National and Area Studies/Études Nationales et Régionales
| Published date | 01 August 2010 |
| Date | 01 August 2010 |
| DOI | 10.1177/00208345100600040501 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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NATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES
ÉTUDES NATIONALES ET RÉGIONALES
60.5256
AGNEW, John — Deus vult: the geopolitics of the Catho-
should take preventive steps, while preparing for the possibility of a
lic Church. Geopolitics 15(1), 2010 : 39-61.
major event. [R, abr.]
The Catholic Church is a religious tradition with a highly centralized
organizational structure which operates worldwide but that must adjust
60.5261
ALCÁNTARA SÁEZ, Manuel — Centroamérica : viejo
itself to and effectively operate in local and world-regional contexts that
escenario en tiempos nuevos de crisis (Central America:
can often challenge and threaten to subvert its central doctrines, opera-
the old scenario in new times of crisis). PolÍtica exterior
tional principles, and political compromises with secular authorities. The
131, Sept.-Oct. 2009 : 59-68.
Church has long provided the source and model, with its base in the
sacred origins of sovereignty, for a quintessentially Western statehood.
J. M. Zelaya, elected President in 2005, sought to reform the Honduran
The article introduces religious organization and associated theological
political system, traditionally controlled by a conservative landowning,
claims into the problematic of geopolitics using the case of the world's
business and military oligarchy, but was overthrown by a military coup in
largest Christian denomination. [R, abr.]
June 2009. This is contrary to the political stability that has characterized
Central America during the last two decades. In spite of relative im-
provement of their democratic institutions, Central American countries
60.5257
AHMED, Einas — The Comprehensive Peace Agreement
are facing serious economic and social problems. The crisis in Honduras
and the dynamics of post-conflict political partnership in
is a warning to Central American political leaders about the fragility of
Sudan. Africa Spectrum 44(3), 2009 : 133-148.
their institutions and the dangers of not controlling their armed forces.
In contrast to many cases, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),
signed in 2005 between the government of Sudan represented by the
60.5262
AUGHEY, Arthur — National identity, allegiance and
ruling party, the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's
constitutional change in the United Kingdom. Nations and
Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), has led to an important political
Nationalism 16(2), Apr. 2010 : 335-353.
transformation in state structure as well as in power relations. Although
the CPA enhanced the legitimacy of the SPLM and the NCP and con-
It has become conventional to discuss nationalism in terms of identity.
solidated their political domination, it, nevertheless, contributed to a
While this approach is fruitful and illuminating, it can often be ambiguous,
significant political opening for other political forces in the North and in
running together cultural, social, personal and political issues. It be-
the South. The CPA put an end to the historically exclusive political
comes particularly problematic when discussing multinationalism, the
hegemony of the North. This article focuses on the dynamics of relations
character of which may be confused by reference to national identity
between the SPLM and the NCP during the transitional period and
alone. Allegiance is used in this article to explore how a political com-
illustrates how these dynamics have impacted upon the process of
mitment to the multinational state can coexist with a range of national
political transformation. [R, abr.] [See Abstr. 60.5316]
and regional identities in the UK. The argument is that, recent constitu-
tional changes notwithstanding, the multinational ideal involves still a
state of distinctive national identities tempered by the habit of allegiance
60.5258
AKGÜN, Mensur ; TIRYAKI, Sylvia — A forgotten promise:
to legitimate British government. [R]
ending the isolation of Turkish Cypriots. Insight Turkey
12(1), Jan.-March 2010 : 23-36.
60.5263
AZEVEDO, Sérgio de ; ALVES DOS SANTOS, Orlando, Jr. ;
Turkish Cypriots live in economic, political and humanitarian isolation.
