Giovanni Carbone
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 278198 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Giovanni Carbone |
| NOMBRES | Giovanni |
| APELLIDO | Carbone |
| FIRMA | CARBONE G |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Milan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3911-2432 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 110 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2001 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Beyond Recipient Needs and Donor Self-Interests
As global aid budgets shrink, understanding donor motives behind aid allocation can help anticipate donor behaviour and inform recipient strategies. This paper contributes to donor-focused aid allocation research and broader debates on evolving patterns in international development cooperation by investigating the determinants of Italy’s bilateral aid allocation to African countries over the past decades, with a focus on explanations beyond tradi…
Better Days to Come? Military Coups, Economic Growth, and the Restoration of Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Anti-Westernism in Africa
Africa's Lame Ducks
The vast majority of sub-Saharan countries have adopted constitutional clauses establishing that elected presidents cannot serve more than two mandates. While an extensive literature has examined why African leaders comply with or else try to manipulate term limits, the policy implications of the latter remain unexplored. Existing studies of other world regions suggest that setting a maximum number of terms presidents can serve tends to make them…
Italy's return to Africa
A steadily increasing number of European countries recently adopted their own ‘Africa policies’. The temporal and geographical clustering of such plans suggests that a policy diffusion process might have been at play, with the introduction and the shape of a policy in a given country being influenced by those of other countries. This paper tests the policy diffusion hypothesis through an in-depth analysis of the case of Italy, a country that in r…
Political Leadership in Africa
Do political leaders matter for development in Africa? Political leaders south of the Sahara have taken centre stage since countries in the region gained independence in the 1960s, yet a 'leadership trap' soon emerged with power-holders overstaying in office and chronic instability caused by coups resulting in decades of disappointing developmental performances. The beginnings of change are found in political reforms of the early 1990s, with many…
Leaders for a New Africa
To Elect or Not to Elect
This paper investigates whether and how multiparty elections, introduced in many African countries since the early 1990s, affect a government’s commitment to welfare policies. We hypothesise that contested multiparty elections and turnovers between different leaders and political forces in government – even when democratic standards are not met – positively impact the promotion of social welfare. We test these hypotheses through a cross-sectional…
Researching the Dynamics of Leaders’ Replacement
African politics long revolved around ‘personal rulers’ who either overstayed in office or were quickly ousted by coups. The multiparty reforms of the 1990s were meant to change and regularise the way in which African rulers access and are removed from office. There is, however, a dearth of systematic data through which the evolution and implications of leadership transitions can be examined. We thus built a comprehensive Africa Leadership Change…
Citizen wellbeing in African competitive authoritarian regimes
Are lions democrats? The impact of democratization on economic growth in Africa, 1980–2010
If we look back at the past two decades, timing seems to point to a close connection between democratic reforms and economic growth in sub-Saharan states. Most countries in the area introduced multiparty politics and made dramatic – if incomplete – democratic progress between 1990 and 1994. Quite strikingly, it is exactly from 1994 to 1995 (and particularly from 2000) that the region began to undergo a period of significant economic progress. Bec…
Nigeria and Democratic Progress by Elections in Africa
Elections do not always advance democratisation, yet they can. We outline a democratisation-by-elections model according to which the opportunities for political change opened up by each electoral round build on previous election-related democratic progress. We focus on Nigeria, interpret the recent executive turnover in light of previous elections, and set the country within the comparative context of Africa's democratisation. Using a new Africa…
Does Democratization Foster State Consolidation? Democratic Rule, Political Order, and Administrative Capacity
The established view in political science is that a sound and functioning state has to be in place before democracy can be introduced. State first, and then democracy. While acknowledging the existence of a basic state infrastructure as a necessary starting point, we examine the possibility that democratization itself may play an important role in the subsequent development and consolidation of the state. We do this by addressing the major concep…
Do new democracies deliver social welfare? Political regimes and health policy in Ghana and Cameroon
