R Andrew Nickson

Biographic Data

ID525517
NAMER Andrew Nickson
GIVEN NAMESR Andrew
FAMILY NAMENickson
SIGNATURENICKSON R A
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS34
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1981
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX3

  • Local Governance Reform in Global Perspective

    Dele Olowu, Hellmut Wollmann et al.BOOKLocal Governance Reform in Global…2009

  • Local Governance Reforms in Africa

    Norbert Kersting, Janice Caulfield et al.CHAPTERLocal Governance Reform in Global…2009

    At a time when the democratic governance resurgence of the 90s in developing countries is giving way to the disappointment and disillusionment at the retreat of democracy, it is opportune that the relationship between democratic and local governance is being given serious consideration by the International Association of Political Science globally (Diamond 2008). For quite sometime now, some of us had argued that democracy cannot be consolidated …

  • Local Government in Latin America

    Robert H Dix, R Andrew Nickson et al.REVIEWHispanic American Historical Review1996

    This guide to local government in Latin America provides a detailed overview of the political and economic significance of local government in the region as a whole, as well as 18 country studies written to a common format

  • Local Government in Latin America

    R Andrew Nickson, Andrew NicksonBOOKLocal Government in Latin America1995

    This unique guide to local government in Latin America provides a detailed overview of the political and economic significance of local government in the region as a whole, as well as eighteen comprehensive country studies written to a common format.

  • The History of Local Government

    R Andrew NicksonCHAPTERLocal Government in Latin America1995

  • Paraguay's Archivo del Terror

    Open AccessR Andrew Nickson, Andrew NicksonARTICLELatin American Research Review1995Cited by: 3

    A major archive has recently been established in Paraguay that reveals the internal operations of the security forces during the lengthy authoritarian regime of President Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989). Featuring open access, the archive dubbed by the media as "el archivo del terror" comprises a wealth of primary material on a significant but little researched aspect of the contemporary history of Latin America. This archive provides unique insig…

  • Historical Dictionary of Paraguay

    John H Hann, R Andrew Nickson et al.ARTICLEHispanic American Historical Review1994

    Foreword by, Jon Woronoff Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Maps General Map Administrative Departments Provincia Gigante de las Indias Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Appendixes Appendix 1: Colonial Governors of Paraguay Appendix 2: Presidents of Paraguay Appendix 3: Mayors of Asuncion Appendix 4: United States Ambassadors to Paraguay Appendix 5: Place Name Changes Bibliography About the Author

  • Rural Paraguay, 1870-1932

    R Andrew Nickson, Andrew Nickson et al.ARTICLEBulletin of Latin American Research1993

  • Democratisation and the growth of communism in Nepal: A Peruvian scenario in the making

    R Andrew Nickson, Andrew NicksonARTICLEThe Journal of Commonwealth &…1992Cited by: 8References: 4

    Nepal is one of the least developed countries of the world. For long an absolute monarchy, during 1990 widespread civil protest led by a Movement for the Restoration of Democracy led to the introduction of constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system of government. Counter to international trends, this democratisation process was accompanied by the rapid growth of communism as an electoral force, reaching 38% of the national vote during the…

  • Paraguay

    Laurence Hallewell, R Andrew Nickson et al.ARTICLEBulletin of Latin American Research1989

  • Tyranny and longevity: Stroessner's Paraguay

    R Andrew Nickson, Andrew NicksonARTICLEThird World Quarterly1988Cited by: 12References: 2

  • The role of local authorities in economic development: A rejoinder

    R Andrew Nickson, Andrew NicksonARTICLELocal Government Studies1985

  • The Itaipú Hydro-Electric Project: The Paraguayan Perspective

    R Andrew Nickson, Andrew NicksonARTICLEBulletin of Latin American Research1982Cited by: 10

  • The Rise and Fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800-1870

    R Andrew Nickson, Andrew Nickson et al.ARTICLEBulletin of Latin American Research1981Cited by: 1