QUEIROZ RIBEIRO, Luiz César de — Mudanças e perma-
This paper elaborates on the legal basis of these isolationist practices
nencias na cultura política das metrópoles brasileiras
imposed on one side of the island. It challenges the international legal
(Change and permanence in the political culture of Bra-
validity of the de facto sanctions. Furthermore, it claims that lifting eco-
zilian metropolises). Dados 52(3), 2009 : 691-733. [Résumé
nomic isolation will also serve as a confidence-building tool between
en français]
Greek and Turkish Cypriots as well as between Turkey and the Republic
of Cyprus, represented by the Greek Cypriots, since such an act will lead
This article discusses the formulations of the theoretical school known as
to Turkey's reciprocation and the normalization of relations with the
New Political Culture (NPC), seeking to evaluate the limits and possibili-
Republic of Cyprus. It also argues that neither the UN, nor the EU has
ties of this approach for interpreting contemporary Brazilian culture.
ever imposed any sanctions on Turkish Cypriots and the policy of isola-
Based on research by the Network of Metropolitan Observatories in
tion, as such, has been practiced only by the Greek Cypriots and the
partnership with other Brazilian and international institutions, the authors
Greeks. [R, abr.]
argue that this approach is limited in its ability to analyze current
changes in Brazil, where the values and behaviors related to NPC,
although gaining strength in recent decades, are far from constituting the
60.5259
AKTÜRK, Şener — The Turkish minority in German poli-
main existing cultural grammar. [R] [See Abstr. 60.4627]
tics: trends, diversification of representation, and policy
implications. Insight Turkey 12(1), Jan.-March 2010 : 65-80.
60.5264
BARAKAT, Sultan ; ZYCK, Steven A. — Afghanistan's
This article looks at the impact of Turkish voters in German politics since
insurgency and the viability of a political settlement.
the 1980s with special attention to the September 2009 elections. The
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 33(3), March 2010 : 193-
1980s witnessed the rising appeal of the Greens among immigrants in
210.
general and Turks in particular. The 2009 elections witnessed a further
diversification of Turkish representation, as the SPD, Greens, Left, and
The international intervention in Afghanistan has contributed to en-
the (liberal) FDP each sent a Turkish member into the Bundestag, while
trenched state weakness and rising insecurity. Despite increased refer-
the CDU/CSU remained the only party without Turkish representation at
ences to the need for reconciliation with the Taliban and a political
the federal level. Despite persistent under-representation in the political
solution to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, few specifics have been
arena, and some obstacles against their acquisition of citizenship and
offered by academics or policy-makers. Building on research into con-
religious observance, the Turkish minority in Germany still registers a
flict-resolution and an analysis of the composition and motivation of the
higher level of political presence than the Muslim minorities in France
insurgency, this article addresses this gap by asking whether conditions
and Britain. [R, abr.]
are currently "ripe" for a negotiated settlement, how "ripeness" may be
achieved, and, once achieved, how a political settlement might best be
pursued. [R]
60.5260
Al-DAMKHI, Ali Mohamed ; Al-FARES, Rana Abdullah —
Terrorist threats to the environment in Iraq and beyond.
Global Environmental Politics 10(1), Feb. 2010 : 1-6.
60.5265
BEN-PORAT, Guy ; FENIGER, Yariv — Live and let buy?
Consumerism, secularization, and liberalism [in Israel].
The environmental consequences of political conflict are a growing
Comparative Politics 41(3), Apr. 2009 : 293-314.
problem throughout the world. A variety of terrorist and insurgent groups
have shown a disturbing tendency to make use of intentional environ-
Secularism and liberalism are often perceived as interlinked and associ-
mental destruction in the pursuit of their political agendas. Currently,
ated with the process of modernization and liberal democracy. Studies of
scenarios of environmental terrorism in Iraq are particularly dire, due to
Israel, however, cast doubts on this linkage as anti-liberal and ethnocen-
the changing political situation [there], the vulnerability of its petroleum
tric attitudes remain entrenched. Secular practices, religious beliefs, and
infrastructure, and the precedent set by the catastrophe in Kuwait during
religious practices can coexist within a bricolage of beliefs and behav-
the 1991 Gulf War. The international community should remain aware of
iors. Secular practices related to everyday life are not necessarily related
the real threat of sudden, intentional environmental destruction, and
to a deeper belief system and values associated with liberalism; the
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commercialization of the Israeli public sphere does not significantly
on the failure of Algerian socialism and modernity. An examination of the
change existing non-liberal perceptions and the structure of Israel as a
private sphere highlights the fact that the main conceptions of gender
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