Browsing by Author "Zirker, Daniel"
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The Brazilian military under Cardoso: Overcoming the identity crisis
(University of Miami, 2000)In Brazil, an era of military confusion and dissatisfaction that followed the end of the Cold War has largely dissipated since the mid-1990s. Despite scarce federal resources under current economic policies, the Cardoso ... -
Clean and green with deepening shadows? a non-complacent view of corruption in New Zealand
(2013)New Zealand has long been regarded as a country with little or no governmental corruption. In recent times it has been ranked consistently as one of the five least corrupt countries in the world, on Transparency International’s ... -
Defining a US defence diplomacy for Brazil at the beginning of the century
(2009)At the beginning of the 1990s, the US military was apparently considered to be a significant threat by the Brazilian Armed Forces. Other military establishments in the Hemisphere likewise expressed a lack of confidence, ... -
The military as a distinct ethnic or quasi-ethnic identity in developing countries
(Sage, 2006)Culture, identity, and ethnicity are central to understanding political behavior and the complex questions of military behavior in developing countries. Drawing on distinctive military periods in Fiji, Pakistan, and Uganda, ... -
The ‘National Security Strategy of the USA’ and Brazilian military thought: Imagining the near future
(2007)This paper examines the US National Security Strategies, 2002 and 2006, with a view to understanding the impact that some of their elements, including the doctrine of pre-emptive war, may have on Brazilian military thought. ...
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Indonesia’s great power and superpower environment in the post Cold War era: A study of Indonesia’s search for a dynamic regional equilibrium
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Against the backdrop of regional transformation, during President Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) period of office from 2004 – 2014, Indonesian officials have frequently expressed an expectation of a peaceful region through ... -
Can Justice be Traded for Democracy?
(The University of Waikato, 2017)For much of the Twentieth Century, the transition processes of democratizing states have followed a familiar pattern. Outgoing authoritarian regimes relinquished power after extracting the promise of amnesty from the ... -
Income Inequality, Voter Turnout and Employment in 2005 – 2014 Elections in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2017)As Robert Dahl put it in 1971, ―a key characteristic of a democracy is the continued responsiveness of the government to the preferences of its citizens, considered as political equals‖. Democracy is thought to break down ... -
Democratization, Press Freedom and Corruption Scandals in Vietnam: Causal Relations?
(University of Waikato, 2015)Vietnam started a renewal process named “Doi moi” in 1986 to liberalize its economy and improve its status in the world. This process has resulted in the country’s fast economic development with GDP growth of between 6 and ... -
A New Form of Authoritarianism? Rethinking Military Politics in Post-1999 Nigeria
(University of Waikato, 2015)Despite the vast research that has been done on the Nigerian military, virtually all of these studies have failed to critically examine the accepted role of the military in the democratising phase. This is important because ...
