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Counterterror offensives for the ghost war world the rudiments of counterterrorism policy / by Chasdi, Richard J., 1958-

Table of Contents: “…An introduction to counterterror concepts and methods -- The contours of counterterror practices : approaches and actions, what is known and gaps in knowledge, a functional typology of counterterror events -- Theoretical conceptualizations and methodology -- The case of counterterror in Western style liberal democracies : basic contours of the counterterror practices of four nation-states -- The case of counterterror in authoritarian democracies and an authoritarian regime : basic contours of the counterterror practices of three nation-states -- Analysis of the effects of two structural explanatory factors on counterterror event outcomes -- Conclusions.…”
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Contending political paradigms in Africa : rationality and the politics of democratization in Kenya and Zambia / by Nasong'o, Shadrack Wanjala

Table of Contents: “…Emergence of authoritarianism -- The forces of democratization -- The centrality of civil society -- The role of ethnicity -- The primacy of electoral system design -- Rational politics and democratization -- Prospects democratic consolidation.…”
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Constitutional paradigms and the stability of states by Cox, Noel, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…The rise and fall of states -- The influence of constitutional paradigms -- The hard and the soft constitution -- The underlying theory -- Authoritarianism -- Doctrinaire liberalism -- Empires and supra-national entities -- Mixed models.…”
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Courting democracy in Mexico party strategies and electoral institutions / by Eisenstadt, Todd A.

Table of Contents: “…Electoral Courts and Actor Compliance: Opposition-Authoritarian Relations and Protracted Transitions -- 2. …”
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The diversity of social theories

Table of Contents: “…Revisiting modernity : between authoritarianism and revolution -- pt. 2. Author-meets-critics : Amy Allen's The politics of our selves -- pt. 3. …”
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Scandal and Democracy : Media Politics in Indonesia / by McCoy, Mary E., 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : understanding democratic consolidation -- The origins and evolution of media controls -- Delegitimating authoritarianism -- Suharto's fall -- Reformasi and legal reform -- Media retreat in the 1999 parliamentary elections -- Baligate and the politics of scandal -- Scandal and democratic consolidation -- Media and civil society.…”
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Scandal and Democracy : Media Politics in Indonesia / by McCoy, Mary E., 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : understanding democratic consolidation -- The origins and evolution of media controls -- Delegitimating authoritarianism -- Suharto's fall -- Reformasi and legal reform -- Media retreat in the 1999 parliamentary elections -- Baligate and the politics of scandal -- Scandal and democratic consolidation -- Media and civil society.…”
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Political consequences of crony capitalism inside Russia by Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz

Table of Contents: “…Postcommunist crony capitalism : its nature and origins -- Fragmented cronyism : the case of Nizhnii Novgorod -- Centralized cronyism : the case of Tatarstan -- Regional lessons of electoral competition -- Corruption and democracy under Yeltsin and Putin -- Postcommunist cronyism and the choice between authoritarianism and democracy.…”
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Stealing shining rivers agrarian conflict, market logic, and conservation in a Mexican forest / by Doane, Molly, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…The Politics of the Environment -- Decentralized Authoritarianism : Political Control in Chimalapas -- Please, No Politics : The Institutional Isolation of Maderas and the New Government Role -- Conclusion: Decentralized Authoritarianism and Accumulation by Conservation in Chimalapas -- Appendix A: List of Participants -- Appendix B: Institutional Funding for Maderas del Pueblo between 1991 and 2000 -- Appendix C: Government Agencies in Chimalapas, 1995-2000 -- Appendix D: WWF Funding Lines, 1997-2000 -- Appendix E: Institutional Presence in Chimalapas, 2003-2008.…”
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Maximino Avila Camacho and the one-party state the taming of caudillismo and caciquismo in post-revolutionary Mexico / by Quintana, Alejandro, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…A long and winding road to peace and stability (1820-1929) -- The authoritarian workshop (1891-1934) -- A new breed of "caudillo" (1929-1936) -- A basket with some rotten apples (1937-1941) -- With a gun in his hand (1941-1945) -- Glossary.…”
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Reimagining politics after the Terror the republican origins of French liberalism / by Jainchill, Andrew J. S.

