in: DIE Discussion Paper 7/2019.
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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.
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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
Is there difference in democracy promotion? A comparison of German and US democracy assistance in transitional Tunisia
7. October 2019 | Publication
From driver of change to marginalised actor: organised labour in post-revolutionary Egypt from a comparative perspective
The paper analyses why Egypt’s labour movement, while having played a significant role in the run-up to the 2011 revolution, has been increasingly marginalised politically ever since, failing to achieve either significant labour-specific gains and/or broader objectives related to the overall process of political transformation.
read more »1. October 2019 | Publication
Internationale Reaktionen auf Krisen der Demokratie
in: Hartmann, Thomas/Dahm, Jochen/Decker, Frank (eds): Die Zukunft der Demokratie. Erkämpft, verteidigt – gefährdet?, Bonn: J.H.W. Dietz, 282-293.
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