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Die Knesset hat in den 1990er Jahren eine deflationäre Entwicklung durchgemacht: Rückgang bei den personellen Ressourcen, den organisatorischer Kapazitäten, der parlamentarischen Leistung und dem Standing in der Öffentlichkeit. Der Beitrag untersucht diesen Wandel unter drei Aspekten: repräsentativer Charakter der Knesset, formelle und informelle Strukturen sowie Wahrnehmung der parlamentarischen Aufgaben (Gesetzgebung, Kontrolle der Regierung, Kommunikation mit den Bürgern, Parlamentsdebatten, politische Sozialisation). (DÜI-Hns)

Ghana & Nigeria are in the midst of government-initiated democratization programs. Here, the different settings, reasons, strategies, procedures, & implementation of democratization efforts in these two countries are compared. While Nigeria's comprehensive approach to democratic planning has enabled elite continuity, it has neither assured regime stability nor enhanced state capacities. In contrast, Ghana's plan for democratic transformation, pursued in a piecemeal fashion, has resulted in regime stability & some state consolidation, but not in democratization. In both countries, there is little doubt that the unintended consequences of each approach may prove more significant than the direct results of successful policy implementation. Thus, even if the specific design for democracy may fail, the democratic project in these West African states may nevertheless be progressing. 106 References. HA