VI: National and Area Studies/Études Nationales et Régionales
| Date | 01 October 2012 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002083451206200506 |
| Published date | 01 October 2012 |
| Subject Matter | Abstracts |
VI
NATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES
ÉTUDES NATIONALES ET RÉGIONALES
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ABBOTT, Jason — Democracy@internet.org revisited:
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ALONSO, Rogelio — The spread of radical Islam in Spain:
analysing the socio-political impact of the internet and
challenges ahead. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 35(6),
new social media in East Asia. Third World Quarterly 33(2),
June 2012 : 471-491.
2012 : 333-357.
This article analyzes the main features of radical Islam in Spain and the
This article explores the socio-political impact of the internet and new
role that Islamist radicalism plays in the radicalization of a significant
social media in East Asia. In particular, it explores whether the new tools
minority of the Muslim population in Spain. It also examines the implica-
and platforms associated with the latter are having a democratizing effect
tions of the expansion of radical Islam on radicalization toward violence
on the region's authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes by opening
among segments of Spain's Muslim communities and on dynamics of
up a permissive online public sphere in which traditional hierarchies of
social cohesion more broadly. The article argues that certain aspects of
power are challenged. [R] [See Abstr. 62.5736]
radical Islam strongly propel radicalization toward terrorism constituting
early indicators of violent radicalization. The individuals on whom this
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ADAM, Frane ; TOMŠIČ, Matevž — The dynamics of elites
ideology resonates and impact in a profound way are acutely vulnerable
and the type of capitalism: Slovenian exceptionalism?
to violent radicalization. [R]
Historical Social Research 37(2), 2012 : 53-70.
In order to understand the transitional process in Slovenia, it is neces-
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ALVES DO CARMO, Corival — Venezuela : democratiza-
sary to analyze the character of political elites, its evolution and dynam-
ções e transformações econômicas no governo Hugo
ics in terms of reproduction/circulation. The thesis is that the elite con-
Chávez (Venezuela: democratization and economic
figuration and cultural profile decisively determined the selection of the
transformations under the Hugo Chávez government).
particular model of socio-economic regulation and, consequently, the
Brazilian Journal of International relations 2011(1) : 85-125.
type of capitalism that was formed to replace the previous system.
Despite the absence of a clear project, the possibilities of current trans-
However, the changes and events connected with financial crisis and
formations were already present in the 1999 Constitution. The 1999
economic crisis after 2008 may indicate that entire architecture of Slove-
Constitution can deal in different ways with the social demands and the
nian social corporatism in the framework of state (national) type of
political struggles. The framework as answers to political struggles and
capitalism generated a sort of immobilismo and inability to execute the
social conflicts, the new institutions and the development model are not
necessary reforms. [R, abr.] [See Abstr. 62.6715]
defined; they change according to the dynamics of those political and
social conflicts and, therefore, it is not possible to make a final assess-
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AGHEDO, Iro ; OSUMAH, Oarhe — The Boko Haram
ment of Chávez’s capacity [to] act on social demands. [R]
uprising: how should Nigeria respond? Third World Quar-
terly 33(5), 2012 : 853-869.
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AMIRAN, Revital — Cultural nationalism and the formula-
Recent experiences in Nigeria and some other African states reveal that,
tion of the political: reflections on the Jewish National
while global terrorism may be on the decline, the proliferation and radi-
Movement in the works of D. Frishman and M. J. Berdi-
calization of local terrorist groups with possible links to al-Qaeda seem to
chevski. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 18(2), Apr.-June
be on the rise. This article interrogates how Nigeria should respond to
2012 : 193-215.
the Boko Haram terrorist uprising. Methodological y, it relies on both
This article reflects on cultural nationalism's attitude towards the idea of a
primary and secondary sources of data. It provides an overview of the
nation-state and national-political life. Cultural nationalism is a concept
evolution and dynamics of the uprising in Nigeria, and explores the
that inevitably invokes the aspiration that art will overcome political life,
motivations, strategic operations and responses of Boko Haram. The
undermining its role to provide the soon-to-be citizens with an adequate
uprising, which engenders general insecurity, is a consequence of
arena on which to contest their ethics. Thus, cultural nationalism might
governance failure and institutional fragility. Thus, to effectively address
prevent politics from being involved in questions of identity and may
the uprising, Nigeria should adopt a human security approach rather than
imply some questionable consequences regarding democratic values
the current emphasis on a repressive state security approach. [R, abr.]
