Search Results - "Commonwealth & comparative politics"

Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining: Chinese miners and the state in Ghana by Crawford, Gordon, Botchwey, Gabriel

“…As gold prices soared from 2008 onwards, tens of thousands of foreign miners, especially from China, entered the small-scale mining sector in Ghana, despite it…”
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The federal project in Pakistan: beyond fixing the design by Waseem, Mohammad

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The politics of policing in Pakistan: decentralisation of power in a federalised political landscape by Kureshi, Yasser, Waseem, Zoha

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Territorial re-organisation of administrative units in Pakistan: the demand for new provinces in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh by Siddiqi, Farhan Hanif

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Territorial autonomy and ethnic conflict: the Baloch ethnic question post-18th Amendment by Kakar, Rafiullah

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Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor by Adeney, Katharine, Boni, Filippo

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Campaign rallies and political meaning-making by Paget, Dan, Beardsworth, Nicole, Lynch, Gabrielle

“…Prior research determines whether politicians at rallies make programmatic, clientelist or personalist appeals. We argue that this reductive approach obscures…”
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Mirroring societal shifts: revisiting the ethno-racial, ethno-religious, and ideological foundations of Guyana's party system by Perelló, Lucas, Navia, Patricio

“…While scholars have relied on societal cleavages to explain the origins and evolution of party systems in Western democracies, drawing that link in Latin…”
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The presidential rally in Uganda: ritual, drama and multiple axes of communication by Wilkins, Sam, Vokes, Richard

“…This article analyses the rally practices of President Yoweri Museveni and opposition presidential candidates Kizza Besigye and Robert Kyagulanyi (better known…”
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The social embeddedness of elections: Ghana's 2016 and 2020 campaigns by Bob-Milliar, George M., Paller, Jeffrey W.

“…Campaign rallies serve as arenas of political communication where candidates present their campaign messages face-to-face in order to gain votes. This article…”
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Scottish parliamentarism and the Presiding Officer's certificate by Reid, Peter

“…This article discusses the law, context, culture, and practice behind the Presiding Officer's certificate in the Scottish Parliament. In doing so, it uncovers…”
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Opposition party institutionalisation in authoritarian settings: the case of Uganda by Bertrand, Eloïse, Mutyaba, Michael

“…This article analyses the process of institutionalisation among Ugandan opposition parties and highlights the tensions at play between party…”
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Twitter and the projection of political personalities in India by Jumle, Vihang, Vignesh, Karthik KR

“…By longitudinally tracing India's top political Twitter trends for 2019, our study shows that discursive framing of political leaders is another approach to…”
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ZANU-PF's bigwig rallies as performative politics during Zimbabwe's 2008 and 2013 elections by Lewanika, McDonald

“…In rally-intensive campaigns, the rally is an essential mode of political communication between politicians, parties and citizens. This article moves beyond…”
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Modi à la mode: Narendra Modi's fashion and the performance of populist leadership by Vittorini, Simona

“…Examining the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's performative approach to politics, this study offers an interpretation of populism as a style of governing…”
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A 'New Gambia'? Managing political crisis and change in an African small state by Harris, David, Jaw, Sait Matty

“…The Gambia has experienced three significant political crises in its history: the attempted coup of 1981, the successful coup of 1994, and the latest events in…”
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The effect of crime on South Africans' voting behaviour by Nyenhuis, Robert, Isbell, Thomas

“…What effect does crime have on South Africans' electoral behaviour? Do crime victims and citizens who fear crime enter or exit the electoral arena? If they do…”
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'Thin' loyalty and declining attachment to the African National Congress by Braun, Michael J.

“…The African National Congress (ANC) has been an electorally dominant party in South African politics since 1994, with its vote share peaking in 2004 before…”
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Critical juncture, learning and state capacity-in-motion: pathway cases in Asia by Sinha, Aseema

“…Precisely because public health crises are uncertain, complex and have multiple dimensions, deeper institutional state capacity is needed. This article…”
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The affinity between the rally and representative claim-making: evidence from Tanzania by Paget, Dan

“…Studies analyse what politicians communicate at rallies. Yet most do so to determine what politicians communicate at large. Therefore, they implicitly assume…”
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