Internationalised justice and democratisation: how international tribunals can empower non-reformists
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2018.1447370
Abstract: Abstract This article examines the relationship between international criminal justice and democratisation processes in post-conflict settings, illustrating that international tribunals did not contribute to democratisation in the cases of Serbia, Kosovo and Rwanda. The argument… read more here.
Keywords: justice; internationalised justice; democratisation; international tribunals ... See more keywords
Myth and Reality in Taiwan’s Democratisation
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DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2018.1543253
Abstract: ABSTRACT Taiwan began democratisation in 1988 after the death of President Chiang Ching-kuo. However, even three decades later, a substantial number of Western scholars still argue that Chiang established democracy in Taiwan. This article demonstrates… read more here.
Keywords: myth reality; democratisation; ching kuo; reality taiwan ... See more keywords
“Everyday Democracy”: an ethnographic methodology for the evaluation of (de-) democratisation
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DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2018.1482213
Abstract: ABSTRACT Comparative democracy indices such as Freedom House Nations in Transit underpin many scholars’ perceptions of democratic progress and backsliding. However, these fail to account empirically for practices of deliberation, a central concern in contemporary… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; everyday democracy; democratisation; ethnographic methodology ... See more keywords
Domestic Audiences and Economic Opportunity Cost: African Democratisation as a Determinant in the Recognition of China over Taiwan, 2001–2018
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DOI: 10.1177/0021909620926531
Abstract: This paper expands upon a hitherto underexplored finding by Rich and Banerjee’s 2015 model which finds that Taiwan has done comparatively better with non-democracies in Africa. The paper proposes that democratisation makes an African state… read more here.
Keywords: 2001 2018; economic opportunity; opportunity cost; democratisation ... See more keywords