Statesmen are quick to declare that they will not negotiate with terrorists. Yet, the empirical record demonstrates that, despite statements to the contrary, many states do eventually negotiate with their terrorist challengers. My dissertation examines the circumstances under wh…
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The focus of this research was to provide a better understanding of the issues facing African telecommunications regulators and policy makers. The problem addressed in this study was the relationship between development in the telecommunications industry in Africa and the factor…
The period since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis has witnessed many reforms in the economic structure and financial landscape in Asian economies that have increasingly influenced the global economy and financial discourse. The extents of these reforms not only involve macroecono…
The objective of this study is to determine how small parties effectively influence policy decision-making and policy outcomes in parliamentary systems. A secondary objective of the research is designed to determine how proportional representation can affect which groups of vote…
This dissertation studies issues related to the problem of large class size in French-Speaking West Africa with a closer look at the specific cases of the Republics of Togo and Senegal. Statistical reports on school enrollment data from elementary and secondary schools have help…
This study aimed at examining media performance at a time when U.S. policymakers are uncertain as to what position to take in a foreign conflict situation that affects the national interest. The study departed from the argument by some mass communication scholars that Herman and…
International air transport is a commercial business by nature but carries a political significance. It has been regulated under the Chicago regime which requires the sovereignty governments to negotiate and determine how airlines engage in the transnational operations regardles…
Why do states intervene militarily in some CHEs but not others sharing similar characteristics - and why do states justify still other military interventions on humanitarian grounds? What accounts for changes in the rules, meanings, and social purposes to which states can and sh…