Neopatrimonialism and Political Instability in Africa.

Neopatrimonialism is understood to be the principal mechanism regulating political and economic life in African countries. Formal institutions are generally too weak to perform the functions associated with their counterparts in the industrialized world. Power is instead arrayed through a system of relations linking rulers not with the public or even with the ruled, but […]

Global Climate Change and Conflicts in the International System.

Effects of climate change are likely to lead to rebellion, revolution, civil war or the breakdown of States. The societal consequences of climate change effects could exacerbate existing social and political tendencies to conflict. Climate change has attributed to a number of conflicts in the international community. Few among these are the Darfur armed conflict, […]