Political violence in the Republic of Rome: Nothing new under the sun
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The Romans witnessed political violence well before the outbreak of the Jewish revolt, and the violence was not limited to battles of civil war between Sulla and the Senate or the struggles for power involving Julius Caesar and his competitors. The practice of politics in Rome in the centuries before Christ involved attacks against political opponents and street brawls during campaigns to elect officials, and the prevalence of violence in the political practices of Rome was similar to the violent politics that have occurred in more modern times.
Publication Name: Government and Opposition
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0017-257X
Year: 2006
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'One man alone'? A Longue Duree approach to Italy's foreign policy under Berlusconi
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One needs to avoid the dangers of personalization and presentism in order to follow Italy's foreign policy change and to understand fully its wider implications. The change in foreign policy should be interpreted as the result of contingent combination of short-term and long-term factors, personal and impersonal elements rather than being the product of 'one man and one man alone'.
Publication Name: Government and Opposition
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0017-257X
Year: 2006
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Democracy, human rights and market development in Turkey: Are they related?
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The improvement of human rights and that the stability of democracy might be associated with a market-based economic development in Turkey. Turkey seems to lack a strong liberal political culture and value for individual freedom, although it was practicing an institutional or electoral democracy since 1950.
Publication Name: Government and Opposition
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0017-257X
Year: 2006
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