Browsing Political Science by Subject "Africa"
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Authoritarian diffusion at a distance? China's impact on levels of and on citizens' support for liberal-democracy in Sub-Saharan African states
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2020)The recent emergence of authoritarian countries, such as China, as leading economic powers, increasingly engaged in the developing world, has coincided with a 'democratic recession' in certain developing countries. Are ... -
Education, Indoctrination and Conflict: The Role of Political Education in Shaping Combatant Behaviour and Sexual Violence in Civil War
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2025)This thesis analyses socialisation patterns within rebel groups in order to explain conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Researchers have dedicated extensive studies on the violent behaviour of rebel groups, investigating ... -
Food Security and Elite-Ruler Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the impact of democracy on public goods provision
(2012)How does democracy impact on public goods provision? This question has provoked a wealth of empirical and theoretical investigation, but few answers that satisfactorily explain emerging patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most ...
