Does Leaders’ Western Education Matter to Authoritarian Regimes’ Reform? (1960-2000) by Mingzhe Xu Department of Political Science Duke University Date:______________________ Approved: ________________________ Joseph Grieco, Supervisor ______________________ Emerson Niou _______________________ Bahar Leventoglu An abstract of a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the...

Galen was the most influential medical writer of all time. Although a dogmatic authoritarian, he was a careful, accurate observer and original thinker. This paper details Galen’s life and contribution to medicine with particular reference to, what I believe, are the origins of experimental neurosurgery.

CONSOCIATIONAL THEORY, DEVELOPED BY AREND LIJPHART AND other scholars, is one of the most influential theories in comparative political science. Its key contention is that divided territories, be they regions or states, with historically antagonistic ethnically, religiously or linguistically divided peoples, are effectively, prudently, and sometimes optimally, governed according to consociation...

I n Central Asia, as in other regions of the world with large Muslim populations, opposition groups are increasingly turning to the ideas of militant Islam in their efforts to challenge authoritarian rule. Activists fromKokand to Kabul have learned that political Islam provides an unusually potent language of opposition. In Central Asia, a wide array of opposition movements—the Islamic Movement...

In a global context in which authoritarian regimes often hold elections, defeating dictators at the polls can play a key role in transitions to democracy. When the opposition is allowed to campaign for votes in such elections, there are strong reasons to believe that its efforts will be more persuasive than those of the authoritarian incumbent. This article examines the effect of televised camp...