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David White - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Political Opposition in russia the challenges of mobilisation and the Political civil society nexus
East European Politics, 2015Co-Authors: David WhiteAbstract:Russia witnessed an unprecedented wave of large-scale street protests during the winter of 2011–2012, following the parliamentary elections of December 2011. The protests provided further evidence of an emerging trend in Russian Political Opposition politics: collaboration between Political and civil society. Drawing on the work of Juan Linz and Alfred Stepan, this article analyses the dynamic between Political and civil society within the broad Opposition movement in Russia and concludes that close collaboration between the two may be a crucial factor in any effective challenge to the electoral authoritarian regime in Russia.
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Political Opposition in Russia: the challenges of mobilisation and the Political–civil society nexus
East European Politics, 2015Co-Authors: David WhiteAbstract:Russia witnessed an unprecedented wave of large-scale street protests during the winter of 2011–2012, following the parliamentary elections of December 2011. The protests provided further evidence of an emerging trend in Russian Political Opposition politics: collaboration between Political and civil society. Drawing on the work of Juan Linz and Alfred Stepan, this article analyses the dynamic between Political and civil society within the broad Opposition movement in Russia and concludes that close collaboration between the two may be a crucial factor in any effective challenge to the electoral authoritarian regime in Russia.
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Taking it to the Streets: Raising the Costs of Electoral Authoritarianism in Russia
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 2013Co-Authors: David WhiteAbstract:Abstract The electoral authoritarian regime under Vladimir Putin's presidency in Russia has successfully ensured that Political Opposition remains either neutered or is removed from the Political process altogether. The article argues that the unprecedented level of protest after the flawed parliamentary elections of December 2011 has altered the Political landscape in Russia. Using a framework derived from the works of Alfred Stepan the article examines ways in which Political Opposition in Russia may be able to build on the advances made over the winter of 2011–2012 and more effectively challenge the regime.
Emil Uddhammar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Political Opposition in sub-Saharan Africa
2014Co-Authors: Elliott D. Green, Johanna Söderström, Emil UddhammarAbstract:1. Political Opposition and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa 2. The ANC and power concentration in South Africa: does local democracy allow for power-sharing? 3. Decentralization and Political Opposition in contemporary Africa: evidence from Sudan and Ethiopia 4. Institutionalizing the pro-democracy movements: the case of Zambia's Movement for Multiparty Democracy 5. How the Opposition parties in Angola and Mozambique lost the countryside 6. Parties and issues in Francophone West Africa: towards a theory of non-mobilization 7. Dissent and Opposition among ex-combatants in Liberia 8. Supporting the Opposition or the ruling party: stark choices in East Africa9. Effective Opposition Strategies: Collective Goods or Clientelism?
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Political Opposition and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa
Democratization, 2011Co-Authors: Emil Uddhammar, Elliott D. Green, Johanna SöderströmAbstract:This special issue takes a closer look at the role and meaning of Political Opposition for the development of democracy across sub-Saharan Africa. Why is it that room for Political Opposition in most cases is severely limited? Under what circumstances has the Political Opposition been able to establish itself in a legitimate role in African politics? To answer these questions this special issue focuses on the institutional settings, the nature and dynamics within and between the Political parties, and the relationship between the citizens and the Political parties. It is found that regional devolution and federalist structures are areas where the Political Opposition can find room to organize and gain local power, as a supplement to influence at the central level. Important factors behind support for the Opposition are a realistic appreciation of the level of democracy, dissatisfaction with corruption and pro-democratic values. Generally, however, Opposition parties are lacking in organization and in institutionalization, as well as in their ability to find support in civil society and at promoting the issues that voters find most important. Overall, strong executive powers, unchecked by democratic institutions, in combination with deferential values and fear of conflict, undermine legitimate Opposition activity.
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How far has democracy evolved in East Africa? : Between the Big Man and Political Opposition
2008Co-Authors: Emil UddhammarAbstract:How far has democracy evolved in East Africa? : Between the Big Man and Political Opposition
Elliott D. Green - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Political Opposition in sub-Saharan Africa
2014Co-Authors: Elliott D. Green, Johanna Söderström, Emil UddhammarAbstract:1. Political Opposition and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa 2. The ANC and power concentration in South Africa: does local democracy allow for power-sharing? 3. Decentralization and Political Opposition in contemporary Africa: evidence from Sudan and Ethiopia 4. Institutionalizing the pro-democracy movements: the case of Zambia's Movement for Multiparty Democracy 5. How the Opposition parties in Angola and Mozambique lost the countryside 6. Parties and issues in Francophone West Africa: towards a theory of non-mobilization 7. Dissent and Opposition among ex-combatants in Liberia 8. Supporting the Opposition or the ruling party: stark choices in East Africa9. Effective Opposition Strategies: Collective Goods or Clientelism?
