Terminus at Brasília. Political Crisis and Election Campaigning in Latin America's Largest Country

Politische Krise und Wahlkampf im größten Land Lateinamerikas

The Foreign Policy of the Lula Government: The Record and Prospects

The Return of Populism to Latin America and the Role of Brazil

Consolidating Indonesia's Democracy by Educating Civil-society Leaders in Democratic Politics

One Hundred Days After the Elections: Withdrawal from the Withdrawal Plan?

Presidential and Congressional Elections in Peru: The Return of Alan García

Shaping Multipolarity?

Critical Remarks on the Asian and European Debate and the Necessity to Strengthen 'Effective Multilateralism'

The Challenge of Transparency. The Financing of Guatemala's Political Parties is Facing a Complex Reform Process

Guatemalas Parteienfinanzierung steht vor einer komplizierten Reform

Books About Political Thinking in the Islam

Differentiate Between Friend and Foe

The conception of the threat that Western industrial countries see in terrorism is dominated by their experiences with Islamic terrorism during the last few years. Attempts on the part of the West to understand this kind of terrorism are still very fleeting and inconsistent; there is a dispute over many definitions, and many explanatory patterns are ambivalent. Above all, many explanations are informed by enemy images whose rational ground obscures rather than illuminates.

More acceptance and sympathy - What image the Poles have about Germany and the Germans

What image the Poles have about Germany and the Germans

In November 2005, the Polish Institute for Public Affairs conducted a representative opinion poll to find out what image the Poles have of their neighbouring country, Germany, and the Germans themselves. The poll addressed 1005 individuals aged over18. It was designed to trace developments after 1999,when a similar study had been conducted.