such as individual autonomy. Hence, cultural nationalism keeps open the
option to contradict its own intrinsic postulation that aims for self-
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AGHROUT, Ahmed — La "Primavera árabe" de Argelia :
sovereignty. This claim is demonstrated with the case study of the
¿ tanto para nada ? (Algeria's "Arab Spring": much ado
Jewish national movement and more specifically through the examina-
about nothing?). Foro internacional 208, Apr.-June 2012 :
tion of the writings of two important literary personae within it: David
412-433. [Résumé en français]
Frishman and Micha Joseph Berdichevski. [R, abr.]
In Algeria, there have been sporadic and localized protest movements,
often with a limited agenda and specific demands. However, unlike other
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ANDRONIKIDOU, Aikaterini ; KOVRAS, Iosif — Cultures of
Arab countries ravaged by massive popular rebel ions, Algeria was
rioting and anti-systemic politics in Southern Europe
immune to that kind of social upheaval until now. As a preventive tactic,
[Athens, Greece]. West European Politics 35(4), July 2012 :
the authorities launched political reform proposals to guide the country
707-725.
toward a democratic government. But a review of the proposals reveals
The article investigates why, despite similar background conditions,
that the process, as it now stands, is not intended to significantly alter the
Greece has been the site of frequent, highly visible, fringe, anti-system
political status quo. This paper suggests that neither the legislative
politics and street riots, while similar phenomena are rare in Spain.
package, in itself, nor the manner in which it is being debated and
Although the article's focal point is the eruption of the December 2008
adopted, wil guarantee the reforms that many Algerians want. [R] [See
riots in Athens, it sheds light on the two countries' diverse social reac-
Abstr. 62.6712]
tions to the sovereign debt crisis. Deploying the tool of media framing, it
argues that historical legacies and political cultures matter. In the Greek
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ALI, Fachry — After the passing era of great leaders: a
case, the transition to democracy shaped a political “culture of sympathy”
note on the structural base of Indonesia's Reformasi de-
towards acts of resistance to the state, a culture that has been institu-
mocratic system. Indonesian Quarterly 40(1), 2012 : 13-34.
tionalized since the mid-1970s. [R]
The continuation of popular alienation will potentially create its own
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APPIAH, Kwame Anthony — Misunderstanding cultures:
democratic irony. While the emergence of the 1998 Reformasi democ-
Islam and the West. Philosophy and Social Criticism 38(4-
ratic system is Indonesia's crucial and decisive political development, for
5), May 2012 : 425-433.
it manages to reunify of the "logical meaningful aspects" and the "causal
structural functional aspects", after its decades separation, the sharp
This article explains why the idea of the West is an obstacle to dealing
political segregation between the upper and the lower lines "social world"
with the dangers posed by radical Islamists. Every proposed theory of
precisely depicts the adverse side of this optimism. The much advan-
the West has to account for the great internal cultural diversity both of
taged position of the elite circle in this Reformasi era has proven that the
European cultures and of those influenced by them around the world;
political system of democracy is the upper-line "social-world" which is
and every serious historical account both of Europe and of Islam has to
biased in nature. Meanwhile, the largest part of the lowest-layer people,
recognize the long-standing, substantial and ongoing interdependence of
who are jostling in the lower-line "social world", remain distant from
their intellectual and religious traditions. As a result, what is needed to
enjoying the fruits this theoretical y extolled system contains. [R] [See
face extremists — inside or outside Europe, whether Christian, Muslim or
Abstr. 62.6824]
neither — is not an opposition between Islam and the West, but an
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alliance of those of all faiths and none who can live with and tolerate
mation: Central and East Europe since 1989/90. Historical
cultural difference against those, wherever they live and whatever their
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