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Political Opposition and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa
Democratization, 2011Co-Authors: Emil Uddhammar, Elliott D. Green, Johanna SöderströmAbstract:This special issue takes a closer look at the role and meaning of Political Opposition for the development of democracy across sub-Saharan Africa. Why is it that room for Political Opposition in most cases is severely limited? Under what circumstances has the Political Opposition been able to establish itself in a legitimate role in African politics? To answer these questions this special issue focuses on the institutional settings, the nature and dynamics within and between the Political parties, and the relationship between the citizens and the Political parties. It is found that regional devolution and federalist structures are areas where the Political Opposition can find room to organize and gain local power, as a supplement to influence at the central level. Important factors behind support for the Opposition are a realistic appreciation of the level of democracy, dissatisfaction with corruption and pro-democratic values. Generally, however, Opposition parties are lacking in organization and in institutionalization, as well as in their ability to find support in civil society and at promoting the issues that voters find most important. Overall, strong executive powers, unchecked by democratic institutions, in combination with deferential values and fear of conflict, undermine legitimate Opposition activity.
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Decentralization and Political Opposition in contemporary Africa: evidence from Sudan and Ethiopia
Democratization, 2011Co-Authors: Elliott D. GreenAbstract:A growing literature in Political science has examined the impact of democratization on decentralization without much attention, however, to how decentralization influences Political Opposition movements. In order to help fill this gap, in this contribution I examine two case studies of decentralization in Africa, namely Sudan's experiment with decentralization in the 1970s and Ethiopia's more recent experience with decentralization since the 1990s. In the former case Political Opposition pressured the government to abandon decentralization in the South, leading to a renewed civil war and a successful coup d'etat, while in the latter case the Political Opposition has both remained fragmented and failed to gain a foothold in a series of national elections. I argue that the key reason for these divergent outcomes was the differing equality of decentralization. More specifically, inasmuch as Sudanese decentralization initially only applied to the South, Political Opposition in the North remained united and i...
Johanna Söderström - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Political Opposition in sub-Saharan Africa
2014Co-Authors: Elliott D. Green, Johanna Söderström, Emil UddhammarAbstract:1. Political Opposition and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa 2. The ANC and power concentration in South Africa: does local democracy allow for power-sharing? 3. Decentralization and Political Opposition in contemporary Africa: evidence from Sudan and Ethiopia 4. Institutionalizing the pro-democracy movements: the case of Zambia's Movement for Multiparty Democracy 5. How the Opposition parties in Angola and Mozambique lost the countryside 6. Parties and issues in Francophone West Africa: towards a theory of non-mobilization 7. Dissent and Opposition among ex-combatants in Liberia 8. Supporting the Opposition or the ruling party: stark choices in East Africa9. Effective Opposition Strategies: Collective Goods or Clientelism?
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Political Opposition and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa
Democratization, 2011Co-Authors: Emil Uddhammar, Elliott D. Green, Johanna SöderströmAbstract:This special issue takes a closer look at the role and meaning of Political Opposition for the development of democracy across sub-Saharan Africa. Why is it that room for Political Opposition in most cases is severely limited? Under what circumstances has the Political Opposition been able to establish itself in a legitimate role in African politics? To answer these questions this special issue focuses on the institutional settings, the nature and dynamics within and between the Political parties, and the relationship between the citizens and the Political parties. It is found that regional devolution and federalist structures are areas where the Political Opposition can find room to organize and gain local power, as a supplement to influence at the central level. Important factors behind support for the Opposition are a realistic appreciation of the level of democracy, dissatisfaction with corruption and pro-democratic values. Generally, however, Opposition parties are lacking in organization and in institutionalization, as well as in their ability to find support in civil society and at promoting the issues that voters find most important. Overall, strong executive powers, unchecked by democratic institutions, in combination with deferential values and fear of conflict, undermine legitimate Opposition activity.
Peter Bull - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The role of adversarial discourse in Political Opposition: Prime Minister’s questions and the British phone-hacking scandal
Language and Dialogue, 2013Co-Authors: Peter BullAbstract:The focus of this study is on the role played by adversarial questioning in Political Opposition. As an illustrative example, a detailed analysis is presented of two sessions of Prime Minister’s Questions in the UK House of Commons (6 and13 July, 2011), in which the Leader of the Opposition (Ed Miliband) challenged the Prime Minister (David Cameron) regarding his handling of the British phone-hacking scandal. The study is conceptualized in terms of theories of politeness (Brown and Levinson 1978, 1987) and impoliteness (Culpeper 1996), also in terms of the concept of follow-ups (Sinclair and Coulthard 1975). It is argued that this analysis has implications for all three linguistic conceptualizations, furthermore that PMQs, despite its many detractors and deficiencies, can play an important role in sustaining Political dialogue and Political accountability through adversarial questioning.
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the role of adversarial discourse in Political Opposition prime minister s questions and the british phone hacking scandal
Language and dialogue, 2013Co-Authors: Peter BullAbstract:The focus of this study is on the role played by adversarial questioning in Political Opposition. As an illustrative example, a detailed analysis is presented of two sessions of Prime Minister’s Questions in the UK House of Commons (6 and13 July, 2011), in which the Leader of the Opposition (Ed Miliband) challenged the Prime Minister (David Cameron) regarding his handling of the British phone-hacking scandal. The study is conceptualized in terms of theories of politeness (Brown and Levinson 1978, 1987) and impoliteness (Culpeper 1996), also in terms of the concept of follow-ups (Sinclair and Coulthard 1975). It is argued that this analysis has implications for all three linguistic conceptualizations, furthermore that PMQs, despite its many detractors and deficiencies, can play an important role in sustaining Political dialogue and Political accountability through adversarial questioning.