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Analytical challenges for neoinstitutional theories of institutional change in comparative political science

This article analyses the core critiques on institutional change theories within the neoinstitutional research agenda in comparative political science. It offers an explanatory typology using ... macro-phenomena. Philosophy of Social Sciences 34 (2): 237-59. Morris, Irwin L., Joe A. Oppenheimer, and Karen E. Soltan. 2004. Politics from anarchy to democracy: Rational Choice in Political Science

The Chinese School, Global Production of Knowledge, and Contentious Politics in the Disciplinary IR

disciplinary IR, which questions the claim of the American ‘core’ as the creator, depositor, and distributor of universal knowledge, and seeks to unveil the geo-historical linkage between the political and the ... 2005 have sought to advance a philosophical critique of the worldview prevailing in Western philosophy and IR theory.38 It is his sustained attack on the ontology and epistemology of Western political

Unpacking the Post-Soviet: Political Legacy of the Tartu Semiotic School

perspective and look for projections of its concepts into the vocabulary of foreign policy. Then we intend to discuss the Tartu school from a political perspective, thus claiming that its premium put on ... Relations (IR) theorizing. Yet it is this peripherality that might bring up new insights in analysis of foreign policies of individual countries and world politics in general, since many political categories

Unpacking the Post-Soviet: Political Legacy of the Tartu Semiotic School

perspective and look for projections of its concepts into the vocabulary of foreign policy. Then we intend to discuss the Tartu school from a political perspective, thus claiming that its premium put on ... Relations (IR) theorizing. Yet it is this peripherality that might bring up new insights in analysis of foreign policies of individual countries and world politics in general, since many political categories

Inherited capital and acquired capital the socio-political dynamics of producing legal elites

The aim of this paper is to present the results of research on the structures of social, political and academic capital that are able to demonstrate and explain the existence of power structures of

Is Terrorism Becoming an Effective Strategy to Achieve Political Aims?

, such as political aim, timing, context and the target of the violent acts, as well as tools and tactics. Although terrorism might sometimes show aspects similar to other types of conflict, such as ... Political Science and International Relations, TOBB University of Terrorism is the method of changing policies of decision-makers and behaviors of the wider society by instigating fear through violent acts

Is Terrorism Becoming an Effective Strategy to Achieve Political Aims?

, such as political aim, timing, context and the target of the violent acts, as well as tools and tactics. Although terrorism might sometimes show aspects similar to other types of conflict, such as ... Political Science and International Relations, TOBB University of Terrorism is the method of changing policies of decision-makers and behaviors of the wider society by instigating fear through violent acts

Representation and deliberation in civil society

This paper discusses the issue of political representation, by arguing the necessity of re-envisioning it so as to consider non-electoral forms of representation. It claims that civil society ... both by political philosophy and practice. She argues that representation can neither be seen as pure authorization (as Hobbes would defend), nor as simple delegation. Such an idea is widely accepted

TIANXIA (ALL-UNDER-HEAVEN): AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM OR A ROSE BY ANOTHER NAME?

and the 'Chinese Dream ' in International Relations Theory,” Global Change, Peace & Security 27 , no. 1 ( 2015 ): 23 . 21 Yan Xuetong , “ A Comparative Study of Pre-Qin Interstate Political Philosophy ... , 2010 ), 93 . 28 Tingyang Zhao , “ Rethinking Empire from a Chinese Concept 'All-under-Heaven' (Tian-xia ), ” Social Identities 12 , no. 1 ( 2006 ): 34 . 29 Tingyang Zhao , “ A Political World Philosophy

Electoral success and political institutionalization in the Federal Deputy elections in Brazil (1998, 2002 and 2006)

Paraná (UFPR), Brazil IIFederal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil Replicated from Brazilian Political Science Review (Online), Rio de Janeiro, v.4, n.1, 2010.     ABSTRACT This article ... candidate in Brazil, in the elections that were analyzed. Keywords: Electoral success; Political institutionalization; Political recruitment; Elections; Political parties.     Introduction In his

Foregrounding the Complexities of a Dialogic Approach to Global International Relations

contestations: (i) History vs. Philosophy, (ii) Chronology vs. Covariance, (iii) Language vs. Concept, (iv) Culture vs. Economy, and (v) Single vs. Plural. This paper sets out to shed light on these unsettled ... problematized ‘Eurocentric’ nature of IR knowledge2 – which is built upon the misconception that Western history and Western political theory are world history and world political theory – by placing it into a

Is Terrorism Becoming an Effective Strategy to Achieve Political Aims?

