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Alexander Salhi

Challenge or Change?

2012

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Structural Features of Regime Stability S. 36-46

„… political stability and leadership duration in different political systems.However, only a few factors …” „… the populationtriggered by economic hardship may be avoided.Political systems continue to be …” „… at crucial decision stages9(Drazen, 2000, 624).This necessary political support in democratic systems …”

Analytical Concepts S. 49-55

„… considered political systems of relativeequality, while autocratic systems are considered to be based on …” „… timocracies have noclose match among present day political systems and can therefore be consideredantique …” „… systems,respectively, it is the distinction between these two categories that is decisive. Forthis reason, the …”

Where did we get lost? S. 46-48

„… forwardto explain political stability and leadership duration in different political systems.However, only a …” „… , in my view, is the often implicit assumption thatautocratic political systems are treated as …” „… effect invertsat or above a certain level of income.The US government-sponsored Political Instability …”

Panem et Circenses S. 11-14

„… for both political systems.The first of these is to implement growth-enhancing policies3 under …” „… CircensesIn the run-up to the regime challenge, the incumbents in all political systems areassessed to some …” „… path of economic and political development for other developing or transitioncountries.The reasons for …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-8

„… of Regime Stability in Autocratic Political SystemsNomosBUT_Salhi_7016-1.indd 3 09.11.11 10:361 …” „… BUT_Salhi_7016-1.indd 2 09.11.11 10:36Alexander SalhiChallenge or Change?The Political Economy …” „… that political science is sexier thaneconomics.As this text is a slightly revised and significantly …”

Summary and Concluding Remarks S. 95-98

„… the Berlin Wall. Althoughit is true that the number of fully fledged autocratic political systems …” „… developed here. The economicgrowth literature, dealing with the impact of political systems on economic …” „… political systems, this dichotomy sets the stagefor conflict between the economically underprivileged …”

Back to the Present S. 20-30

„… system, there is wideagreement today of the moral superiority of democratic political systems over …” „… based on Marshall and Jaggers (2009).regime durability in different political systems, an interesting …” „… office, and limited executive authority are the most vulnerable political systems. This empirical result …”

Where did we start from? – A Glance at History S. 17-20

„… system, there is wideagreement today of the moral superiority of democratic political systems over …” „… phenomenon,starting with Aristotle. Classical political theory used these philosophical approaches and developed …” „… political order or government, originated in the sixteenth century, mainlyas a response to the challenge …”

Theoretical Approaches to Violent Regime Change S. 31-36

„… Chapter 3Political Economy Approaches to Regime Stability3.1 Where are we now?In this chapter, I …” „… summarize the main strands of the literature dealing with the political economy of autocratic states …” „… , predominantly from the fields of economics, political science,and sociology. Before coming to the literature on …”

Bibliography S. 113-120

„… ): “Persistence and Change in Political Systems, 1800-1971,” The AmericanPolitical Science Review, 68, 1482–1504 …” „… Economic Review, 44, 683–693.——— (2006b): “De facto political power and institutional persistence …” „… Political Regime onGDP per Capita Growth,” Ekonomski pregled, 55, 773–803.ARENDT, H. (1951): The origins of …”

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Philipp Stolzenberg, Georgios Terizakis, Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas, Panagiotis Getimis - Cities in Times of Crisis

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Cities in Times of Crisis

2016

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Germany and Greece: Political systems and local government in comparison S. 41-65

„… 41 4. Germany and Greece: Political systems and local government in comparison In this section …” „… scientific literature, the two political systems are a divergent pair concerning their state structure …” „… federal state. It is important to examine the differences in the two political systems at the very …”

Introduction S. 13-19

„… as the ‘Achilles heel’ of the Eurozone. Furthermore, the political systems of the two countries …” „… project (Reformablility of POlitical Systems in times of crisis), financed by the German Federal Ministry …” „… debt as test cases for the reformability of political systems in the context of the current financial …”

Theoretical framework and research design S. 20-33

„… both political systems, local government systems and the case-related empirical material we have …” „… comparison could be useful and fruitful for the ‘reformability’ of the political systems at both the local …” „… 2.1. Theoretical Framework 33 formability of local political systems as involving an interplay of …”

