A vast literature has been produced since the 1980s on the emergence of Islamist movements in the Middle East. This literature offers different rationales for the emergence of new kinds of foes to the political regimes of the region. Filling the void left by the leftist opposition, the Islamist militants appeared around the 1970s as new political actors. They were expected neither by the state ...

Applying G. Lasswell’s model of political communication to the modern development mechanism reveals new roles and opportunities for elites. Political actors in society pursue goal effective management state (including civil society), as well preserving legitimacy current government. The paper is propose how elites can use Internet space achieve their own goals retain power, effectively manage m...

Correspondence study field experiments with political elites are a recent addition to legislative studies research, in which unsolicited emails sent gauge their responsiveness. In this article, we discuss ethical implications. We advance from the viewpoint that correspondence involve trade-offs between costs and benefits need be carefully weighted. elaborate argument two contributions mind. Fir...

Abstract What explains the emergence and persistence of institutions aimed at preventing any ruling group from using state apparatus to advance particularistic interests? To answer this recurring question, a burgeoning literature examines establishment power-sharing in societies divided by ethnic or religious cleavages. Going beyond existing scholarly work focused on these specific settings, we...

today, south korea has become a successful pattern for less- developed countries. this article attempts to explain its successful experience in economic development in the framework of pattern of non-democratic developmental state. in this pattern developed by adrian leftwich, the main focus is on political-sociological context affecting economic development. the main characteristics of develop...

It is now widely recognized that medical science was dramatically transformed from the mid-eighteenth to the early-twentieth centuries, while, at the same time, the organized medical profession came increasingly to monopolize health care in the western world. Less well known is the parallel shift, during this same period, of institutionalpower within medicine. At the beginning of the eighteenth...