In this dissertation, I examine the reasons for differences in electoral institutions and party development in new democracies. I investigate why political leaders sometimes choose candidate-centered electoral rules during democratization, which tend to foster personalistic part…
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Many African states have been plagued by weak and ineffective state structures, at times culminating in complete political collapse. This dissertation considers the validity of two propositions aimed at developing an understanding of the problem of institutional weakness and fai…
The purpose of this study is to describe Northern Israelite political and economic systems during the dynasty of King Omri within the broader context of Israel's social history. The study is based upon a critical assessment of the Elijah and Elisha stories (referred to here as t…
This study examines when, where and how meritocratic bureaucracies emerge in Africa. Meritocratic bureaucracies offer their employees rewarding career paths, performance incentives and adequate insulation from negative political interventions. They are a key component of develop…
The theme of this study is: “That the future may learn from the past.” Nigeria, like many other nations of the world has its share of political problems. No one pretends to know all the solutions to these problems. However, there comes a time when a people need to learn from the…
In the Western Thrace region of Greece, there is a Muslim-Turkish Minority that has had a series of problems with the Greek government and with the local Greek Majority. After a period of increasing tensions and deterioration in government-minority and minority-majority relation…