References S. 199-208

„… Political Systems: Types, Cases, Causes and Consequences. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 1, 33–48 …” „… 199 References Alesina, A. and Roubini, N., 1992. Political Cycles in OECD Economies. The Review …” „… of Economic Studies, 59 (4), 663-688. Bäck, H., 2005. The institutional setting of local political …”

Conclusions S. 191-198

„… the German political systems in general and the local government systems in particular are considered …” „… influenced the reformability of local institutions. Thus, the reformability of local political systems …” „… government systems of the two countries also influence the municipal measures for fiscal consolidation. In …”

Comparative findings S. 131-190

„… government is not a ‘mirror’ of the national political system’s legitimacy. Variations of legitimacy in each …” „… systems, both countries are characterized by strict and legalistic supervision of local government (see …” „… strict and regulated in laws on public accounting) had been suspended several times by political …”

Methodology and research design S. 34-40

„… mechanisms of the local political systems that influenced municipal performance. Figure 2: Qualitative …” „… party political groupings, speakers for fiscalpolicies) Mayors, treasurers (deputy mayors of finance …” „… ), councilors (heads of party political groupings and ordinary councilors) Administration Heads of financial …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-13

„… . Germany and Greece: Political systems and local government in comparison 41 4.1. State traditions …” „… crisis and of academic critique accompanying these political strategies. This book is one way of …” „… , models of democracy, political cultures, policy styles and welfare regimes 41 4.2. Local Government …”

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Ryan Shaffer - African Intelligence Services

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Ryan Shaffer (ed.)

African Intelligence Services

2021

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6 Intelligence and Political Power in Neo-Patrimonial Systems: Theory and Evidence from Liberia S. 143-162

„… authoritarian systems,” or “political marketplaces,” but no matter the nomenclature, neo-patrimonial modes of …” „… political role of intelligence services. It argues that in neo-patrimonial systems, where formal …” „… NEO-PATRIMONIALISM, AND POLITICAL POWERMost intelligence services in Africa are embedded in systems of neo …”

Introduction S. 3-22

„… contexts—geopolitics, international part-ners, political systems, legal frameworks, and governance—that influenced …” „… intelligence in neo-patrimonial political systems, the dominant mode of governance across Africa. Drawing from …” „… the significance that political systems, ethnic and religious composition, and legal frameworks have …”

8 Civilian Intelligence Services in Botswana: Colonial Legacies and Politicization of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security S. 189-208

„… political systems as well as the Intelligence Act.CONTEXTUALIZING BOTSWANA’S INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE AND …” „… systems, in reality it is a presidential democracy where political power is concentrated in the presidency …” „… have interrupted political and governance trajectories of various states for almost half a century.6 …”

10 The Challenge of Effective Intelligence in Nigerian Post-Military Rule S. 235-256

„… political institutions in virtually all African countries can be attributed to the “overcentralized” systems …” „… dominated the political process for nearly thirty years, and the country expe-rienced six successful coup …” „… many political institutions and the challenges facing their operation under democratic rule, little …”

7 The Sudanese Intelligence Services between Continuity and Disruption S. 163-188

„… 163Few countries have experienced the entire spectrum of dramatic political shifts seen in Sudan …” „… the nation’s tempestuous political journey. The sections that trace the evolution of Sudanese …” „… . What is notable throughout that turbulent history is that organized political actors eventually …”

About the Editor and Contributors S. 291-294

„… focuses on elite politics in violent, transactional political systems, conflict processes and conflict …” „… Nigeria. He holds a PhD in political science from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and a master’s …” „… in politi-cal science from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Adeakin’s research interests include …”

Preface

„… systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a …” „… Rwandan Struggle for Liberation 121John Burton Kegel 6 Intelligence and Political Power in Neo-Patrimonial …” „… Systems: Theory and Evidence from Liberia 143Benjamin J. Spatz and Alex Bollfrass16028-0403f-Finalpass-r01 …”

Index S. 281-290

„… Party of Sudan, 171neo-patrimonial systems, 14, 143, 144, 148, 149–50, 156–57Neto, Agostinho, 81 …” „… referendum, 93; political leadership, 96; Retreat Farm, 103; Rhodesia Front, 93, 96; Rhodesian Army, 95, 106 …” „… liberal, 132–33; Parti social-démocrate, 132; political parties, 132; Presidential Guard, 127–28, 137 …”

