Issues

Decentralisation and Regional Policies in Africa

Editorial | The Governability of the Multinational State of Nigeria - Is Decentralisation the Solution or Part of the Problem | Decentralised Regional Development Policy in Tunisia: A New Beginning Following the “Arab Spring”? | The European Parliament as the “Driving Force” of the Common Security and Defence Policy | 20 Years of Democracy and the Fifth Parliamentary Elections in South Africa | Internal Spirit of Optimism and Foreign Policy Readjustment: Backgrounds and Perspectives on the New Indian Government

Protests from the Middle Class

Editorial | Politics without Center - Argentina’s Government Ignores the Dissatisfaction of the Growing Middle Class | Vociferous Protest against the Old Elites - Bulgaria’s Young Middle Class Takes to the Street | A Constitution for all Tunisians - New Constitution Provides a Glimmer of Hope – Many Challenges Still Lie Ahead | Senegal, two Years into the Macky Sall Administration - Stability, Better Governance but Few Tangible Results | Hero or Traitor? Differing Perceptions on Edward Snowden, the NSA and Data Production in Germany and the USA

Democracy and the Media

From Secrecy to Common Knowledge – The Right to Information in Serbia and Bulgaria | South Africa’s Protection of State Information Bill: What Are the Lessons Learned for Africa? | Period of Grace for Asian Newspapers: The Internet Revolution Has yet to Come to the Continent | Democracy in South Asia – An Assessment | Socialist Venezuela in 2014: How Did Hugo Chávez Change the State, the Economy and Society?

Development Cooperation in Transition

Development Cooperation in 2030 | Development Cooperation in Times of Global Power Shift: Thoughts on Changing the Concept of Development | The value based approach of EU development assistance | Colombia: From Peace Process to Building a Country | Small States and Regional Cooperation in West Africa: What is the legacy of Benin’s Precidency of the African Union?

Regional Cooperations

The Eurasian Union – An Integration Project under the Microscope | Regional Cooperation in West Africa: „A Study in Frustration?“ | Lonely Together: South American Alliances Mercosur and Unasur Face Crisis | A New Beginning Instead of Refoundation: Honduras after the Elections | Constitutional Reform and Constitutional Reality in Morocco: Between Monarchical Stability and Democratic Renewal

Major Cities in Emerging Countries

Emerging Megacities in Latin America: Instrumental in Shaping a Global Development | Unprecedented Societal Transformation: Hopes and Challenges for China’s Urbanisation | South African Cities Two Decades on from Apartheid: Historically Divided between Rich and Poor | „Good Living“ and the „Social and Solidarity-Based Economy“ in Ecuador: The Balance of Economic and Social Policy Between Constitutionally Protected Rights and Living Reality | Qatar between Marketing and Realpolitik: A Smart Business Model for a Micro-State?

Auslandsinformationen 2013 (Jahresregister)

Security Policy

Global Commons - The protection of global public goods as a challenge for German security policy | Brazil’s maritime strategy in the South Atlantic - The nexus between security and resources | Central Asia facing ISAF withdrawal from Afghanistan - Islamist threats and regional solutions | The far-right Jobbik party and the situation of political extremism in Hungary | End to an era - Transfer of power in Georgia

Nationalism in Asia

The Resurgence of Nationalism in East Asia: A Threat to Regional Stability? | South Korea on a Journey of Self-Discovery: From „Victim Nationalism“ to Nation Branding | Parliamentary Elections 2013 and the Development of the Political Parties in Cambodia | Elections in 14 Mexican States – A Local Snapshot and a First Test of the “Pact for Mexico” | Mali Secured? The Elections Were Successful, but the Problems Persist

Islam and Political Parties

Exception or Pioneers: Political Islam in Marocco | Between Religion, Extremism and Governmental Responsibility: Political Islam in the Palestinian Territories | Islamic Parties and Democracy in Indonesia: Insights from the World’s largest Muslim Country | Argenchina: The Chinese Presence in Argentina