Indigenous Peoples and Titling in Cambodia: A Study of Six Villages Published: 17 September 2013 This paper examines the ongoing land registration process in six indigenous villages in Cambodia’s northeast. It was prepared for presentation at the "Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty" in April 2013. pdf
Emphasis is not being placed on the rule of law Published: 23 August 2013 In an interview, political scientist Vladimíra Dvořáková of the University of Economics, Prague, enumerates the causes of the current turbulence on the Czech political scene. By Vladimíra Dvořáková
Impressions from the Province of Kandal: Election Day and its Consequences Published: 23 August 2013 Our Cambodia office director Manfred Hornung has registered with Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) as an independent observer for the parliamentary elections. In his articles he reports about worried citizens and protests on the election day. By Manfred Hornung
New Electoral System in the Home Stretch Published: 12 August 2013 In July a three-year process of the reform of the Hungarian electoral procedure law has come to an end. With the changes in the voting system the leading Fidesz-KDNP party foremost seeks to convert its relative popular majority into an absolute majority in Parliament. An analysis of the reform's effects. By Róbert László
The introduction of a semi-presidential system Published: 9 August 2013 A few months after Miloš Zeman first took office as president, we are now seeing the logical outcome of introducing a semi-presidential system. The current clash between the president and the Czech Parliament is a direct result of the political redistribution of power and could significantly influence the future form of the relationships between the government, the parliament, and the president. By Štěpán Drahokoupil
Czech Government loses confidence vote but President Zeman wins nonetheless Published: 8 August 2013 On Wednesday, the 7th August, the Czech government loses the confidence vote in parliament. True victor of the battle for power is President Miloš Zeman because he has created a very strong power center and is now dominating the political space. By Šádí Shanaáh
The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same: How to Break the Politics of Continuity in Zimbabwe Published: 6 August 2013 On the 31st of July 2013, Zimbabwe held its seventh presidential election. Robert Mugabe leading the Zimbabwe African National Unity (Patriotic Front), ZANU PF, has contested every one of them in his 33 years in power. By Vinayak Bhardwaj
Croatian membership in the EU Published: 2 July 2013 Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union after a decade of negotiations. The hope that it will now go up with the economy, slightly and widespread corruption in the country far. The dossier provides a collection of articles about the likely changes in ten key areas of social life.
Syria: Rape as a weapon of war Published: 4 July 2013 In wars, rape has been used as a tool to go beyond the physical and military defeat of the enemy, to subdue a society politically and morally. The present article, written by psycho-therapist Dr. Jamal Khalil Sobh, sheds light on the repeated war crime of rapes of women, including the recent tragic incidents in Syria. By Jamal Khalil Sobh
North-South Capacity Building "A Common Future in the Eurozone?" Published: 16 May 2013 The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union (hbs EU) invites 15 young people from the southern member states of the eurozone and from Germany to Brussels in order to discuss the economic, social and political problems in their countries; their perception of their own future, that of their countries and of Europe with each other and with actors of the European institutions and organisations.