Democratic reform processes often go hand in hand with expectations of social welfare improvements. While the connection between the emergence of democracy and the development of welfare states in the West has been the object of several studies, however, there is a scant empirical literature on the effects of recent democratization processes on welfare policies in developing countries. This is particularly true for Africa. In a dramatically poor …
Democratic demands and social policies
It is commonly assumed that the advent of democracy tends to bring about social welfare improvements. Few studies, however, have examined empirically the impact of third-wave democratisation processes on social policies in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Through a diachronic comparison, this paper examines the effects of Ghana's democratisation process on the evolution of its health policy. It shows that the emergence of…
The Consequences of Democratization
For the past few decades, scholars have been focusing on the causes of democratization. It is now time to devote systematic attention to analyzing the costs and benefits that democracy brings
Comprendre les partis et les systèmes de partis africains
L'introduction de réformes démocratiques depuis les années 1990 a entraîné en Afrique une résurgence du multipartisme, qui a produit une rupture dans la vie politique du continent ainsi que dans son étude. De nouvelles analyses ont été produites, articulées aux théories et concepts de la science politique « classique ». Quels résultats ont été obtenus ? Quels sont les enjeux soulevés par ce retour au pluralisme ? Quelle est la pertinence des modè…
Continuidade na renovação? Ten years of multiparty politics in Mozambique
Post-conflict elections in Mozambique, held in 1994, 1999 and 2004, established a formally competitive and pluralistic system. This paper examines the country's emerging two-party system as an essential feature affecting prospects for democratic deepening and consolidation. The condition for political parties to actually help the establishment of democratic politics is their development as durable, socially rooted, country-wide effective and legi…
Political Parties in a ‘No-Party Democracy
In the mid-1980s, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) established in Uganda what it claimed was a new type of electoral politics, which soon came to be known as ‘movement’ or ‘no-party’ democracy. While party activities became subject to strict limitations, the NRM tried not to exacerbate political opposition by letting parties ‘exist’ as independent entities. Thus, in what is best conceived as a hegemonic system, minor political organizations…
Constitutional Alternatives for the Regulation of Ethnic Politics? Institution-building Principles in Uganda's and South Africa's Transitions
(2001). Constitutional Alternatives for the Regulation of Ethnic Politics? Institution-building Principles in Uganda's and South Africa's Transitions. Journal of Contemporary African Studies: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 229-252
Does Democratization Foster State Consolidation? Democratic Rule, Political Order, and Administrative Capacity
The established view in political science is that a sound and functioning state has to be in place before democracy can be introduced. State first, and then democracy. While acknowledging the existence of a basic state infrastructure as a necessary starting point, we examine the possibility that democratization itself may play an important role in the subsequent development and consolidation of the state. We do this by addressing the major concep…
The Consequences of Democratization
For the past few decades, scholars have been focusing on the causes of democratization. It is now time to devote systematic attention to analyzing the costs and benefits that democracy brings
Do new democracies deliver social welfare? Political regimes and health policy in Ghana and Cameroon
Democratic reform processes often go hand in hand with expectations of social welfare improvements. While the connection between the emergence of democracy and the development of welfare states in the West has been the object of several studies, however, there is a scant empirical literature on the effects of recent democratization processes on welfare policies in developing countries. This is particularly true for Africa. In a dramatically poor …
Political Parties in a ‘No-Party Democracy
In the mid-1980s, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) established in Uganda what it claimed was a new type of electoral politics, which soon came to be known as ‘movement’ or ‘no-party’ democracy. While party activities became subject to strict limitations, the NRM tried not to exacerbate political opposition by letting parties ‘exist’ as independent entities. Thus, in what is best conceived as a hegemonic system, minor political organizations…
Continuidade na renovação? Ten years of multiparty politics in Mozambique
Post-conflict elections in Mozambique, held in 1994, 1999 and 2004, established a formally competitive and pluralistic system. This paper examines the country's emerging two-party system as an essential feature affecting prospects for democratic deepening and consolidation. The condition for political parties to actually help the establishment of democratic politics is their development as durable, socially rooted, country-wide effective and legi…
Nigeria and Democratic Progress by Elections in Africa
