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Post-Crisis Political Change in Western Europe
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Current History
Current History (2018) 117 (802): 315–320.
Published: 01 November 2018
...Julia Lynch; Jonathan Hopkin [T]he financial crisis can be best understood as the final catastrophic stage of a process of dismantling the protective institutions that made Western European capitalism politically sustainable … © 2018 Current History. All rights reserved. 2018 The Regents...
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Can Democracies Learn from China's Meritocratic System?
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Current History (2017) 116 (793): 315–319.
Published: 01 November 2017
...Daniel A. Bell By learning from aspects of imperfect meritocratic systems, including Chinesestyle political meritocracy, democratic systems can improve their performance and buttress their legitimacy. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California...
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The Contentious Politics of African Urbanization
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Current History (2017) 116 (790): 163–169.
Published: 01 May 2017
...Jeffrey W. Paller The prospects for sustainable urban development are embedded in larger political struggles. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Jeffrey Paller Africa Ghana Accra Lagos urbanization cities megacities slums...
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Chile's Elites Face Demands for Reform
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Current History (2017) 116 (787): 49–54.
Published: 01 February 2017
... system. What accounts for this surge of protest in a country that has long prided itself on its consensus politics and absence of conflict? And what does it mean for Chilean politics and democracy more broadly? By some accounts, the protests reflect a deep disconnect between the country s politi- cal...
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The Nationalist Origins of Political Islam
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Current History (2017) 116 (786): 31–34.
Published: 01 January 2017
... Ottoman Empire Turkey Caliphate pan-Arabism sharia political Islam Islamists religion state building women's rights 31 [The] incorporation of Islam within state institutions nationalized religious authorities and teachings, giving rise to a hegemonic version of the faith. The Nationalist...
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How Refugee Diasporas Respond to Trauma
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Current History (2016) 115 (784): 322–324.
Published: 01 November 2016
... refugees trauma diaspora political mobilization Kosovo Albanians Palestinians Bosnia Serbia Syria PERSPECTIVE The global refugee crisis has raised pressing questions about how to manage hundreds of thousands of people on the move and alleviate their suffering. These problems are mag- nified...
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Term Limits and Beyond: Africa's Democratic Hurdles
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Current History (2016) 115 (781): 169–174.
Published: 01 May 2016
...Adrienne LeBas Executives are able to act with impunity because there is no strong, organized opposition to challenge entrenched incumbents and push them toward a genuine political opening. © 2016 Current History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California...
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Europe's Tragic Political Economy
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Current History (2015) 114 (770): 83–88.
Published: 01 March 2015
... Jones political economy policy making maker consensus EU bailout crisis crises euro eurocrisis Eurozone quantitative easing central bank ECB QE solidarity assets liquidity governing cuncile bundesbank draghi merkel angela debt weidmann budgeting austerity redistribution...
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Curtains for Argentina's Kirchner Era
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Current History (2015) 114 (769): 56–61.
Published: 01 February 2015
... Argentina Kirchner peron peronism Fernandez Fernández Néstor peronist lame-duck left-wing retrenchment kirchnerism political brand economic default commodity inflation crime banks NML Griesa vulture UNHRC human rights capital market UCR Vasquez Bachelet devaluation Scioli...
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How Real Are Myanmar's Reforms?
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Current History (2014) 113 (764): 224–230.
Published: 01 September 2014
... era political economic pariah military junta power behind 2011 aung san suu kyi thein sein NLD opposition National league democracy cease-fire civil war aung min cabinet union land seizure mandate kyat Burma Burmese ATM kachin budget defense security council...
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Citizen Contention and Campus Calm: The Paradox of Chinese Civil Society
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Current History (2014) 113 (764): 211–217.
Published: 01 September 2014
... of California Elizabeth Perry China Campus paradox chinese civil society legitimacy activism Tiananmen increase protest students challenge party-state threat university PRC NGO Mao Cultural Revolution guidance counselors fudaoyuan banji nianji homeroom ideological political...
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Ethiopia After Meles: Stability for How Long?
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Current History (2014) 113 (763): 192–196.
Published: 01 May 2014
... The Regents of the University of California Lovise Aalen Ethiopia Meles stability zenawi EPRDF TPLF leader prime minister succession death resign elections Richard joseph political life censorship Hailemariam protestant membership ethnic chauvinism nationalism 192 [A]lthough...
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Africa's New Political Homophobia
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Current History (2014) 113 (763): 203–204.
Published: 01 May 2014
... Marc epprecht political homophobia Africa gay anti-gay Nigeria Uganda scapegoat sexual minorities sanctions lifestyle goodluck jonathan binyavanga wainaina identity sodomy sanctions boko haram LGBT PERSPECTIVE Uganda has a population problem. The United Nations forecasts...
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In Search of Democracy's Secret Recipe
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Current History (2014) 113 (760): 85.
Published: 01 February 2014
...William W. Finan, Jr. Scott Mainwaring and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán analyze more than a century of Latin American political history, hunting for the root causes of dictatorship and democracy. Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall , by Scott Mainwaring...
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Storms of the Arab Spring
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Current History (2013) 112 (758): 364–365.
Published: 01 December 2013
... Dunne Arab Spring Middle East Libya Tunisia Yemen Egypt Syria economic inequality political reform PERSPECTIVE Spring is not the most pleasant season in the Arab countries. The first time I spent the month of May in the Middle East, I was stunned when the mild weather turned sti- flingly...
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Can Putin Keep His Grip on Power?
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Current History (2013) 112 (756): 251–258.
Published: 01 October 2013
... protests elite political reform gay rights nationalism elections repression 251 Two years after Vladimir Putin revealed his plan to return for a third term as presi-dent, the Russian political environment has changed. From some angles, Putin seems more in control than ever. The mass street...
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Georgia's Rocky Path to Democracy
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Current History (2013) 112 (756): 277–282.
Published: 01 October 2013
...Julie A. George [T]he essential story of Georgian politics is a gradual, long-term trend: the slow growth in popular expectations of an accountable government that engages in fair economic and political play. © 2013 Current History. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents of the University...
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Can Xi's Governing Strategy Succeed?
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Current History (2013) 112 (755): 203–209.
Published: 01 September 2013
...Cheng Li; Ryan McElveen [W]ithout gradual but bold reform of the legal system, media openness, and a more accountable and representative political structure, the next phase of economic reform will not go far. © 2013 Current History. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents of the University...
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“Moderates” Redefined: How To Deal with Political Islam
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Current History (2009) 108 (722): 402–409.
Published: 01 December 2009
...Emile Nakhleh It is imperative for the United States to engage mainstream Islamic political parties that are committed to gradual change through the ballot box. political Islam Middle East United States Hamas Hezbollah Muslims Al Qaeda sharia Barack Obama engagement 402...