Articles

The Development of Political Parties in Young Democracies – South Africa

For more than thirteen years now, South Africa has had a democratic system which is based on one of the most liberal constitutions in the world. It guarantees the political liberties, and it has by now given the country three elections – in 1994, 1999, and 2004 – which may be regarded as free and fair. South African democracy is on its way towards consolidation.

Editorial der Ausgabe: "Auslandsinformationen 2/2007"

Establishing a Two-party System in Russia

It is not least thanks to the intense activity of the Russian president, Mr Putin, that the country's political-party system recently acquired a new format.

Good Governance – the Paradigm of Contemporary Development Policy.

Bad Governance und schwierige Partnerschaften: Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts

For a long time, development politicians have been pointing out that good governance is a prerequisite of successful development, and that problems with the latter will necessarily arise from bad governance.

The Background and Consequences of the Military Putsch in Thailand

On September 19, 2006, the military in Thailand staged a putsch, ousting the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

The Fourth Republic Has Hardly Borne Fruit so Far.

Poland's Record of 2006: Politics and the Economy. Facts, Figures, Analysis

As claimed by the country's prime minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, 2006 was the best year for Poland in 17 years.

World Power Despite Poverty. India Exists Only in the Plural

Bücher über Indien

Infinite poverty and unworldly esotericism on the one hand, dropout mysticism and self-discovery romanticism on the other – these were the images that symbolised India in the early nineties.

'Cold War', Ukrainian Style.

The Power Struggle in Ukraine Escalates

Azerbaijan at the Crossroads in Domestic and Foreign Policy

'Oily' Integration in the West vs. Authoritarian Orientation towards the East

Between Europe and Russia

On the Situation of the Renegade Republics of Transnistria, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia