Suchergebnisse

Blogs und Online-Angebote tragen schon heute erheblich zur Meinungsvielfalt in Afrika bei. Damit geraten sie allerdings auch stärker ins Visier der staatlichen Behörden, die den Graubereich zwischen Journalismus, Bloggen und Meinungsäußerung in den Sozialen Medien gerne fester definieren möchten. Gerade vor diesem Hintergrund verdienen die digitalen Meinungsmacher mehr Aufmerksamkeit und mehr Unterstützung. (KAS-Auslandsinformationen / SWP)

"Blogs und Online-Angebote tragen schon heute erheblich zur Meinungsvielfalt in Afrika bei. Damit geraten sie allerdings auch stärker ins Visier der staatlichen Behörden, die den Graubereich zwischen Journalismus, Bloggen und Meinungsäußerung in den Sozialen Medien gerne fester definieren möchten. Gerade vor diesem Hintergrund verdienen die digitalen Meinungsmacher mehr Aufmerksamkeit und mehr Unterstützung." (Autorenreferat)

Substantive representation of women by parliamentarians in Asia : a comparative study of ten countries / Devin K. Joshi -- Substantive representation of women in Japan : pursuing gender equality in a gender-insensitive parliament / Mikiko Eto -- Substantive representation of women in South Korea's National Legislature / Ki-young Shin -- Substantive representation of women in Taiwan : why is 42 percent not enough? / Chang-ling Huang -- Substantive representation of women in Indonesia / Ella S. Prihatini -- Substantive representation in Malaysian legislatures : Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) and state assemblies / Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan -- Filipino women's substantive representation in electoral politics / Jean Encinas-Franco -- Timor Leste : substantive representation of women by parliamentarians and gender equality / Sara Niner & Therese Thi Phuong Tam Nguyen -- Women's substantive representation in the Parliament of Bangladesh : understanding key trends and tensions / Syeda Lasna Kabir -- Substantive representation of women parliamentarians and gender equality in Nepal / Aashiyana Adhikari -- Towards advancing substantive representation of women in parliament : case study of Sri Lanka / Ruwanthi Jayasekara -- Conclusion : comparing women's representation in Asian parliaments / Devin K. Joshi.

Das lange Zeit umstrittene Gesetz zum Schutz staatlicher Informationen in Südafrika stellt den ersten Versuch eines afrikanischen Landes südlich der Sahara dar, eine Sicherheitsgesetzgebung zu entwerfen, die nicht auf kolonialem Recht basiert. Es ist davon auszugehen, dass dieses Gesetz erhebliche Auswirkungen auf ähnliche Reformprozesse in benachbarten Ländern haben wird, da Südafrika in der Region eine Vorbildfunktion hat. (KAS-Auslandsinformationen / SWP)

Introduction: Taking a Second Look at Asian Political Parties -- In the Name of Minjoo: Roles of Pro-Democracy Parties in Democratic Transition and Progress in South Korea -- The Effects of the Changing National Identity of the Taiwanese People on the Party Politics of Taiwan -- Party Politics and the Unexpected Democratization in Mongolia -- Electoral Rules Effect: Explaining the Party System Stability in Democratic Indonesia -- Neither Poorly Organized, Nor Well Established: Conceptualizing and Exploring the Dynamics of Moderately Institutionalized Hybrid Party System in Malaysia -- Party-Movement Interaction in a Contested Democracy: The Philippine Experience -- Transforming Ethno-Regional Parties in Northeast India -- Sri Lanka's Bipolarized Multiparty System: Democratizing the Selection of Rulers, not their Rule -- Conclusion: Movements, Parties, and Asian Democracies Against the Odds.

Looking at eight case studies of Asian democracies, the contributors to this volume analyze the role of political parties in stabilizing and institutionalizing democracies.

How have democracies such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines survived against the odds, despite struggling economic performance and highly unequal distribution of income? How have formerly authoritarian regimes in places like South Korea and Taiwan evolved into stable democracies? The contributors to this volume examine these case studies, along with Mongolia, Malaysia, and India, arguing that the common element is the extent to which political parties, including opposition parties, have become institutionalized and act as stabilizers on democracy. They contend that the role of political parties has been significantly underestimated in comparison with structural elements, which are insufficient to explain how these democracies have persisted.

An essential resource for students and scholars of Asian politics, especially those with a focus on comparative politics, political parties, and institutions.

Combining data from nearly 100 interviews with national parliamentarians from ten Asian countries, the contributors to this book analyze and evaluate the advancement of gender equality in Asia. As of the year 2022, no country in Asia has gender parity in its parliament. Meanwhile, the proportion of national-level women parliamentarians in Asia averages a mere 20%. What is more important than simple descriptive representation, however, is whether outcomes for women are improving. Rather than focusing on numerical representation, the chapters in this book focus on the substantive representation of women. In other words, what do women and men parliamentarians do to advance women's well-being and gender equality? Using semi-structured interviews, the author of each chapter examines these efforts in the context of a specific Asian country. The case studies include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Timor-Leste. The book is an essential resource for scholars and students of Asian politics and the politics of gender.

This Special Issue seeks to understand the formation and development of Asian political dynasties that extended or continue to extend power through at least two generations by comparing and contrasting the experiences of eight select country cases in the region. The Issue concentrates on "political dynasties" rather than "political families" because we examine the chronological extension of clout by a kinship group over the geographical unit in which it resides rather than simply the nuanced power relations of the political family in stasis. We also focus on dynasties as political families in motion—not political families at one point in time. The study is crucial because it enhances comprehension of the Asian family dynasty's role as a political institution in the age of elections. Such research remains uncommon.

Politische Gewalt gibt es überall. Aber wie und wieso entsteht sie, und was kann sie verhindern? Dieses Buch befasst sich mit der Vielfalt politischer Gewalt in Westeuropa, Süd- und Südostasien sowie der Vielfalt ihrer Begründungen. Es bietet Einblicke in verschiedene ideologische, strukturelle, soziale und politische Hintergründe, Beziehungen und Ziele von nicht-staatlichen Gewaltakteuren in Asien und Europa. Dabei werden verschiedene disziplinäre und theoretische Ansätze sowie eine Vielzahl an Fallbeispielen vorgestellt. Ziel des Bandes ist es, Phänomene zu vergleichen und vereinfachten, eindimensionalen Erklärungen, warum nicht-staatliche Akteure Gewalt anwenden, komplexere Erklärungsansätze entgegenzusetzen. Abschließend bietet das Buch Empfehlungen für politisches Handeln an. Mit Beiträgen von Greg Barton, D. SubaChandran, Aurel Croissant, Rohan Gunaratna, Kevin McDonald, Subrata K. Mitra, Khuram Iqbal, Serina Rahman, La Toya Waha und Christian Echle