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JOURNAL
Whose agenda? "Partnership" and international assistance to democratization and governance reform in Indonesia
Authors:
Gordon Crawford;
Julius P Hermawan;
This article examines the Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia, described as "an innovative co-operation arrangement among the Indonesian government, civil society organizations, the private sector and Indonesia's international more...
Keywords:
Reform;
Defence;
Governance;
Government;
Partnership;
Democratisation;
Transitional Societies;
Countries:
Indonesia ;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Asia;
"If I do these things, they will throw me out": Economic reform and the collapse of Indonesia's New Order
Authors:
Benjamin Smith;
This essay argues that the dramatic change in the structure of political authority that began in the mid-1980s best explains the regime's inability to respond when a major crisis emerged in 1997. That change occurred during the enactment more...
Keywords:
Economic Development;
Governance;
International Financial Institutions (IFIs);
Democratisation;
Political Transition;
Political Stability;
World Bank;
Civil-Military Relations;
Countries:
Indonesia ;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Asia-Pacific;
A Failed State Facing New Criminal Problems: The Case of Argentina
Authors:
No Named Author;
Marcelo Sain;
Like other regional experiences, the political democratisation of Argentina provided the setting for a failing state, displaying an incapacity to guarantee the effectiveness of its laws, regulations and policies throughout its territory more...
Keywords:
Crime;
Criminal Violence;
Democratisation;
Insecurity;
Organised Crime;
Policing;
Violence;
Countries:
Argentina ;
Regions:
Latin America;
South America;
A Search of Post Authoritarian Regime: Globalization, Localization, and Democratization
Authors:
Yuji Suzuki;
This paper address the dynamics of post-Authoritarian regime in the post-Cold War political environment. Since the end of Cold War, we have seen tremendous changes,
some of which were well anticipated, but some others almost totally more...
Keywords:
Authoritarianism;
Globalisation;
Democratisation;
Countries:
Philippines ;
Thailand ;
Indonesia ;
Regions:
Asia-Pacific;
Southeast Asia;
Accounting for South Africa's Successful Transition to Democracy
Authors:
Laurie Nathan;
Revolutions always seem impossible before they happen and inevitable afterwards. The same is true of negotiated settlements to end civil wars. South Africans, now accustomed to constitutional rule, tend to regard their settlement more...
Keywords:
Democracy;
Democratisation;
Elections;
Electoral Reform;
Reform;
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
ADVOCACY MATERIALS
Authors:
No Named Author;
As a service to progressive social justice advocates worldwide The Democracy Center is happy to make available here a wide variety of free advocacy materials. These can be used as newsletter inserts, handout materials for trainings, more...
Keywords:
Access to Justice;
Accountability;
Activity;
Actors;
Aid;
Democracy;
Democratic Governance;
Democratisation;
Development;
Regions:
Global;
Afghanistan's Long Road to Reconstruction
Authors:
Larry Goodson;
A reflection by one of the international monitors present for the Loya Jirga balloting, the author reflects on nation-building and in partciular on the problems of democracy and elections in Afghanistan.
Keywords:
Democracy;
Democratisation;
Elections;
Nation Building;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;
Africa and the Challenges of Security Sector Reform
Authors:
Rocklyn Williams;
This monograph explores the challenges of security sector reform that Africa faces in the new millennium. While focusing on the concern of civi-military relations, the author traces the history of traditional security assistance by more...
Keywords:
Parliamentary Oversight;
Armed Conflict;
Aid;
Civil-Military Relations;
Oversight;
Democratisation;
Donors;
Development;
Holistic;
Ownership;
Security Sector Reform;
Regions:
Africa;
After Authoritarianism Democracy or Disorder?
Authors:
Daniel Nelson;
Authoritarianisms come in many varieties. Armies, parties, oligarchies,
corporatist business elites--all can be the locus of those who inaugurate
and maintain authoritarian rule. But, they all share indelible markings that
denote more...
