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GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies

GIGA Working Paper Series

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2009

112 Oil in Venezuela: Triggering Violence or Ensuring Stability? A Context-sensitive Analysis of the Ambivalent Impact of Resource Abundance
by Annegret Mähler [Downloadable!]
111 Oil-rent Boom in Iran?
by Martin Beck [Downloadable!]
110 Global Value Chains, Technology Transfer and Local Firm Upgrading in Non-OECD Countries
by Juliane Brach & Robert Kappel [Downloadable!]
109 The Successful Ghana Election of 2008 – a Convenient Myth? Ethnicity in Ghana’s Elections Revisited
by Heinz Jockers & Dirk Kohnert & Paul Nugent [Downloadable!]
108 The Culture of Fear and Control in Costa Rica (II): The Talk of Crime and Social Changes
by Sebastian Huhn [Downloadable!]
107 Shrimp amongst Whales? Assessing South Korea’s Regional-power Status
by David Shim [Downloadable!]
106 Where Minds Meet: The “Professionalization” of Cross-Strait Academic Exchange
by Günter Schucher [Downloadable!]
105 The Effects of Electoral Institutions in Rwanda: Why Proportional Representation Supports the Authoritarian Regime
by Alexander Stroh [Downloadable!]
104 The Culture of Fear and Control in Costa Rica (I): Crime Statistics and Law Enforcement
by Sebastian Huhn [Downloadable!]
103 Liberalisierung in Zeiten der Instabilität: Spielräume unkonventioneller Partizipation im autoritären Regime der VR China
by Günter Schucher [Downloadable!]
102 Power, Governance, and Ideas in Chile’s Free Trade Agreement Policy
by Leslie Wehner [Downloadable!]
101 Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach
by Sebastian Huhn [Downloadable!]
100 Ethnicity and Party Systems in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
by Matthias Basedau & Alexander Stroh [Downloadable!]
99 Stagnation of a “Miracle”:Botswana’s Governance Record Revisited
by Christian von Soest [Downloadable!]
98 Indian Involvement in Afghanistan: Stepping Stone or Stumbling Block to Regional Hegemony?
by Melanie Hanif [Downloadable!]
97 The Resilience of Authoritarian Rule in Syria under Hafez and Bashar Al-Asad
by Annette Büchs [Downloadable!]
96 The Power of Proximity: Strategic Decisions in African Party Politics
by Alexander Stroh [Downloadable!]
95 Trade, Hierarchy, and Cooperation in the Age of Globalization
by Robert Kappel & Juliane Brach [Downloadable!]
94 Savings, Credit and Insurance: Household Demand for Formal Financial Services in Rural Ghana
by Mirko Bendig & Lena Giesbert & Susan Steiner [Downloadable!]
93 Más allá de lo económico: Los objetivos estratégicos de los TLCs de Chile y México
by Leslie Wehner [Downloadable!]

