On the sixth anniversary of the US-led military invasion, Afghanistan is faced with its worst crisis since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001. There are increasing concerns, both internationally and domestically, that Afghanistan faces the distinct possibility of sliding back into instability and chaos. The country is challenged by a revitalized Taliban-led insurgency, record rise in drug produc...

One of the most prominent features of environmental politics in Greece has been the weakness of Green political organisations (Weale et al. 2000, p. 252). The first serious Green electoral bid occurred in 1989. Helped by proportional representation and widespread discontent with the established parties (Karamichas and Botetzagias 2003, p. 73), the Ecologist Alternatives participated in the Nove...

most theories of the developmental state assume that industrial transformation requires capable and coherent development bureaucracies that are “autonomous,” in the sense of being insulated from particularistic private interests. these theories however benefit from networks connecting them to relevant private industrial actors. by all scholarly accounts, political factionalism and islamic insti...

Situated alongside, and intertwined with, climate change the relentless destruction of ‘wild’ nature, global Covid-19 pandemic should have instigated serious reflection on our profligate use careless treatment other animals. Widespread references to ‘pivotal moments’ need for a reset in human relations with ‘nature’ appeared promising. However, important questions surrounding pandemic’s origins...

In this article, I bring two key issues in constitutional studies — institutional regime type and electoral system choice conversation with each other, examine their interaction through a normative framework concerning the role that constitutions ought to play shaping party systems. The main goal is offer theoretical defense (ceteris paribus) of moderated parliamentarism as superior its alterna...

Post-apartheid South Africa is characterized by the proliferation of public protests, which occur in various contexts. These include urban riots that are typically carried out individuals who live residential areas relatively politically, socially, and economically marginalized. In this perspective, study seeks to navigate nexus between criminal activities Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal provinces Africa...

emotional and intellectual rationales for the movement. At the same time he explores in meticulous detail the complicated practical politics involved. The heart of the story lies in the irony of the movement's survival, the success of the philanthropic effort to "civilize war" being met only through accommodation to, and then generous assistance of, the militaristic interests of individual nati...