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Political Economy of the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa University of Antwerp

Political economy is about "the distribution of income, wealth and power among the different groups in society" (Ricardo 1820). This TG applies this intellectual tradition to the developments in Sub-Sahara Africa and more specifically in the Great Lakes Region. Both the inter-disciplinary nature and the geographical scope are its defining traits. They allow studying transformation processes on different scales, from local development experiences ...

Political Representation in Diverse Societies Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Political representation is a crucial concept in political science. In essence, representation entails something or someone (the agent) standing for an absent thing or person (the principal). Political representation thus places an intermediary (agent) between citizens (principals) and political decision-making. These agents are called representatives. The fact that every society contains different interests and nodes that want to be ...