2008

92 Democracy and Human Rights in the European-Asian Dialogue: A Clash of Cooperation Cultures?
by Howard Loewen [Downloadable!]
91 Bringing Hirschman Back In: Conceptualizing Transnational Migration as a Reconfiguration of “Exit”, “Voice”, and “Loyalty”
by Bert Hoffmann [Downloadable!]
90 Civilising Globalism: Transnational Norm-Building Networks—A Research Programme
by Ulrich Mückenberger [Downloadable!]
89 Regional Politics in a Highly Fragmented Region: Israel’s Middle East Policies
by Martin Beck [Downloadable!]
88 The Chinese Meaning of Just War and Its Impact on the Foreign Policy of the People’s Republic of China
by Nadine Godehardt [Downloadable!]
87 Breaking the “Insecurity Trap”? How Violence and Counter-violence are Perpetuated in Elite Power Struggles
by Andreas Mehler [Downloadable!]
86 AIDS, Access to Medicines, and the Different Roles of the Brazilian and South African Governments in Global Health Governance
by Jan Peter Wogart & Gilberto Calcagnotto & Wolfgang Hein & Christian von Soest [Downloadable!]
85 Constraints to Economic Development and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
by Juliane Brach [Downloadable!]
84 A History of Nonviolence: Insecurity and the Normative Power of the Imagined in Costa Rica
by Sebastian Huhn [Downloadable!]
83 Not Always in the People’s Interest: Power-sharing Arrangements in African Peace Agreements
by Andreas Mehler [Downloadable!]
82 EU-African Economic Relations: Continuing Dominance Traded for Aid?
by Dirk Kohnert [Downloadable!]
81 Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: Social Perceptions in Everyday Life
by Sebastian Huhn [Downloadable!]
80 Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: Youth, Crime, and the Responses of the State
by Peter Peetz [Downloadable!]
79 Empire, Hegemony, and Leadership: Developing a Research Framework for the Study of Regional Powers
by Sandra Destradi [Downloadable!]
78 Business Constraints and Growth Potential of Micro and Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Uganda
by Esther K. Ishengoma & Robert Kappel [Downloadable!]
77 Developing a Contextually Relevant Concept of Regional Hegemony: The Case of South Africa, Zimbabwe and “Quiet Diplomacy”
by Miriam Prys [Downloadable!]
76 Do Qualitative Data Help in Addressing Central American Violence? Research Note on Data Collection
by Anika Oettler [Downloadable!]
75 Structural Stability: On the Prerequisites of Nonviolent Conflict Management
by Andreas Mehler & Ulf Engel & Lena Giesbert & Jenny Kuhlmann & Christian von Soest [Downloadable!]
74 The Evolution of Cleavages in the Indonesian Party System
by Andreas Ufen [Downloadable!]
73 Social Movements as Agents of Innovation: Citizen Journalism in South Korea
by Thomas Kern & Sang-hui Nam [Downloadable!]
72 Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: Laws and the Construction of Drug- and Gender-Related Violence
by Peter Peetz [Downloadable!]
71 Gain Seeking in a “Double Security Dilemma”: The Case of OPEC
by Ellinor Zeino-Mahmalat [Downloadable!]
70 The “Ambivalence of the Sacred” in Africa: The Impact of Religion on Peace and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Matthias Basedau & Alexander De Juan [Downloadable!]
69 Measuring Party Institutionalization in Developing Countries: A New Research Instrument Applied to 28 African Political Parties
by Matthias Basedau & Alexander Stroh [Downloadable!]
68 Ethnic Coalitions of Convenience and Commitment: Political Parties and Party Systems in Kenya
by Sebastian Elischer [Downloadable!]
67 China, Japan and the Quest for Leadership in East Asia
by Dirk Nabers [Downloadable!]
66 Promoting Peace and Democracy through Party Regulation? Ethnic Party Bans in Africa
by Anika Becher & Matthias Basedau [Downloadable!]

