. Sambra has published Para Ti Mujer (For You, Woman), Coleccion Plegables, 1978; Las Cinco Plumas y la Luz del Sol (The Five Feathers and the Sun Light), Editorial Oriente, 1987; Para No Ser Leido en Recital (Not to be Read at a Poetry Reading or Recital), Editorial Oriente, 1991; and Remolino …
From The Ibpp Research Associates. Brazil: Rafael Raffaelli. Part I, Rafael Raffaelli
From The Ibpp Research Associates. Brazil: Rafael Raffaelli. Part I, Rafael Raffaelli
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
Dr. Rafaelli is affiliated with Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)--Federal University of Santa Catarina--which is located on Santa Catarina Island in Southern Brazil. His current research interests include the (1) representation of nature in the arts and (2) philosophy and implications of representation in the current social and psychological conceptions of environment leading to political action. Dr. Raffaelli also is affiliated with a doctoral program in the above areas. The author discusses the current economics crisis in Brazil.