In: Cuadernos de Economía, 38:SPE78, 753-784.
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16. December 2019 | News
EDP Network meeting at Willy Brandt School in Erfurt: Future focus and a new member
On December 12 and 13, the EDP Network members met at the Willy Brandt School in Erfurt to discuss the future avenues of and a new research agenda for the Network. As a first step towards the future of the …
read more »12. December 2019 | Publication
The Relevance of Social Policies for Democracy – Preventing Autocratisation through Synergies between SDG 10 and SDG 16
10. November 2019 | Publication
Promoting Democracy, Reinforcing Authoritarianism: US and European Policy in Jordan
7. November 2019 | Publication
Integrated Policymaking: Choosing an Institutional Design for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
4. November 2019 | EDP Wire
Abiy Ahmed and his achievements in Ethiopia. From lost hope to new optimism with the “Medemer” concept?
Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed received the 100th Noble Peace Price for his efforts to achieve peace with Eritrea. Indeed, he should be recognized for this achievement. This peace deal opens doors to sustain peace in a region which is pinpointed as one of the most conflict-prone regions of the world. He stepped into re-building strained relationships between Eritrea and Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia, as well as Eritrea and Sudan. Without diminishing these regional achievements, this post aims to highlight his work towards establishing peace in Ethiopia by introducing the “Medemer” concept – at a time when Ethiopia was on the verge of a civil war.
read more »21. October 2019 | EDP Wire
Regime Legitimation Strategies (RLS), 1900 to 2018
This EDP Wire contribution summarizes the V-Dem Working Paper “Regime Legitimation Strategies (RLS), 1900 to 2018” that introduces new expert-coded measures of regime legitimation strategies for 179 countries in the world from 1900 up until 2018. The authors of the paper are EDP network member Johannes Gerschewski and his colleagues Marcus Tannenberg (University of Gothenburg), Michael Bernhard (University of Florida), Anna Lührmann (University of Gothenburg), and Christian von Soest (GIGA Institute). The paper is available as open access. The summary was prepared and edited by Nora Berger-Kern.
read more »17. October 2019 | News
Book release: US Democracy Promotion after the Cold War: Stability, Basic Premises, and Policy towards Egypt
Annika Elena Poppe, EDP Network member, published her dissertation “U.S. Democracy Promotion after the Cold War: Stability, Basic Premises, and Policy towards Egypt“ as a book.
read more »16. October 2019 | Publication
Long Live the Neo-traditional Kings? The Gulf Cooperation Council and Legitimation of Monarchical Rule in the Arabian Peninsula
16. October 2019 | Publication