2007

65 Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua: National Patterns of Attention and Cross-border Discursive Nodes
by Anika Oettler [Downloadable!]
64 Upgrading in Agricultural Value Chains: The Case of Small Producers in Honduras
by Ingrid Fromm [Downloadable!]
63 The Cleavage Model, Ethnicity and Voter Alignment in Africa: Conceptual and Methodological Problems Revisited
by Gero Erdmann [Downloadable!]
62 Oligopolies of Violence in Post-Conflict Societies
by Daniel Lambach [Downloadable!]
61 Sectoral Transformations in Neo-Patrimonial Rentier States: Tourism Development and State Policy in Egypt
by Thomas Richter & Christian Steiner [Downloadable!]
60 The Role and Development of Technology-Intensive Suppliers in Resource-Based Economies: A Literature Review
by Carlos Torres Fuchslocher [Downloadable!]
59 Why Is Liberal Peace-building So Difficult? Some Lessons from Central America
by Sabine Kurtenbach [Downloadable!]
58 Seeking Opportunities: Migration as an Income Diversification Strategy of Households in Kakamega District in Kenya
by Lena Giesbert [Downloadable!]
57 Emerging Middle Powers’ Soft Balancing Strategy: State and Perspectives of the IBSA Dialogue Forum
by Daniel Flemes [Downloadable!]
56 Transitions from Charismatic Rule: Theories of Leadership Change and Cuba’s Post-Fidel Succession
by Bert Hoffmann [Downloadable!]
55 Campaigning for the Japanese Lower House: From Mobilising to Chasing Voters?
by Patrick Köllner [Downloadable!]
54 Prestando acuerdo: El Senado frente a los nombramientos del Poder Judicial en la Argentina democrática (1983-2006)
by Mariana Llanos & Constanza Figueroa Schibber [Downloadable!]
53 Conceptualising Regional Power in International Relations: Lessons from the South African Case
by Daniel Flemes [Downloadable!]
52 Patronage-Preserving Federalism? Legislative Malapportionment and Subnational Fiscal Policies in Argentina
by Jorge P. Gordin [Downloadable!]
51 The Potential of Regional Integration Agreements (RIAs) in Enhancing the Credibility of Reform: The Case of the Syrian-European Association Agreement
by Anja Zorob [Downloadable!]
50 Crises, Hegemony and Change in the International System: A Conceptual Framework
by Dirk Nabers [Downloadable!]
49 African Migration to Europe: Obscured Responsibilities and Common Misconceptions
by Dirk Kohnert [Downloadable!]
48 Boda-bodas Rule: Non-agricultural Activities and Their Inequality Implications in Western Kenya
by Jann Lay & George Michuki M’Mukaria & Toman Omar Mahmoud [Downloadable!]
47 Why Reform Fails: The ‘Politics of Policies’ in Costa Rican Telecommunications Liberalization
by Bert Hoffmann [Downloadable!]
46 The Role of Southern Actors in Global Governance: The Fight against HIV/AIDS
by Sonja Bartsch & Lars Kohlmorgen [Downloadable!]
45 Ethnicity, Voter Alignment and Political Party Affiliation – an African Case: Zambia
by Gero Erdmann [Downloadable!]
44 Political Party and Party System Institutionalisation in Southeast Asia: A Comparison of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand
by Andreas Ufen [Downloadable!]
43 Crafting Political Institutions in Africa. Electoral Systems and Systems of Government in Rwanda and Zambia Compared
by Alexander Stroh [Downloadable!]
42 The EU’s Foreign Policy after the Fifth Enlargement: Any Change in Its Taiwan Policy?
by Günter Schucher [Downloadable!]
41 Securing Household Income among Small-scale Farmers in Kakamega District: Possibilities and Limitations of Diversification
by Henriette Dose [Downloadable!]
40 Problems of Categorizing and Explaining Party Systems in Africa
by Gero Erdmann & Matthias Basedau [Downloadable!]