Keywords:
Authoritarianism;
Conflict;
Conflict Cycle;
Democracy;
Democratisation;
Governance;
Government;
Politics;
Regions:
Global;
Appraising Democratic Developments in Postauthoritarian States: Thailand and Indonesia
Authors:
Douglas Kammen;
This article examine the development of democracy in indonesia and Thailand. the similarities between the two countries that make comparative work useful are their common location in Southeast Asia and common historical experience more...
Keywords:
Democratisation;
Authoritarianism;
Development;
Political Transition;
Countries:
Indonesia ;
Thailand ;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Asia;
Armed Forces' Reform in Nigeria
Authors:
After setting the context the paper discusses dilemmas of military reform in a post-military era, including policy prescriptions under the Obasanjo administration - 1999 - 2003. It also presents an analysis of the armed forces reform more...
Keywords:
Reform;
Armed Forces;
Democratic Reform of the Military;
Democratisation;
Civilian Control;
Civil-Military Relations;
Countries:
Nigeria ;
Regions:
West Africa;
Assessing Democratisation in Southeast Asia: Towards Regional Grassroots Empowerment
Authors:
Christine Susanna Tjhin;
Herman Joseph S. Kraft;
Aries A. Arugay;
This working paper illustrates the processes behind one of the ASEAN People's Assembly (APA) initiatives, which is the democratisation assessment program for Southeast Asia. This working paper provides a preliminary conceptual framework more...
Keywords:
Democratisation;
Grassroot;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Authoritarian Practices in New Democracies
Authors:
Christopher Skene;
Since the end of the Cold War and the fall of the former Soviet Union, many political leaders and observers have been quick to celebrate the victory of democracy over its ideological rivals. When Indonesia embarked on its latest experiment more...
Keywords:
Authoritarianism;
Democratisation;
Countries:
Indonesia ;
Regions:
South Asia;
Southeast Asia;
Blocked Democracies in Africa - Case Study Zimbabwe
Authors:
Stefan Mair;
Masipula Sithole;
This work is part of a larger comparative study on Democratic Transition and Consolidation in Africa covering Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, Malawi and Mozambique. The study argues that even though Zimbabwe has experienced more...
Keywords:
Democratisation;
Transitional Societies;
Political Misuse;
Countries:
Zimbabwe ;
Regions:
Africa;
Southern Africa;
Building a Stable Iraq After the June 30 Transition
Authors:
James Phillips;
The formation of the Iraqi interim government and its assumption of sovereignty mark important steps forward in the evolution of postwar Iraq. The replacement of the Iraqi Governing Council - which many Iraqis perceived to be a purely more...
Keywords:
Elections;
Political Stability;
Political Transition;
Politics;
Democratisation;
Countries:
Iraq ;
Regions:
Middle East;
Building Democracy After Conflict
Authors:
Marc F Plattner;
This is the introcuctory section at the Journal of Democracy Vol. 16 No. 1, 2005 that focuses on democracy after conflict. The writer sais that in the 15 years since the Journal of Democracy's inception, democracy has made extraordinary more...
Keywords:
Democracy;
Democratisation;
Post-Conflict;
Regions:
Global;
Building Democracy from the Outside: The Dayton Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors:
Marcus Cox;
This chapter generates lessons from the Bosnia and Herzegovina democratisation process (under the Dayton Agreement Constitutional Arrangements), although acknowledging the unfinished nature of the process. It explores how the formulas more...
Keywords:
Democracy;
Peace Agreement;
Civil Society;
Democratisation;
Transitional Societies;
Peace;
Post-Conflict;
Lessons Learned;
Countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ;
Regions:
South East Europe;
Case Study: El Salvador Post-Conflict Program in Democracy and Governance
Authors:
Stephen Pereira;
This report summarises progress achieved during RTI's implementation of the Municipal Development and Citizen Participation Project (MDCPP) in El Salvador following the 1992 Peace Accords that started democratic governance in the more...
