@misc{Schuck2004, author = {Schuck, Christoph}, title = {Der B{\"u}rgerkrieg in Aceh : Konsequenzen f{\"u}r den Weg Indonesiens zur Demokratie}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9647}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Indonesia's arduous path to democracy is threatened by several domestic conflicts. Although the civil war in Aceh - a region in the north of Sumatra - has claimed thousands of victims, the incidents have not yet been adequately dealt with - neither in the public domain nor within the scientific community. In May 2003, the Indonesian president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, imposed material law on the Aceh region in order to crack down on the separatist movement Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM). This step does not seem to be in line with serious concepts of democracy and is threatening the consolidation of the transformation process. The author seeks to shed light on the roots of the conflict, the motivation of leading politicians in Jakarta to deploy military means instead of continuing negotiations, and its consequences for the Indonesian process of democratisation.}, language = {de} } @misc{Lorenz2005, author = {Lorenz, Astrid}, title = {Belarus : politische Kultur und Systemwechsel}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47907}, year = {2005}, abstract = {This article deals with the explanation of failed democratisation as caused by political culture. Against the background of the Belarus' autocracy, the author questions that political culture can be considered a reason for failed democratisation. The Belarus' paternalistic political culture does not essentially differ from that of successfully democratising neighbouring states. A weak national conscience is the only specific characteristic of the Belarus autocracy, but it lacks a convincing theoretical link with democratisation. Nevertheless, in paternalistic political cultures, successful democratisation seems to need more incentives for people, due to higher adaptation costs.}, language = {de} }