Table of Contents: “…: debate on expansion, 1794-99 -- Liberal authoritarianism and the Constitution of the Year VIII -- Liberal republicanism and dissent against Bonaparte -- Epilogue : the fate of French liberal republicanism.…”
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The struggle for constitutional power law, politics, and economic development in Egypt / by Moustafa, Tamir

Table of Contents: “…The politics of domination : law and resistance in authoritarian states -- The establishment of the Supreme Constitutional Court -- The emergence of constitutional power (1979--1990) -- The rapid expansion of constitutional power (1991--1997) -- Executive retrenchment and an uncertain future (1998--2005) -- Law, development, and democracy : a critical appraisal.…”
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China's water warriors citizen action and policy change / by Mertha, Andrew, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…-- Actors, interests, and issues at stake -- From policy conflict to political showdown : the failure at Pubugou -- From economic development to cultural heritage : expanding the sphere at Dujiangyan -- The Nu River project and the middle ground of political pluralization -- A kinder, gentler "fragmented authoritarianism"?.…”
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Dictatorship in South America by Dávila, Jerry, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…-- Argentina : Between Peronism and Military Rule -- Chile : From Pluralistic Socialism to Authoritarian Free Market -- Argentina : The Terrorist State -- Brazil : The Long Road Back -- Chile : A Protected Democracy?.…”
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Joschka Fischer and the making of the Berlin Republic an alternative history of postwar Germany / by Hockenos, Paul, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Adenauer's Germany -- Postwar -- Silent fifties -- The red decade -- Anti-authoritarian revolt -- Radical left -- From protest to parliament -- Between Harrisburg and Hiroshima -- Autumn of the Euromissiles -- Going realo -- One two many Germanys -- The Berlin Republic -- German questions -- The price of power -- Continential drift.…”
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Islam and democracy the failure of dialogue in Algeria / by Volpi, Frédéric

Table of Contents: “…Understanding political democratisation at the beginning of the XXI century -- Algeria and the 'third wave' of democratic transitions -- Islam and the 'west' : a clash of ideologies in Algeria -- New political actors for a new international order -- Political ideas and practices in historical perspective -- Genealogies of state power : colonial experiences post colonial dilemmas -- Historical perspectives on Islamic fundamentalist ideology : a pragmatic account -- The Algerian political opening : democratic symbols and authoritarian practices (1988-1991) -- The 1988 October riots : the symbol of a new era -- The Algerian democratic opening : successes and failures -- The 1992 coup d'état and beyond : war as politics through other means (1992-1994) -- The 1992 coup d'état -- The military in control : The repressive option -- The Islamic movement : from political opposition to 'holy' war -- A new authoritarianism : guided democracy versus radical Islam (1995-2000) -- The re-composition of the political field -- Electoral marketing : formal representation and informal authoritarianism -- On the margins of politics : the military and the Islamic guerrillas -- A civil society in transition : survivalist strategies and social protest -- Coping with violence and deprivation : survivalist strategies -- The articulation of social protest : defying the regime -- The international arena : strengths and weaknesses of the new world order -- The political economy of the conflict : the role of international actors -- Algeria as the future of democratisation in the Muslim world -- Exporting the jihad : the internationalisation of radical Islamic actors -- Learning and unlearning to be democratic.…”
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The international dimension of the failed Algerian transition democracy betrayed? / by Cavatorta, Francesco

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Algeria's failed process of democratisation -- Regime change and international variables -- Explaining Algeria's transition : the international connection -- The external context of the algerian transition -- The external-internal linkages of the transition -- Islamism and democracy : international perceptions -- From partners to allies : the integration of authoritarian Algeria in the iternational system -- Conclusion.…”
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Fascism in Spain, 1923-1977 by Payne, Stanley G.

Table of Contents: “…Nationalism in Spain : liberal, authoritarian, fascist -- pt. 2. José Antonio Primo de Rivera and Falange Española, 1933-1936 -- pt. 3. …”
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Understanding terrorism and political violence : the life cycle of birth, growth, transformation, and demise / by Gupta, Dipak K.

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The Struggling State / by Riggan, Jennifer

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Everyday authoritarianism, teachers and the tenuous hyphen in nation-state -- Struggling for the nation: Contradictions of revolutionary nationalism -- "It seemed like a punishment": Coercive state effects and the maddening state -- Students or soldiers?…”
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