Keywords:
Democratisation;
Peacebuilding;
Post-Conflict;
Capacity Building;
Countries:
El Salvador ;
Regions:
Central America;
Latin America;
Côte d’Ivoire: Stepping Up the Pressure
Authors:
No Named Author;
The international community must remain very actively engaged in Côte d’Ivoire, and implement a range of new measures, if the country is to avoid an eventual bloodbath. As in 2005, this year’s UN deadline for a presidential election, more...
Keywords:
African Union;
Democratisation;
Elections;
International Community;
peace-making;
Countries:
Cote d'Ivoire;
Regions:
West Africa;
Challenges of EU enlargement
Authors:
This focus of this article is put on the worries that exist about enlargement of the EU, going from 15 to 25 member states. The author argues that when it comes to enlargement, Western Europe support to the Eastern countries is due more...
Keywords:
Governance;
Democratisation;
Security;
Regions:
European Union ;
Eastern Europe;
Charting Justice Reform in Chile
Authors:
Antonio Marangunic;
Chile has been replacing its old system of criminal justice with a new one intended to be more fair and effective. Once the reforms reach the metropolitan region of Santiago in 2005, the transition will be complete. The government more...
Keywords:
Judicial Reform;
Judiciary;
Justice;
Security;
Access to Justice;
Transparency;
Democratisation;
Countries:
Chile ;
Regions:
South America;
Latin America;
Civil Society and Governance in 16 Developing Countries
Authors:
Julius Court ;
Goran Hyden ;
This paper presents the findings for the civil society arena in 16 developing countries. We find that the civil society arena is generally considered to be quite open in the countries included in our study. And it has recorded a solid more...
Keywords:
Civil Society;
Governance;
Democratisation;
Countries:
Togo;
Argentina ;
Chile ;
Peru ;
Pakistan ;
Philippines ;
Kyrgyzstan ;
Bulgaria ;
India ;
Jordan;
Mongolia ;
Thailand ;
Indonesia ;
Tanzania ;
China ;
Russia ;
Regions:
Latin America;
South America;
South Asia;
Central Asia;
Asia-Pacific;
Central Europe;
South East Europe;
Black Sea Region;
Middle East;
Southeast Asia;
East Africa;
African Great Lakes;
East Asia;
Central and Eastern Europe;
Civil-Military Relations in Democratizing Indonesia: Change Amids Continuity
Authors:
Bilveer Singh;
The article elaborates the civil-military relations in the new Indonesian democratic that is now undergoing. The article provide useful sources to understand the context of civil military relations and military in politics generally more...
Keywords:
Civil-Military Relations;
Democratisation;
Authoritarianism;
Security Sector Reform;
Military;
Civilian Control;
Countries:
Indonesia ;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Asia;
Civil-Military Relations in Post-Suharto Indonesia and the Implications for Democracy Today: A Preliminary Analysis
Authors:
Ian Henry;
Since President Suharto's fall from power in May 1998, the Indonesian armed forces have continued their participation in politics. However, while the military has remained a strong political force for much of the post-Suhartoera, more...
Keywords:
Civil-Military Relations;
Democratic Reform of the Military;
Democratisation;
Nation Building;
National Identity;
Security Sector Reform;
Countries:
Australia;
Indonesia ;
Regions:
Asia-Pacific;
Southeast Asia;
Civil-Military Relations: Introduction
Authors:
Thomas Jermalavicius;
Making the national armed forces of Central and East European countries accountable, impartial, loyal, transparent, and well integrated into the emerging civil society is a prerequisite for consolidating their fragile democracies. more...
Keywords:
Armed Forces;
Civil-Military Relations;
Democratic Control;
Democratisation;
Post-Cold War;
Reform;
Countries:
Estonia ;
Latvia ;
Lithuania ;
Regions:
Central and Eastern Europe;
Central Europe;
Baltic Sea Region;
European Union ;