3 Soviet Bloc Security Services and the Birth of New Intelligence Communities in Mozambique and Angola S. 69-90

„… old crimes and criminals go unpunished, safeguarded by anachronistic and corrupt political systems …” „… included personality cults and the fierce suppression of political dissent. Both created brutal security …” „… politics on the party in this way: “The tight police state drove all political action underground …”

4 Intelligence in the Rhodesian Counterinsurgency S. 91-120

„… political support. Although highly effective, Rhodesian intelligence was not and could not have been a …” „… political defeat in March 1980, after elections swept Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)’s Robert Mugabe …” „… countersubversion focused on European trade unionists and left-leaning political parties, by the late 1950s and …”

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Marcel Finke, Kassandra Nakas - Fluidity

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Fluidity

2022

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Esther Leslie Liquid Metal, Liquid Crystal Meet Swimming Nanorobots: On the Political Aesthetics of Self-Organising Behaviours in Life Systems S. 105-120

„… LIQUID METAL, LIQUID CRYSTAL MEET SWIMMING NANOROBOTS: ON THE POLITICAL AESTHETICS OF …” „… tumour and kill it.Life, or living systems, the boosters claim, is now bespoke. Biology is understood as …” „… . These odd physical, chemical components lend themselves to complex systems approaches and as they are …”

Benjamin Steininger Towards a Chemical Cultural Theory: Speculating with Materials S. 165-188

„… different political systems (Mitchell 2011). Nevertheless, all the major political systems of the twentieth …” „… systems.One type of substances that can hardly be overestimated with regard to its rel-evance to …” „… has grown historically under certain political and scientific conditions. The products of this …”

Luke Skrebowski Trevor Paglen’s Adversarially Evolved Hallucinations: Computer Vision, GAN Photomontage, and the Displacement of Photography’s Liquid Intelligence S. 145-164

„… systems model and reproduce scenes in ways that are quite different to our own. We are disconcerted by the …” „… systems employ-ing deep learning technologies in fact rely on the mobilisation and activation of a range …” „… , which he groups under the heading of “Machine Visions” and which deals with the socio-political …”

Alysse Kushinski Leak Morphologies S. 59-74

„… background” – a mode of inquiry that implicates not only the metaphor-object but the broader systems and dynamics …” „… solid, but through enacting containment.Systems, networks, and categorical schemas, in their attempt to …” „… infrastructures of industrial production, communication systems, transporta-tion networks, and financial markets …”

Marcel Finke, Kassandra Nakas Materials and Concepts of Fluidity: Toward a Critical Cultural Rheology S. 7-16

„… circulation systems due to global warming. Moreover, we were experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, reminding us …” „… differentiated picture of the material complexities, ecolog-ical dimensions, political ramifications, and …” „… fluidity. It compiles studies from art history, political science, cultural theory, media studies as well …”

Holger Kuhn Liquidity – Networks – Deterritorialisation: Allan Sekula’s Critique of Flow S. 39-58

„… and maritime systems” (Zyman 2017: 24). As has often been stressed, his works aim to explore maritime …” „… forgetfulness within the political imaginary: Thanks to increased circulation speeds made possible by advances …” „… , money, ideas, and belief systems” (ibid.: 100). He also makes the point, however, that this diagnosis …”

Marcel Finke Materials – Active, Activated, Activating: Introduction S. 99-104

„… consid-ers whether these image systems have completely eliminated the “liquid intelligence of photography …” „… systems “rely on the mobilisation and activation of a range of fluid materials”. They depend on various …” „… . Oxford: Oxford University Press.Bennett, Jane (2010). Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things …”

Franz Mauelshagen The Great Metabolic Anomaly: Sediments of the Material World in the Anthropocene S. 197-218

„… a geological, technological, and socio-political caesura, but a caesura in the consciousness of …” „… 2017b; 2017c). Among other things, this calls for rethinking in the area of social systems theory (cf …” „… to earlier approaches from the circle of the general systems theory of the 1950s to 1970s (for …”

Kassandra Nakas Thinking Fluid: Introduction S. 19-22

„… , leaving entrenched thought-patterns and established systems of order behind.In his contribution, Mathias …” „… new currency in socio-political and media theoretical explorations of global logistics. On that basis …” „… into the 1980s, quasi-neurological feedback systems were dominant. At the same time, philosophy and …”

Marcel Finke In the Mix: Objects, Things, and the Ecology of Materials S. 269-294

