The Legacy of Western Overseas Colonialism on Democratic Survival

Bernhard, Michaël; Reenock, Christopher; Nordstrom, Timothy

doi:10.1111/j.0020-8833.2004.00298.x

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“…out that democratic dyads typically have higher religious similarity levels than nondemocratic dyads, while Bernhard et al, (2004) find that Western overseas colonialism has a positive effect on the survival of democratic regimes.…”

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Economic Sanctions and Culture

Driscoll

Halcoussis

Lowenberg

2011

Defence and Peace Economics

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confidence: 78%

Economic Sanctions and Culture

Driscoll

Halcoussis

Lowenberg

2011

Defence and Peace Economics

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“…The positive influence of a British colonial legacy has been confirmed by Weiner (1987, pp. 19-20) and Olsson (2009), but disconfirmed by Bernhard et al (2004), Hadenius (1992, pp. 131-133) and Teorell (2010, pp.…”

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Length of independence and democratic failure

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Anckar

2014

Contemporary Politics

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This article takes as a point of departure a well-known but rarely tested assumption in the literature on state-building and democratisation, namely that democratic regimes in newly established states are politically unstable. When states take their first steps as independent entities, the state-building process is often incomplete, the political institutions fragile and democratic routines yet to be established. However, with increasing years of independence, these democratic shortcomings are expected to be remedied. This makes it reasonable to assume that the likelihood of democratic failure decreases with increasing years as an independent state. Based on an extensive empirical data set, the conclusion was reached that there is indeed a negative relationship between the length of independence and democratic failure and that this association is insensitive to the period in time when the countries received their independence. Furthermore, the results suggest that the length of democratic rule has a positive impact on democratic stability. However, this pattern is detectable only in states created after 1946.

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“…Many of these effects negatively affected the indigenous populations (Bernhard, Reenock & Nordstrom 2004;Jiggins 1989;Turshen 1977).…”

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Infusing African management philosophy into project management

2018

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Orientation: The project management field of study is investigated in the context of the current debate on decolonisation of the university curriculum.Research purpose: Current project management theories and curriculum are based on Western management philosophy (WMP). This creates tension on the African continent where the debate is currently about the revival of African management philosophy (AMP) and how it should form part of management theories and the discourse in general.Motivation for the study: The problem currently is that AMP is not incorporated or even discussed within project management literature. The aim of this article is to create discussion around AMP and how it can be infused into project management theories and ultimately the curriculum. The AMP and WMP are discussed through the lens of project management, specifically the Project Management Body of Knowledge.Research design, approach and method: Philosophical discussion was employed to facilitate the discussion of infusing AMP into project management. Various historical concepts and practices were explored to provide perspective concerning management philosophies and theories.Main findings: Infusing AMP into the curriculum must be a conscientious effort from the academic staff who teach project management. Moreover, true infusion of AMP is best facilitated through the interaction between academics, students and stakeholders. There are, however, certain processes that are principle agnostic and are independent of either AMP or WMP.Practical/managerial implications: We should philosophise more on infusing AMP into project management, creating new theories, and that the curriculum should be adjusted to incorporate AMP.Contribution/value-add: This paper stimulates discussion around AMP and project management.

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The Legacy of Western Overseas Colonialism on Democratic Survival

Cited by 128 publications

References 34 publications

Economic Sanctions and Culture

Economic Sanctions and Culture

Length of independence and democratic failure

Infusing African management philosophy into project management

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