Peaceful versus Violent State Dismemberment: A Comparison of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia
In: Politics & society, Band 27, Heft 2, S. 217-238
ISSN: 0032-3292
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In: Politics & society, Band 27, Heft 2, S. 217-238
ISSN: 0032-3292
In: International journal of human rights, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 256-274
ISSN: 1744-053X
In: International journal of human rights, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 256-274
ISSN: 1364-2987
In: Global constitutionalism: human rights, democracy and the rule of law, Band 11, Heft 2, S. 274-296
ISSN: 2045-3825
AbstractPresidential term limit provisions are often perceived as a feature of modern democratic systems. It has been argued that their existence is a key intervention mechanism to pre-empt some undemocratic outcomes associated with incumbency advantages. In 2008, the Constitution of Cameroon was amended to abolish the presidential term limit. More than ten years on, there are ostensible signs of a democratic decline. This article takes a retrospective look at the constitutional amendment to assess its constitutionality. It is argued that a conclusion on the constitutionality of the amendment may not be unequivocal. Nevertheless, there are substantial grounds for considering the constitutional change as a constitutional dismemberment. This is premised on the fact that, although the amendment followed the normal rules for constitutional amendments, the transformation amounted to a fundamental break with the constitutional commitment to democracy that underpinned the adoption of the 1996 Constitution.
In: Journal of literary and cultural disability studies, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 289-304
ISSN: 1757-6466
In: The journal of psychology: interdisciplinary and applied, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 383-410
ISSN: 1940-1019
Etnik çatışma literatürü, insan doğasının ve sosyal davranışlarının bilhassa çeşitlilik gösteren toplumlarda motivasyonlarıyla ilgili bizlere çok önemli bilgiler sunmaktadır. Bu makale son dönemlerde yaşanmış en büyük çaplı etnik çatışmalardan Yugoslavya örneğini araştırmaktadır. Makale, ilkin etnisite literatürünü incelemekte, etnik çatışmanın mikro- ve makro-bazlı nedenlerini irdelemektedir. Makale özellikle etnik çatışmaların kültürel, siyasi, yapısal, psikolojik ve ekonomik nedenlerini incelemektedir. Makale bu teorik altyapı ışığında Yugoslavya örneğini ele almakta ve bahsi geçen nedenlerin Yugoslavya örneğindeki karşılaştırmasını yapmaktadır. Buna göre Yugoslavya örneğinde siyasi ve yapısal nedenlerin öne çıktığı gözlemlenmektedir. Makale son olarak Yugoslavya'nın ardılı ülkelerde son dönemlerde insanların çok-etnisiteli toplumlara yaklaşımını inceleyip, konuyla ilgili çıkarımlar yapmaktadır. ; Ethnic conflict literature offers us great insights regarding the motivations of human behavior, especially in diverse societies. This article explores one of the greatest ethnic conflicts of our times, the Yugoslavian case. The article first investigates the ethnicity literature and then delves into the micro- and macro-level reasons behind the instigation of ethnic conflict. Specifically, it analyzes cultural, political, structural, psychological, and economic reasons behind the outbreak of ethnic conflict. In light of the literature, the article studies the Yugoslavian case and compares the strengths of each explanation covered in the article regarding the initiation of ethnic conflict. The article maintains that political and structural explanations are the strongest ones for the Yugoslavian case. The article finally assesses the current state of people's orientations toward a multi-ethnic society in the successor states of Yugoslavia.
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ISSN: 1469-2872
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ISSN: 1947-248X
In: Women's studies: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 30, Heft 6, S. 741-761
ISSN: 1547-7045
In: Women's studies: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 30, Heft 6, S. 741-762
ISSN: 0049-7878
In: The journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Band 29, Heft S2, S. 134-136
ISSN: 1467-9655
In: The review of politics, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 110-113
ISSN: 1748-6858