This thesis is a collection of three independent essays on the causes and consequences of local elections in non-democratic regimes. The first essay examines the political consequences of local elections on the first democratic election after the fall of an autocratic regime. My theoretical analysis highlights that officials that were appointed by upper levels of government have a stronger incentive to continue to use local patronage networks to signal their alignment to upper levels of government
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Kathy Dai M. Galvin AP USH Period 1 Jacksonian Democracy DBQ The Jacksonian democracy of the 1820s-1830s is often associated with an expansion of the political influence‚ economic opportunities‚ and social equality available to “the common man‚” a concept of the masses which President Andrew Jackson and his newly founded Democratic party came to represent. The new administration certainly saw gains for the majority; namely‚ public participation in government increased to unprecedented
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Compare and contrast monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states Introduction Ancient Greek city-states had five forms of government; monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy. This essay will give a brief comparison of these five forms of government. Monarchy The government where A single hereditary ruler‚ or in Spartans case double ruler holds all the government power in the country‚ empire‚ or kingdom. The Monarch
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AFRICAN LITERATURE Africa is the second largest continent after Asia. It contains a complex mosaic of peoples‚ languages‚ and cultures. The number of spoken languages in Africa has been variously estimated at between 800 and 1‚700. The dominant religion of Northern Africa is Islam‚ which replaced Christianity in the 7th century and spread west and south across the Sahara and into the equatorial zones. African literature comprises the oral and written forms of the continent‚ composed in either
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Bibliography: Abrahamsen‚ R. (2001) Disciplining democracy: development discourse and good governance‚ Africa‚ Zed‚ London. Adams‚ J. and F. Raymond‚ (2008) Did Yunus Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize: Microfinance or Macrofarce‚ Journal of Economic Issues 43(2). Armendáriz de Aghion‚ B.‚ & Morduch‚ J. (2003)
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society” is a question that human beings have been seeking throughout the centuries. It is different among nations and changes based on the historical context‚ cultural back ground‚ economic circumstances‚ international relations‚ and any other elements. South Korea today is considered that the country is on a right track to the “good society” due to the democratization‚ economic development‚ and advancement of other sectors. However‚ how can it be the “good society” with the highest suicide rate in the
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Among Southern African communities ubuntu is associated with the maxim umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu‚ which‚ loosely translated into English‚ may be construed to mean that to be a human being is to affirm one‟s humanity by recognising the humanity of others and‚ on that basis‚ establish humane relations with them (Ramose‚ 2002; Ramphele‚ 2001): a point which Sindane (1994:8-9) underscores‚ saying that “ubuntu inspires us to expose ourselves to others‚ to encounter the difference of their humanness so
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During the 1960’s‚ most African countries previously held by the Europeans were released from colonial rule. The Europeans didn’t put in place any government or infrastructure before they relinquished control. This vacuum of power led to an influx of totalitarian regimes and dictatorships followed by a pandemic of poverty across the continent. Many of these dictators aligned with the Soviet Union‚ who further exploited Africa’s vast natural resources with no compensation given to the local people
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this article the authors present findings from a study of African immigrants to Ireland. The main focus of the study was to look at the experiences of pregnant and post natal African women and to explore questions about their experiences of maternity services in Ireland and also larger issues of integration into Irish society. The research was based primarily in a Dublin maternity hospital. The author also highlights a number of issues African immigrants face when living in Ireland‚ racism‚ family
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evident that democracy is the best political system which we have. Currently there are 3.1 billion people who live in democracies and 2.66 billion people who do not (Schlesinger‚ 1997: 1). Thus‚ more people currently live under democracy as opposed to any other political system. This is a clear indication of how desirable democracy has become in the world. While democracy is not perfect‚ the positive aspects have led to a call for democracy in various countries in the world. Democracy is undoubtedly
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