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Parliamentary Committees and Good Governance in Africa: A Comparative Study of Kenya and Zimbabwe (2022)
Thesis
Kori, A. Parliamentary Committees and Good Governance in Africa: A Comparative Study of Kenya and Zimbabwe. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Parliamentary reforms gradually happening since the last decade in former British colonies or Commonwealth countries following or adapting the Westminster governance model have led to the establishment of Parliamentary Committees (PCs). Little known... Read More about Parliamentary Committees and Good Governance in Africa: A Comparative Study of Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Intra-Ethnic Fragmentation and the Politics of Ethnically Decentralising Constitutional Change in Pakistan: A Comparative Study (2022)
Thesis
Salman Rafi, H. M. Intra-Ethnic Fragmentation and the Politics of Ethnically Decentralising Constitutional Change in Pakistan: A Comparative Study. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Within the literature on the politics of ethnic conflict resolution via constitutional reforms, ethnic ‘majorities’ are often presumed to oppose constitutional forms of power-sharing (ethnic decentralisation). In this thesis, I challenge this assumpt... Read More about Intra-Ethnic Fragmentation and the Politics of Ethnically Decentralising Constitutional Change in Pakistan: A Comparative Study.

Taiwan’s Political Parties and Party Systems (2022)
Book Chapter
Fell, D. (2022). Taiwan’s Political Parties and Party Systems. In G. Schubert (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003389910-8

This chapter reviews the existing research and key trends of continuity and change in Taiwan’s party politics. Rather than examining all Taiwan’s registered parties, the chapter’s focus is on relevant parties that have won a certain share of votes an... Read More about Taiwan’s Political Parties and Party Systems.

Their Violence or Ours? EU-Middle East Arms Sales and Military Cooperation (2022)
Book Chapter
Wearing, D. (2022). Their Violence or Ours? EU-Middle East Arms Sales and Military Cooperation. In D. Bouris, D. Huber, & M. Pace (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of EU–Middle East Relations. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429317873-46

The major European powers have played a key role in the development of authoritarian rule in the Middle East, not least by equipping various autocratic states with the means of violence necessary to sustain themselves. This chapter begins by charting... Read More about Their Violence or Ours? EU-Middle East Arms Sales and Military Cooperation.