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1	The Violent Overthrow of Personalist Regimes Compared to the Peaceful Collapse of Single Party Regimes Austin, Victoria 01 December 2013 (has links) Personalist regimes tend to be violently overthrown while single party states tend to nonviolently collapse from within. This paper analyzes Libya under Qaddafi as a personalist regime, and USSR under Gorbachev as a single party state, and seeks to ascertain through case studies and process tracing the reasons for the violent overthrow of personalist regimes compared to the peaceful collapse of single party regimes. Both regime types create the problems that result in their downfall, and both kinds of downfall are accelerated by the public appearance of weakness. Liyba; Personalist; Single party; Ussr Political Science
2	Single party and national integration in Africa the case of the MPR in Zaire Olofio, Ben O. 01 July 1987 (has links) The aim of this study was to determine whether or not the Mouvement Populaire de la Revolution (MPR) as a single political party in Zaire has brought about national integration in the country. The Charter of the Party, herein referred to as the Nsele Manifesto, states that "the MPR intends to restore the state authority and the union of the Zaireans for the sake and the grandeur of the Republic." Carried out from a historical materialist perspective, the study comes up with three major findings. First, from a behavioral standpoint the MPR has implemented a vertical integration in Zaire as opposed to horizontal integration. Second, from a materialist viewpoint the MPR, in its relations to the means of production with the environment, has become a major factor in the class structure in Zaire. Third, the issue of ethnicization of power which, as of late has become one of great interest to social scientists in general and to students of Zairean politics in particular, has been given enough attention in this study. However, this research takes the position that scholars should be cautious in their effort to apprehend the processes of power diffusion on the one hand, and the dialectics of class and ethnicity on the other hand. Indeed, to overemphasize one aspect such as ethnicization of power leads to an obscurantist explanation of a socio-political reality as complex as contemporary African politics dictates. Moreover, for scholars interested in qualitative social change, such an approach fails to comprehend contradictions underlying the political make up of Zaire. Only a thorough analysis of these contradictions can enable one to seize the essential significance concealed behind the party slogan of "MPR=SERVIR." single party. national integration Africa MPR Zaire Political Science
3	Infrastructure, Participation and Legal Reforms: An Analysis of the Politics and Potentials of Village Elections in China Ke, Chong 09 August 2013 (has links) Inspired by critiques of controlled elections under “single-party rule,” this dissertation explores the performance, implications and potentials of China’s village elections. It first reviews the most important studies on the progress of China’s grassroots democracy and then analyzes the social-political background of village self-management which to date has been neglected in the academic literature. Based on empirical studies conducted in Sichuan, this dissertation investigates the roles and attitudes of various participatory groups in village elections and in the course of electoral reforms. It also discusses the failure of the existing law to set out fundamental rules for village elections and to effectively guide people’s behavior. Further, this dissertation offers detailed recommendations to improve the existing law in order to guarantee the accessibility, authenticity and competitiveness of village elections. / Graduate / 0398 / 0616 / aloeke@gmail.com villagers' committee China Sichuan village election legal reform hybrid party-state document electoral competitivenss institutionalization single-party state single-party politics politics election law electoral system democracy electoral reform controlled election voting rights public perception political participation participation citizenship political awareness openness and competitiveness
4	Fenomén tzv. vesnických voleb v Číně- krok k demokratizaci? / Village elections in China- a step towards democracy? Čejchan, Jakub January 2012 (has links) The diploma thesis "Village elections in China - a step towards democracy?" focuses on the development of local institutions of village self-government that has taken place in China since mid-1980s. Author tries to explain the phenomena in broader context of development of entire Chinese countryside. Another goal of the thesis is to answer, whether the implementation of direct elections to Chinese countryside can help to promote democratization in China or whether it plays some other, different role.
5	Clinging to Power: Authoritarian Leaders and Coercive Effectiveness Wolfe, Christian J. 01 September 2021 (has links) No description available. Comparative International Relations Middle Eastern History Political Science Authoritarianism coercion coercive effectiveness praetorian guards legitimacy institutionalism nationalism personalism authoritarian force tactics democracy China Syria Xi Jinping Assad Syrian Republican Guard Chinese Communist Party Single-party Ba'athism.
6	Time Matters: External Actors’ Involvement And The Duration Of Regional Organizations Mediation Process Omar, Abdi January 2023 (has links) This thesis examines the impact of external actors’ involvement on regional organizations’ mediation duration. Focusing on the context of Africa, the study employs a qualitative comparative analysis of two mediation cases to explore the causal relationship between extensive external actors’ involvement and mediation duration. The analysis draws on vastly collected qualitative data from various sources, including reports, news articles, practitioners’ memoirs, and other relevant publications. The finding reveals that extensive external actors’ involvement in regional organizations’ mediation process prolonged mediation duration, while modest external actors’ involvement is linked to a relatively shorter mediation duration. The prolonged mediation duration is attributed to factors such as competition among external actors, coordination challenges, lack of timely decision-making, and the initiation of parallel mediations. The implication of the findings contributes to a better understanding of the dynamics between external actors’ involvement and regional organizations’ mediation processes. It highlights the need for effective cooperation of external actors to enhance regional organizations’ mediation efficiency. African union regional organizations intervention external actors mediation duration competition actors’ behavior single-party mediation multiparty mediation cooperation. Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap

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