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2. The Emergence of a Right to Democracy—An African Perspective (2013)
Book Chapter
Olivier, M. (2013). 2. The Emergence of a Right to Democracy—An African Perspective. In The Arab Spring (29-52). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004243415_003

The poor quality of governance, lack of democracy and inability of the rule of law to take root in Africa, have been longstanding causes for concern and are directly linked to the ills befalling the continent. This chapter examines the commitment of... Read More about 2. The Emergence of a Right to Democracy—An African Perspective.

Conservatism (2013)
Book Chapter
O'Sullivan, N. (2013). Conservatism. In M. Freeden, & M. Stears (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199585977.013.0005

Conservative ideology in its moderate form is inspired by opposition to belief in radical political and social change on the ground that it rests on several mistaken assumptions, of which the most important are that human nature is highly malleable;... Read More about Conservatism.

Politics of digital development: Informatization and governance in China (2013)
Book Chapter
Dai, X. (2013). Politics of digital development: Informatization and governance in China. In G. Youngs (Ed.), Digital world: connectivity, creativity and rights (34-51). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203767061

The much-debated rise of the post-war Japanese economy, described as a ‘miracle’, followed by the emergence of other Asian tigers such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong in the 1980s and onward, served as empirical evidence supporting th... Read More about Politics of digital development: Informatization and governance in China.

Law, Politics and the Use of Force (2013)
Book Chapter
Morris, J. (2013). Law, Politics and the Use of Force. In Strategy in the Contemporary World: An Introduction to Strategic Studies (96 - 114). (4th). Oxford University Press