This article contributes to current discussions on state capacity, quality of institutions, and
political regimes. Our analysis demonstrates that the J-curve argument (“good institutions” in …

This book presents an innovative model linking insights from democratization, development
and conflict studies to explain personalist behavior and their violent transitions. Based on …

Africas Best and Worst Presidents seeks to deconstruct the current superstructure that
colonialism created and maintains. It chastises and challenges Africans, academics in the …

Recently, the international community has increased its commitment to prosecute malicious
dictators by establishing the International Criminal Court, thereby raising its loss of being …

This study examines the political discourses associated with self-representation of Jerry
John Rawlings, Ghana's longest serving leader, in two regimes of his leadership: military …

This thesis examines how the internal dynamics of authoritarian regimes influence the
outcome of mass nonviolent uprisings. Although research on civil resistance has identified …

In this paper, we study the evolution of accountability in autocracies and the consequent
progressive economic and political mismanagement in terms of information changes. It is …

This thesis explored how Otherness was identified and interpreted by adult readers within
the United Kingdom, through their engagement with shonen manga. Using semi-structured …

Recently, the international community has increased its commitment to prosecute
malevolent dictators by establishing the International Criminal Court, thereby raising its loss …

Recently, the international community has increased its commitment to prosecute malicious
dictators-for example by establishing the International Criminal Court. This has raised the …