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| 1. Kreuzer, Marcus. and Pettai, Vello. "The Calculus of Party Affiliation in Post-communist Democracies. Party Switching, Fusions, Fissions and the Institutionalization of Party Systems" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug 28, 2002 <Not Available>. 2009-11-28 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p65383_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
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Abstract: The development of post-communist party system is explained either by actorless, structural explanations or choice theoretic accounts focusing on the external actions of parties (linkage with voters, strategic interaction with other parties). Little attention has heretofore been paid to the international actions of parties or what we call the affiliation calculus of political actors. We try that the organizational weakness of post-communist parties make it crucial to focus on the internal, organizational choices of parties. |
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| 2. Kay, William. and Eijmberts, eijmbert.jJohannes. "Regulating Emerging Technologies; What Regulators of Nanotechnology Today May Learn from The Regulation of Nuclear Fission since the 1950s." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, <Not Available>. 2009-11-28 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p362616_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Nanotechnology is an emerging technology holding great promises for the future by introducing nanoscale devices (smaller than 1-9th meter) for medical, computing, and manufacturing applications. Currently nanotechnology poses serious challenges to government regulators. After 1945, the American government moved to develop nuclear fission technology for civilian purposes. Congress established the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to oversee the promotion and regulation of atomic power in the United States. In the following decades the AEC struggled to build new government capacity to fulfill its dual mandate while nuclear science kept advancing rapidly and the assessment of the risks associated with nuclear power continued to produce new insights - thus forcing the AEC to constantly adapt to new findings. The research presented is a case study drawing from the experiences of the AEC in building capacity to simultaneously promote and regulate an emerging technology, while technological progress is ongoing. The paper holds lessons of the AEC for government agencies involved in the promotion and regulation of nanotechnology today. Research supported by NSF award 0425826. |
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| 3. Gelbman, Shamira. "Partisan Regime Fission and Political Incorporation: The Case of the South African National Party’s Apartheid Regime" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 20, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-11-28 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p138281_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Based on a longitudinal case study of the Apartheid regime in South Africa, this paper explores the possibilities for enfranchisement of politically marginalized groups that grow out of the breakdown of partisan regime coalitions. |
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