2006

39 The Emergence of a New ‘Socialist’ Market Labour Regime in China
by Jutta Hebel & Günter Schucher [Downloadable!]
38 Regional Monetary Integration among Developing Countries: New Opportunities for Macroeconomic Stability beyond the Theory of Optimum Currency Areas?
by Barbara Fritz & Laurissa Mühlich [Downloadable!]
37 Political Parties in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Between politik aliran and ’Philippinisation’
by Andreas Ufen [Downloadable!]
36 Ten Years after: Achievements and Challenges of the Euro-Mediterranean Economic and Financial Partnership
by Juliane Brach [Downloadable!]
35 Measuring the Capability to Raise Revenue Process and Output Dimensions and Their Application to the Zambia Revenue Authority
by Christian von Soest [Downloadable!]
34 Construyendo Inseguridades. Aproximaciones a la violencia en Centroamérica desde el análisis del discurso
by Sebastian Huhn & Anika Oettler & Peter Peetz [Downloadable!]
33 Exploding Crime? Topic Management in Central American Newspapers
by Sebastian Huhn & Anika Oettler & Peter Peetz [Downloadable!]
32 How Does Neopatrimonialism Affect the African State? The Case of Tax Collection in Zambia
by Christian von Soest [Downloadable!]
31 Decentralisation in Uganda: Exploring the Constraints for Poverty Reduction
by Susan Steiner [Downloadable!]
30 Potencias regionales en la política internacional: conceptos y enfoques de análisis
by Detlef Nolte [Downloadable!]
29 Macht und Machthierarchien in den internationalen Beziehungen: Ein Analysekonzept für die Forschung über regionale Führungsmächte
by Detlef Nolte [Downloadable!]
28 Cuban Exceptionalism Revisited
by Bert Hoffmann & Laurence Whitehead [Downloadable!]
27 Political Discourse in Football Coverage – The Cases of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
by Andreas Mehler [Downloadable!]
25 Cultures of Innovation of the African Poor. Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in African Societies and Black Diasporas in Latin America
by Dirk Kohnert [Downloadable!]
24 Multiple Interfaces of Big Pharma and the Change of Global Health Governance in the Face of HIV/AIDS
by Jan Peter Wogart [Downloadable!]
23 Brazil’s Nuclear Policy. From Technological Dependence to Civil Nuclear Power
by Daniel Flemes [Downloadable!]
22 The Politics of Senatorial Confirmations: A Comparative Study of Argentina and Brazil
by Leany Barreiro Lemos & Mariana Llanos [Downloadable!]
21 A Paradox of Plenty? Rent Distribution and Political Stability in Oil States
by Matthias Basedau & Wolfram Lacher [Downloadable!]
20 Economic Growth and Poverty: Does Formalisation of Informal Enterprises Matter?
by Esther K. Ishengoma & Robert Kappel [Downloadable!]
19 Guatemala in the 1980s: A Genocide Turned into Ethnocide?
by Anika Oettler [Downloadable!]
18 Ideological Reform and Political Legitimacy in China: Challenges in the Post-Jiang Era
by Heike Holbig [Downloadable!]
17 Towards a Dynamic Model of the Interplay Between International Institutions
by Howard Loewen [Downloadable!]
16 Neopatrimonialism Revisited - Beyond a Catch-All Concept
by Gero Erdmann & Ulf Engel [Downloadable!]
15 Modernisierung und Demokratisierung: Das Erklärungspotenzial neuer differenzierungstheoretischer Ansätze am Fallbeispiel Südkoreas
by Thomas Kern [Downloadable!]
14 Challenging Party Hegemony: Identity Work in China’s Emerging Virreal Places
by Karsten Giese [Downloadable!]

2005

13 Creating a Regional Security Community in Southern Latin America: The Institutionalisation of the Regional Defence and Security Policies
by Daniel Flemes [Downloadable!]
12 Factionalism in Political Parties: An Analytical Framework for Comparative Studies
by Patrick Köllner & Matthias Basedau [Downloadable!]
11 Representing Different Constituencies: Electoral Rules in Bicameral Systems in Latin America and Their Impact on Political Representation
by Detlef Nolte & Francisco Sánchez [Downloadable!]
10 Die Institutionalisierung von Parteien und die Konsolidierung des Parteiensystems in Indien. Kriterien, Befund und Ursachen dauerhafter Defizite
by Joachim Betz [Downloadable!]
09 Culture and Collective Action – Japan, Germany and the United States after September 11, 2001
by Dirk Nabers [Downloadable!]
08 The LDP at 50: The Rise, Power Resources, and Perspectives of Japan’s Dominant Party
by Patrick Köllner [Downloadable!]
07 Global Health Governance: Conflicts on Global Social Rights
by Wolfgang Hein & Lars Kohlmorgen [Downloadable!]
06 Formale und informelle Politik aus institutioneller Perspektive: Ein Analyseansatz für die vergleichenden Area Studies
by Patrick Köllner [Downloadable!]
05 ¿Hacia una comunidad regional de seguridad? Las Fuerzas Armadas en la percepción de las elites parlamentarias en Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Uruguay y Paraguay
by Ruth Fuchs [Downloadable!]
04 Major Flaws in Conflict Prevention Policies towards Africa. The Conceptual Deficits of International Actors’ Approaches and How to Overcome Them
by Andreas Mehler [Downloadable!]
03 Decentralisation and Poverty Reduction: A Conceptual Framework for the Economic Impact
by Susan Steiner [Downloadable!]
02 Emigration and Regime Stability: Explaining the Persistence of Cuban Socialism
by Bert Hoffmann [Downloadable!]
01 Context Matters – Rethinking the Resource Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Matthias Basedau [Downloadable!]

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