Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (28 Seiten)
Serie:
GIGA Working Papers no. 43
Schlagwort(e):
Ruanda (Staat) Sambia
;
Wahl
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Regierung
Kurzfassung:
Scholars of institutional design attribute large importance to the choice of new institutions. The comparative analysis of how Rwanda and Zambia crafted their new electoral systems and the systems of government regards procedural, structural and rational choice variables which may influence the option for particular solutions. External influences and the type of transition are determinants that can decide which actors make their interests prevail. The degree of innovation or conservatism of new institutions is mainly a result of the speed of the process and the kind of actors involved. However, rational reflections on how to produce legitimacy and minimize personal risks which take into consideration the state of conflict in the country decide on the speed and on innovative outcomes. The structured analysis of only two cases uncovers already that it is rather difficult to realise the transfer of design recommendations into reality. (Abstract)
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
1. Introduction -- 2. A Three-Dimensional Framework of Analysis: Process, Structure, Interests -- 3. Rwanda: A Set of Innovative Institutions Lacking Transparency -- 4. Zambia: A Set of Conservative and Easy-to-understand Institutions -- 5. Testing the Analytical Framework in Comparative Perspective -- 6. Some Concluding Explanations on the Interrelation of Processes and Interest
Anmerkung:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 25-28Zusammenfassung in deutscher Sprache
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