Day: 30 August 2013

Jorge Atria* jorge.atria@fu-berlin.de Inequality constitutes a broadly debated phenomenon in Latin America. Analysis conducted from spheres as diverse as education, health or housing –among others– frequently deduce that extreme disparities...

Rahman DAG* In the field of political science, the attitudes of any states are being understood through the political ideology which fits with these attitudes or politics. Almost all of...

Dana El Kurd* Introduction Following the Arab Spring, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan seems to have faced less instability than its neighbors, much like monarchies across the region. Analysts agree...

Ashley Lynn SANDERS* "The revolution is not yet completed. All my comrades must struggle on." -Sun Yat-sen Introduction Although China’s 1949 Revolution could be considered a completion of its 1911...

Dr. Mohammad Samir Hussain* In this paper, the author has made an attempt to analyse the growing severity of two closely linked issues of climate change and energy security and...

Dr Ekaterina R. Rashkova-Gerbrands* A long-standing view among political scientists is that less fractionalized party systems produce more stable democracy and deliver socially better results. Putting theory and practice together,...

Par Hans De Marie Heungoup and Édouard Épiphane Yogo** On the way to Mbalmayo in the central region of Cameroon, an officer of army with whom we shared the seat...

Dr. Ramiro Segura* A recent World Bank report notes that Latin America is the only region where income inequality declined during the last decade. This significant and hopeful finding cannot...

Claudia Maldonado Graus* Studying social inequality in Latin America requires a perspective that considers not only economic inequalities, but also those which have permanently affected the political sphere, and more...

Julia Aibar* The presidential candidates depicted Mexico’s July 2012 elections as a crucial test in which the country was at stake. Although this warning was heard in other presidential elections...