, such as political aim, timing, context and the target of the violent acts, as well as tools and tactics. Although terrorism might sometimes show aspects similar to other types of conflict, such as ... . 1 Terrorism can be categorized according to several criteria. The first of these is the political aim. Terrorist organizations have various political aims. Some of them want to carve out a territory

Ideology, Political Agenda, and Conflict: A Comparison of American, European, and Turkish Legislatures’ Discourses on Kurdish Question

the legislative-political discourse through 1990 to 1999 suggests that a country suffering from a domestic secessionist conflict perceives and verbalizes the problem differently than outside observers ... explanatory value of long-term quantitative discourse analysis. While the existing literature bridges this methodological gap in the field of linguistics and political philosophy, a working model is offered

Ideology, Political Agenda, and Conflict: A Comparison of American, European, and Turkish Legislatures’ Discourses on Kurdish Question

political philosophy, a working model is offered here for the study of long-term conflict perception/expression dynamics and data collection, evaluation, and synthesis. The same model could be used to explore ... , this study tests politicians' perceptions of conflicts and the influence of these perceptions on their preexisting political agendas for the Kurdish question, and offers a new model for studying

Exogenous Dynamics and Leadership Traits: A Study of Change in the Personality Traits of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

paper aims at testing the role of these two variables, experience, and traumatic event, on the personality of political leaders with a special focus on Recep Tayyip Erdogan. To recover the personality ... ; Leadership Trait Analysis; tenure in office; traumatic event 1. Introduction The last decade has witnessed the renaissance of leadership psychology research in the fields of political science and

Ideas and Interests: European Democracy Aid and the Democracy-Security Dilemma, 1990-2010

Since the end of the Cold War, advanced democracies have enacted explicit strategies of democracy promotion by providing assistance to governments, political parties, and other non-governmental ... rights) and self-interests (political, security, economic). We argue that EU democracy aid reflects a “democracysecurity dilemma” as the EU balances ideational reasons for promoting democracy with concerns

Ideologies and the Western Question in Turkish Foreign Policy: A Neo-classical Realist Perspective

Growing anti-Western sentiments around the world are currently manifesting themselves through divergent ways ranging from peaceful resistance movements to various forms of political violence. In the ... , unlike the earlier partially secular and nationalist Cold War anti-Americanism, the current popular antiWestern political movements are heavily equipped with Islamism, which appears to be an all-inclusive

A Government Devoid of Strong Leadership: A Neoclassical Realist Explanation of Turkey’s Iraq War Decision in 2003

the regional context. While the domestic political environment was favorable for the Turkish government to reach such a decision, it was hindered by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT). In this ... with the United States. The domestic political environment was favorable for the ruling party to implement its decision as it had the majority in the GNAT and held key posts in the state structure

Development and Validation of the Youth Sociopolitical Action Scale for Social Media (SASSM)

young people are building movements that change norms and policies at national and global levels (Anyiwo et al., 2020) and can transcend structural barriers to political participation, such as the ... , in which youth learn about the root causes of systems of inequity; political efficacy, in which youth become empowered to create sociopolitical change; and sociopolitical action, where youth resist

Egypt’s Defense Industry: Dependency, Civilian Production, and Attempts at Autonomy

procurement and co-production. After a political crisis in 2013, the Ministry of Military Production (MoMP) has attempted to revive defense production through new co-production initiatives with international ... economic activities. This was when the ambitious elder son of President Mubarak, Gamal, delved into the political and economic scene with an apparent scheme to inherent his father’s presidential seat. Gamal