Elections do not always advance democratisation, yet they can. We outline a democratisation-by-elections model according to which the opportunities for political change opened up by each electoral round build on previous election-related democratic progress. We focus on Nigeria, interpret the recent executive turnover in light of previous elections, and set the country within the comparative context of Africa's democratisation. Using a new Africa…
Democratic demands and social policies
It is commonly assumed that the advent of democracy tends to bring about social welfare improvements. Few studies, however, have examined empirically the impact of third-wave democratisation processes on social policies in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Through a diachronic comparison, this paper examines the effects of Ghana's democratisation process on the evolution of its health policy. It shows that the emergence of…
Italy's return to Africa
A steadily increasing number of European countries recently adopted their own ‘Africa policies’. The temporal and geographical clustering of such plans suggests that a policy diffusion process might have been at play, with the introduction and the shape of a policy in a given country being influenced by those of other countries. This paper tests the policy diffusion hypothesis through an in-depth analysis of the case of Italy, a country that in r…
Comprendre les partis et les systèmes de partis africains
L'introduction de réformes démocratiques depuis les années 1990 a entraîné en Afrique une résurgence du multipartisme, qui a produit une rupture dans la vie politique du continent ainsi que dans son étude. De nouvelles analyses ont été produites, articulées aux théories et concepts de la science politique « classique ». Quels résultats ont été obtenus ? Quels sont les enjeux soulevés par ce retour au pluralisme ? Quelle est la pertinence des modè…
Are lions democrats? The impact of democratization on economic growth in Africa, 1980–2010
If we look back at the past two decades, timing seems to point to a close connection between democratic reforms and economic growth in sub-Saharan states. Most countries in the area introduced multiparty politics and made dramatic – if incomplete – democratic progress between 1990 and 1994. Quite strikingly, it is exactly from 1994 to 1995 (and particularly from 2000) that the region began to undergo a period of significant economic progress. Bec…
Researching the Dynamics of Leaders’ Replacement
African politics long revolved around ‘personal rulers’ who either overstayed in office or were quickly ousted by coups. The multiparty reforms of the 1990s were meant to change and regularise the way in which African rulers access and are removed from office. There is, however, a dearth of systematic data through which the evolution and implications of leadership transitions can be examined. We thus built a comprehensive Africa Leadership Change…
Constitutional Alternatives for the Regulation of Ethnic Politics? Institution-building Principles in Uganda's and South Africa's Transitions
(2001). Constitutional Alternatives for the Regulation of Ethnic Politics? Institution-building Principles in Uganda's and South Africa's Transitions. Journal of Contemporary African Studies: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 229-252
Political Parties in a ‘No-Party Democracy
In the mid-1980s, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) established in Uganda what it claimed was a new type of electoral politics, which soon came to be known as ‘movement’ or ‘no-party’ democracy. While party activities became subject to strict limitations, the NRM tried not to exacerbate political opposition by letting parties ‘exist’ as independent entities. Thus, in what is best conceived as a hegemonic system, minor political organizations…
Continuidade na renovação? Ten years of multiparty politics in Mozambique
Post-conflict elections in Mozambique, held in 1994, 1999 and 2004, established a formally competitive and pluralistic system. This paper examines the country's emerging two-party system as an essential feature affecting prospects for democratic deepening and consolidation. The condition for political parties to actually help the establishment of democratic politics is their development as durable, socially rooted, country-wide effective and legi…
Comprendre les partis et les systèmes de partis africains
L'introduction de réformes démocratiques depuis les années 1990 a entraîné en Afrique une résurgence du multipartisme, qui a produit une rupture dans la vie politique du continent ainsi que dans son étude. De nouvelles analyses ont été produites, articulées aux théories et concepts de la science politique « classique ». Quels résultats ont été obtenus ? Quels sont les enjeux soulevés par ce retour au pluralisme ? Quelle est la pertinence des modè…
The Consequences of Democratization
For the past few decades, scholars have been focusing on the causes of democratization. It is now time to devote systematic attention to analyzing the costs and benefits that democracy brings
Democratic demands and social policies
It is commonly assumed that the advent of democracy tends to bring about social welfare improvements. Few studies, however, have examined empirically the impact of third-wave democratisation processes on social policies in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Through a diachronic comparison, this paper examines the effects of Ghana's democratisation process on the evolution of its health policy. It shows that the emergence of…
