Development of Parties and Party Systems in Central Europe 1989-2008 (I) - Poland‚ the Czech Republic‚ Slovakia and Hungary Søren Riishøj‚ Senior Lecturer‚ Institute of Political Science‚ University of Southern Denmark Email-adresses: sr@sam.sdu.dk Contents: I. Introduction 1.1. Political parties and stages of post-communism 1.2. Political parties and party systems 1.3. The formation of political parties 1.4. Stages of party and party system development
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Carsten Schneider and Claudius Wagemann. The nature and future of comparative politics 61 Ragin‚ C.C. (1987)‚ The Comparative Method‚ Berkeley: University of California Press. —— (1994)‚ Constructing Social Research‚ Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press. Sartori‚ G. (1970)‚ ‘Concept misinformation in comparative politics’‚ American Political Science Review‚ LXIV(4): 1033–1053. Schmitter‚ P.C. (1996)‚ ‘Imagining the future of the Euro-Polity with the help of new concepts’‚ in G. Marks‚ F. Scharpf‚ P.C. Schmitter
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Learning Institute for Empowerment (LiFE) PEN0055 Essential English Foundation Level ONLINE NOTES Short Stories Or Else‚ the Lightning God Catherine Lim (1980) Whenever Margaret didn’t have the opportunity to talk to Suan Choo in the office about the problems with her mother-in-law‚ she telephoned her friend in the evening. And she did so now‚ reclining on the bed‚ freshly bathed and talcumed. Eng Kiat wasn’t home‚ and the old one was in her room downstairs‚ so it was right to speak
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PERAN PARPOL DALAM DEMOKRASI DAN PEMENUHAN KEBUTUHAN RAKYAT Oleh: Asep Nurjaman Pendahuluan Setelah lengser Presiden Soeharto proses demokratisasi berkembang pesat seiring dengan reformasi yang terus dilakukan dari tahun 1988 sampai sekarang. Hal yang paling menarik adalah reformasi di bidang kepartaian‚ dimana selama Orde Baru partai dibatasi hanya tiga partai yaitu partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP)‚ Partai Golkar‚ dan partai Demokrasi Indonesia. Pasca Orde Baru (era reformasi)‚ partai peserta
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Choosing Electoral Systems: Proportional‚ Majoritarian and Mixed Systems Pippa Norris (Harvard University) For Contrasting Political Institutions special issue of the International Political Science Review Vol 18(3) July 1997: 297-312. edited by Jean Laponce and Bernard Saint-Jacques In the past‚ electoral systems have usually proved one of the most stable democratic institutions. Minor tinkering with the rules and regulations concerning the administration of elections has been common‚ including
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Ragsdale‚ L. and J. J. Theis‚ III (1997) The Institutionalization of the American Presidency 1924–92‚ American Journal of Political Science 41‚ 1280–1318. Rittberger‚ V. (1993) Regime Theory and International Relations (Oxford: Clarendon Press). Sartori‚ G. (1991) Comparing and Miscomparing‚ Journal of Theoretical Politics 3‚ 243–57. Selznick‚ P. (1957) Leadership in Administration (New York: Harper and Row). Scott‚ W. R. (1995) Institutions and Organizations (Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage). Steinmo‚ S
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TRAVEL‚ LEISURE AND TOURISM PRACTICE From North Cape to Cape Town KPMG Golf Course Development Cost Survey in the EMA Region KPMG IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Sponsored by: Penha Longa Golf Club Lisbon (Sintra)‚ Portugal Designer: Robert Trent Jones II The credo of Robert Trent Jones II – “of the earth‚ for the spirit” – reflects the company’s passion for golf and our commitment to the values of the game. We believe golf courses are places of tranquility‚ conviviality‚ and aesthetic
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International Studies Quarterly (2008) 52‚ 25–47 Information‚ Bias‚ and Mediation Success* Burcu Savun University of Pittsburgh Why do some mediation episodes produce successful negotiated settlements between the disputants of international conflict while others fail to achieve success? This article examines how certain characteristics of a mediator‚ that is‚ a mediator’s information about the disputants and a mediator’s bias toward them‚ affect the success of mediation of international conflicts
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“A Rose for Emily” Literary Analysis The story “A Rose for Emily” is a piece that is short in length‚ but one that is filled with many important aspects of writing. The characters in the story are all different and very important to the telling of the piece throughout. We get to know many of the outsiders looking in‚ but never really get to know the main character until the very end when her dark secrets are revealed through the drawn out plot. The story revolves around the curiosity about one
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Port-Hamiltonian formulation for plasma control in Tokamak reactors Trang VU‚ Laurent LEFEVRE and Bernhard MASCHKE Abstract— A port-Hamiltonian model is derived for tokamak plasma current profile dynamics. Magnetohydrodynamics and energy balance equations are first written in port-Hamiltonian formalism using Stokes-Dirac structures in 3D forms and a specific interconnection structure for the magneto-hydrodynamical coupling. A balance preserving reduction scheme is applied to the 3D models‚ assuming
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