72 research outputs found
Replication Data for: "The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression"
No full textReproduction material for "The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression" forthcoming in the Journal of Conflict Resolution with Alexander Dukalskis, Saipira Furstenberg and Redmond Scales
Supplemental Material - The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression
No full textSupplemental Material for The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression by Alexander Dukalskis, Saipira Furstenberg, Sebastian Hellmeier and Redmond Scales in Journal of Conflict Resolution</p
Supplemental Material - The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression
No full textSupplemental Material for The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression by Alexander Dukalskis, Saipira Furstenberg, Sebastian Hellmeier and Redmond Scales in Journal of Conflict Resolution</p
State responses to reputational concerns: the case of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Kazakhstan
No full textApplying Global Governance agenda in post-Soviet states : the case of EITI in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
No full textCurrent explanations of global governance fail to incorporate in their analysis the importance of both structural domestic and contextual factors in which global governance initiatives operate. More specifically, it is necessary to further investigate what global governance means for specific non-democratic regions and actors involved in the process of global governance. Current research on global governance is characterised by the concept of a static dichotomy between the international and domestic spheres. In contrast, the present thesis aims to offer a more sophisticated account of the interplay between these two spheres; it therefore presents an empirical and theoretical framework that is able to capture the transboundary character of global governance encompassing both the international and domestic context. Using the case of an international governance initiative, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), this PhD thesis investigates how the standardised practices of global governance arrangements are implemented in the post-Soviet and autocratic states of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Adopting a comparative case study perspective, the study examines, first, how shared self-regulatory governance practices as prescribed under the EITI function in authoritarian countries, second, whom or which constituencies they serve, and, finally, how the initiativea s legitimacy can be assessed. Most importantly, in analysing the EITI, the thesis aims to assess the role of different actors (state and non-state) within non-democratic countries. Furthermore, in light of the EITIa s focus on fighting corruption in the extractive sector, the project aims to contribute to the debate on the resource curse in the political economy. The results of my thesis indicate that the EITI in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan operates as a dysfunctional platform for cooperation that is detached from its initial purpose. The research further demonstrates that the regime type, the countrya s political institutions and the inherited Soviet legacy have considerably affected the functioning of the Initiative. In light of these observations, the thesis urges scholars and policy practitioners to more thoroughly consider the context in which global governance takes place
Global Governance Agenda in den postsowjetischen Staaten : EITI in Kasachstan und Kirgisistan
No full textCurrent explanations of global governance fail to incorporate in their analysis the importance of both structural domestic and contextual factors in which global governance initiatives operate. More specifically, it is necessary to further investigate what global governance means for specific non-democratic regions and actors involved in the process of global governance. Current research on global governance is characterised by the concept of a static dichotomy between the international and domestic spheres. In contrast, the present thesis aims to offer a more sophisticated account of the interplay between these two spheres; it therefore presents an empirical and theoretical framework that is able to capture the transboundary character of global governance encompassing both the international and domestic context. Using the case of an international governance initiative, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), this PhD thesis investigates how the standardised practices of global governance arrangements are implemented in the post-Soviet and autocratic states of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Adopting a comparative case study perspective, the study examines, first, how shared self-regulatory governance practices as prescribed under the EITI function in authoritarian countries, second, whom or which constituencies they serve, and, finally, how the initiativea s legitimacy can be assessed. Most importantly, in analysing the EITI, the thesis aims to assess the role of different actors (state and non-state) within non-democratic countries. Furthermore, in light of the EITIa s focus on fighting corruption in the extractive sector, the project aims to contribute to the debate on the resource curse in the political economy. The results of my thesis indicate that the EITI in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan operates as a dysfunctional platform for cooperation that is detached from its initial purpose. The research further demonstrates that the regime type, the countrya s political institutions and the inherited Soviet legacy have considerably affected the functioning of the Initiative. In light of these observations, the thesis urges scholars and policy practitioners to more thoroughly consider the context in which global governance takes place
Dimensions of Furstenberg sets and an extension of Bourgain\u27s projection theorem
No full textWe show that the Hausdorff dimension of -Furstenberg sets is at least , where depends only on and . This improves the previously best known bound for , in particular providing the first improvement since 1999 to the dimension of classical -Furstenberg sets for . We deduce this from a corresponding discretized incidence bound under minimal non-concentration assumptions, that simultaneously extends Bourgain\u27s discretized projection and sum-product theorems. The proofs are based on a recent discretized incidence bound of T.~Orponen and the first author and a certain duality between and -Furstenberg sets.15 page
Furstenberg measure and Iterated Function Systems with inverses (Integrated Research on Random Dynamical Systems and Multi-Valued Dynamical Systems)
No full textMotivated by the study of the Furstenberg measure, in [1] the author introduced Iterated Function Systems with inverses (i.e. IFS that contain inverse maps). In this note we present a conjecture
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Transnational repression in the age of globalisation /
No full text"Bringing together leading scholars, this volume is the first of its kind to address the growing global phenomenon of transnational repression in a comparative perspective. Authoritarian regimes in places like China, Russia and Saudi Arabia are infamous for cracking down on domestic opposition movements and democracy activists at home. And, in our age of globalisation, migration and technological development, dictators are increasingly able to extend their authoritarian power over their critics abroad. Using tactics that include surveillance, coercion, harassment and physical violence, transnational repression threatens the lives of democracy defenders, the basic rights of diaspora members and the rule of law in host states." -- Provided by the Publisher
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