Do new democracies deliver social welfare? Political regimes and health policy in Ghana and Cameroon
Democratic reform processes often go hand in hand with expectations of social welfare improvements. While the connection between the emergence of democracy and the development of welfare states in the West has been the object of several studies, however, there is a scant empirical literature on the effects of recent democratization processes on welfare policies in developing countries. This is particularly true for Africa. In a dramatically poor …
Does Democratization Foster State Consolidation? Democratic Rule, Political Order, and Administrative Capacity
The established view in political science is that a sound and functioning state has to be in place before democracy can be introduced. State first, and then democracy. While acknowledging the existence of a basic state infrastructure as a necessary starting point, we examine the possibility that democratization itself may play an important role in the subsequent development and consolidation of the state. We do this by addressing the major concep…
Citizen wellbeing in African competitive authoritarian regimes
Are lions democrats? The impact of democratization on economic growth in Africa, 1980–2010
If we look back at the past two decades, timing seems to point to a close connection between democratic reforms and economic growth in sub-Saharan states. Most countries in the area introduced multiparty politics and made dramatic – if incomplete – democratic progress between 1990 and 1994. Quite strikingly, it is exactly from 1994 to 1995 (and particularly from 2000) that the region began to undergo a period of significant economic progress. Bec…
Nigeria and Democratic Progress by Elections in Africa
Elections do not always advance democratisation, yet they can. We outline a democratisation-by-elections model according to which the opportunities for political change opened up by each electoral round build on previous election-related democratic progress. We focus on Nigeria, interpret the recent executive turnover in light of previous elections, and set the country within the comparative context of Africa's democratisation. Using a new Africa…
To Elect or Not to Elect
This paper investigates whether and how multiparty elections, introduced in many African countries since the early 1990s, affect a government’s commitment to welfare policies. We hypothesise that contested multiparty elections and turnovers between different leaders and political forces in government – even when democratic standards are not met – positively impact the promotion of social welfare. We test these hypotheses through a cross-sectional…
Researching the Dynamics of Leaders’ Replacement
African politics long revolved around ‘personal rulers’ who either overstayed in office or were quickly ousted by coups. The multiparty reforms of the 1990s were meant to change and regularise the way in which African rulers access and are removed from office. There is, however, a dearth of systematic data through which the evolution and implications of leadership transitions can be examined. We thus built a comprehensive Africa Leadership Change…
Leaders for a New Africa
Political Leadership in Africa
Do political leaders matter for development in Africa? Political leaders south of the Sahara have taken centre stage since countries in the region gained independence in the 1960s, yet a 'leadership trap' soon emerged with power-holders overstaying in office and chronic instability caused by coups resulting in decades of disappointing developmental performances. The beginnings of change are found in political reforms of the early 1990s, with many…
Italy's return to Africa
A steadily increasing number of European countries recently adopted their own ‘Africa policies’. The temporal and geographical clustering of such plans suggests that a policy diffusion process might have been at play, with the introduction and the shape of a policy in a given country being influenced by those of other countries. This paper tests the policy diffusion hypothesis through an in-depth analysis of the case of Italy, a country that in r…
Africa's Lame Ducks
The vast majority of sub-Saharan countries have adopted constitutional clauses establishing that elected presidents cannot serve more than two mandates. While an extensive literature has examined why African leaders comply with or else try to manipulate term limits, the policy implications of the latter remain unexplored. Existing studies of other world regions suggest that setting a maximum number of terms presidents can serve tends to make them…
Better Days to Come? Military Coups, Economic Growth, and the Restoration of Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Anti-Westernism in Africa
Beyond Recipient Needs and Donor Self-Interests
As global aid budgets shrink, understanding donor motives behind aid allocation can help anticipate donor behaviour and inform recipient strategies. This paper contributes to donor-focused aid allocation research and broader debates on evolving patterns in international development cooperation by investigating the determinants of Italy’s bilateral aid allocation to African countries over the past decades, with a focus on explanations beyond tradi…
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