„… tanks, and elements of air conditioning systems slowly discharging streams of restless froth (Figures …” „… technological systems such as engines.280 | Marcel Finkeproblematises the former container function of these …” „… railway systems, power plants and heat engines, transmission networks and distribution grids, coal mines …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-6

„… Marcel FinkeLiquid Metal, Liquid Crystal Meet Swimming Nanorobots: On the Political Aesthetics of …” „… Self-Organising Behaviours in Life Systems . . . . . . . . 105Esther LeslieHow to Entertain (Maintain and …”

Liliana Gómez Leakages, Undercurrents, and the Fluid: Liquid Ecologies and Weaving Water in Latin American Arts S. 237-254

„… political regimes that are the afterlives of colonial 238 | Liliana Gómezencounters, pushing the economic …” „… environmental crisis, linked to a radical and violent transformation of landscapes, and the related political …” „… lacunae of economic, racial, or political violence, into which radical environmental trans-formations are …”

Friedrich Weltzien Aerosols as Body Fluid S. 255-268

„… , responsive, situated, historical systems. It is a word for worlding-with, in company. Sympoiesis enfolds …” „… . Associations with life-support systems are aroused by the title as well as the sculptural appearance of the …” „… for artificial respiration became not only a question of medical technology but, moreover, a political …”

Kassandra Nakas Fluid Bodies: Corpo-Materiality in Works by Tishan Hsu, Alisa Baremboym, and Jes Fan S. 75-96

„… | 77the laws of information flow in feedback systems of a biological, mechanical, cognitive, and social …” „… of care, inherent technologization, political solidarity, and social reproduction, an ecologically …” „… “difference-hierarchalizing systems of species and race, ability, sex, sexuality” (Chen 2016: 21) and to investigate “how …”

Mathias Denecke Capitalism in Flow: Epistemic Metaphor and Logistical Calculation S. 23-38

„… “dynamic biometrics, intelligent video surveillance, individualised recommendations systems, smart …” „… associations than rivers and streams, Capitalism in Flow | 31and come to have a far more political taste” (ibid …” „… .). Rouvroy and Chua et al. incorporate this “political taste” – as dystopian data capitalism controlling our …”

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Aiko Wagner - Die Mikrofundierung von Duvergers Gesetz

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Die Mikrofundierung von Duvergers Gesetz

Series: Studien zur Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung

Volume 24 2013

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Bibliographie S. 255-277

„… Electoral Systems inEuropean Democracies. In: Comparative Political Studies 43 (8-9), 1059-1088.Alvarez, R …” „… , André (1991): The Debate over Electoral Systems. In: International Political Science Review 12 (3 …” „… Psychological Effects of Electoral Systems: A Quasi-Experimental Study. In:Comparative Political Studies 44 (1 …”

Alternative Erklärungen, weitere Einflussfaktoren, Implikationen S. 98-104

„… Begriff der „political sophistication“ neben dem der „awareness“. Gemeintsind damit jeweils …” „… Präsidentialismus als Kontrollvariable unter der Annahme in ihrModell auf, dass sich in präsidentiellen Systemen der …” „… parlamentarischen Systemen kontrolliert werden, da zu vermuten bleibt, dass in ersteren andere Kalküle gelten …”

Wahlsysteme und Parteiensysteme – Duvergers Gesetz S. 19-30

„… Wahlkreisgröße zusammen. In Systemen mit Einpersonenwahlkreisen finden sich Verrechnungsverfahren nach dem …” „… Effekte u.a. bei Benoit (2000; 2001) diskutiert.22Responsivität des politischen Systems (vgl. Powell 2000 …” „… keine identischen Systeme existieren (Blais und Massicotte 2002: 52), für die vorliegende Fragestellung …”

Wahlsystem, Cleavages und Parteiensystem S. 37-42

„… are translated into political parties” (Golder 2004: 60). Konkret beeinflusst das Wahlsystem qua …” „… systems it might become closed in thenear future.” Die wichtigsten Fragen auf der Makroebene sind demnach …”

Wahlverhaltenstheorien S. 57-77

„… of Political Orientation“(Martin und Erber 2009).98 Zudem ist gezeigt worden, dass die empirische …” „… desspezifischen sozialen Systems ergeben sich daher andere inhaltliche Schwerpunkte desSchemas.105 Bezüglich des …”

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