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"Today's world is scorched with civil strifes, political insurgencies, organised crime, injustice, want, and above all international tension and terrorism. The spate of mass killings, liquidations, arrests, persecutions and tortures is appalling. The plight of man everywhere is in fact chaotic. At issue are the old and basic questions of relations of production, socio-economic, socio-political, cultural and international relationships. These problems together constitute a potential source for the destruction of mankind. This book is concerned with the above issues, with special reference to the Nigerian question." (aus dem Vorwort)

There are links between food security and political stability as was evident during the world food crisis of 2007-08. Food riots were witnessed in a number of countries contributing to political instability. There are a number of dimensions to the problem of food insecurity in Tajikistan. This book is an attempt to fill the academic void on Tajikistan, especially pertaining to its food security. This work traces the history of agriculture and food production in Tajikistan from the mid-19th century when it came under Russian rule. From its inception, Tajikistan has been facing the 'geographic handicap' as it is a mountainous country and only 7 percent of the total land is arable which limits its food production. This book is a detailed study of how Soviet economic geography introduced intensive cotton cultivation in Tajikistan at the expense of food crops. Soviet economic planners felt that a region with a hot climate and large water resources should not attempt to grow grains but cotton. In the contemporary context, this book focuses on how the state and international actors have responded to the food insecurity in Tajikistan. Most importantly, the book also analyses the relationship between food security and political stability in Tajikistan

Political stability has been a central theme of policy for all governments and political systems in the history of modern Afghanistan. This volume looks at Afghanistan's historic relations with Central and South Asia, ethno-nationalism and development, Soviet occupation and transformation of relations with Pakistan, stability of the Islamic state and regional cooperation.

We study the association between resource rents and political stability, highlighting the importance of the distribution of political power as a mediating factor. We present a simple theoretical model showing that increased rents are likely to be positively associated with the stability of a powerful incumbent while destabilizing a less powerful incumbent. Our empirical analysis confirms this prediction: Using panel data for more than 120 countries from 1984-2009, our results show that rents can promote political stability, but only when the political power is sufficiently concentrated. Indeed, if the incumbent is sufficiently weak, rents fuel instability. Our main results hold when we control for time varying common shocks, country fixed effects and various additional covariates.

Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Chinese Citizens' Declining Trust in Their Central Government -- Regime Stability and Declining Popular Trust in Beijing -- Demographics and Socioeconomic Status -- Age -- Birth cohort -- Education -- Rural and urban populations -- Subjective social status -- Governmental Performance -- Economic performance -- Performance in probity -- Cultural Values -- Traditional values -- Democratic orientation -- Globalisation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Happiness in the Changing Chinese Society -- China's Puzzling Happiness Curve -- Life Satisfaction and Income Inequality -- Income groups -- Education -- Life Satisfaction and Social Safety Net -- Unemployment -- Health -- Life Satisfaction and Political Attitudes -- Political trust -- Social trust -- Life Satisfaction and Demographics -- Age -- Marital status -- Religion -- Gender -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Nationalism of Chinese Internet Users -- The Rise of Chinese Nationalism -- Defining and Measuring Nationalism -- Ideological Positions and Nationalism -- Social Demographics and Nationalism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 China's Paraxylene Predicament: Rising Environmental Movements and Government's Responses -- PX Protests and Rising Environmental Movements -- Environmental Protests: Features -- Participants: Urban middle class -- Decentralised and technology-based mobilisation -- Strategic protesters -- Absence of non-governmental organisations -- Government's Mismanagement and Flawed Policies -- Non-transparency -- Public distrust and government-business partnership -- Flawed laws and planning -- The "maintaining social stability" mentality -- Policy Changes: Achieved and to be Achieved -- Chapter 5 Rising Terrorism in Xinjiang and China's Response -- Rising Terrorism and China's Policy in Xinjiang.

"This book argues that the principles and institutions of political liberalism are necessary conditions for achieving reliable stability amid conditions of pluralism. Only a political system of this sort can bring citizens' moral, religious, and political loyalties into robust agreement. Through an analysis that encompasses normative political theory and American constitutional law, David Golemboski illustrates the implications of this conclusion by examining contemporary legal debates in law and religion. By developing a fresh perspective on how legal frameworks for religious exercise and establishment can ameliorate conflict and enhance the stability of a liberal constitution, this book demonstrates that political systems need not subordinate or sacrifice important liberal priorities in favor of stability. Rather, those liberal priorities are themselves necessary components of a stable order. Religious Pluralism and Political Stability will be of interest to scholars across the fields of political philosophy, legal theory, and constitutional law who have an interest in religion"--

Introduction -- Part I. Stability and the foundations of political liberalism -- Justificatory stability -- Hobbesian political liberalism -- Motivating liberal loyalty -- Part II. Justificatory stability and the law of religion -- Conflicts of loyalty in religion and law -- Religious exemptions as a mechanism for political stability -- Endorsement, entanglement, and religious neutrality -- Conclusion.

Nearly all the peace accords signed in the last two decades have included power-sharing in one form or another. The notion of both majority and minority segments co-operating for the purposes of political stability has informed both international policy prescriptions for post-conflict zones and home-grown power-sharing pacts across the globe. This book examines the effect of power-sharing forms of governance in bringing about political stability amid deep divisions. It is the first major comparison of two power-sharing designs - consociationalism and centripetalism - and it assesses a.

« This book examines the determinants and consequences of policy responsiveness and change, and how policy issues get onto the media and legislative agenda in a transitional democracy. It provides a detailed and attention based theory of Turkish Politics, and develops and introduces comprehensive content-analytics datasets of legislative activities and media coverage that span over several decades. « (Verlagsbeschreibung)