Sterling Recker
Biographic Data
| ID | 177361 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sterling Recker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sterling |
| FAMILY NAME | Recker |
| SIGNATURE | RECKER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri–St. Louis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Isolated Islamists: The Case of the Allied Democratic Forces in the Ugandan-Congolese Borderland
This study investigates the absence of substantive linkages between locally based Salafi Jihadist movements and their more transnational counterparts such as Al-Qaeda or ISIS. While studies have addressed the heterogeneity in Jihadi alliances, the question of why inter-Jihadi ties are completely absent or tenuous at times is under-theorized in the literature. Given ISIS’s recent inexorable advance through the Middle East and North Africa and its …
Identifying the Institutional Effects of Mixed Systems in New Democracies: The Case of Lesotho
This paper addresses the effects of the mixed system used for the last three elections in Lesotho (2002, 2007 and 2012), a small African country with a turbulent history regarding opposition acceptance of elections. The decision to implement a mixed system was in part to encourage democratic stability, yet whether the electoral system has become more conducive to democratic competition is unclear. Through an analysis of national and district-leve…
Identifying the Institutional Effects of Mixed Systems in New Democracies: The Case of Lesotho
This paper addresses the effects of the mixed system used for the last three elections in Lesotho (2002, 2007 and 2012), a small African country with a turbulent history regarding opposition acceptance of elections. The decision to implement a mixed system was in part to encourage democratic stability, yet whether the electoral system has become more conducive to democratic competition is unclear. Through an analysis of national and district-leve…
The Isolated Islamists: The Case of the Allied Democratic Forces in the Ugandan-Congolese Borderland
This study investigates the absence of substantive linkages between locally based Salafi Jihadist movements and their more transnational counterparts such as Al-Qaeda or ISIS. While studies have addressed the heterogeneity in Jihadi alliances, the question of why inter-Jihadi ties are completely absent or tenuous at times is under-theorized in the literature. Given ISIS’s recent inexorable advance through the Middle East and North Africa and its …
Identifying the Institutional Effects of Mixed Systems in New Democracies: The Case of Lesotho
This paper addresses the effects of the mixed system used for the last three elections in Lesotho (2002, 2007 and 2012), a small African country with a turbulent history regarding opposition acceptance of elections. The decision to implement a mixed system was in part to encourage democratic stability, yet whether the electoral system has become more conducive to democratic competition is unclear. Through an analysis of national and district-leve…
The Isolated Islamists: The Case of the Allied Democratic Forces in the Ugandan-Congolese Borderland
This study investigates the absence of substantive linkages between locally based Salafi Jihadist movements and their more transnational counterparts such as Al-Qaeda or ISIS. While studies have addressed the heterogeneity in Jihadi alliances, the question of why inter-Jihadi ties are completely absent or tenuous at times is under-theorized in the literature. Given ISIS’s recent inexorable advance through the Middle East and North Africa and its …
Democracy (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · Competition (biology (1 works) · Corruption and Economic Development (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Demography (1 works)