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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 Science Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The Department of Political Science groups all the people involved in political science teaching and research at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The Department organizes a Bachelor in Political Science (in Dutch), a Master in Political Science (in Dutch) and it participates in the organization of an Advanced Master in European Integration (in English). Most of the research conducted in the Department fall under four major themes: Political ...

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 ...

Leuven International and European Studies (LINES) KU Leuven

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Leuven International and European Studies (LINES) is the KU Leuven’s institute for the study of international politics and European affairs at the Faculty of Social Sciences. It hosts research in political science and international relations and fosters exchanges between scholars working on a broad range of topics, including the European Union’s foreign policy, the external trade policies of the European Union and the United States, climate ...