Christian von Soest

GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies

Senior Research Fellow

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Hamburg, DE D-20354

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How Do Non-Democratic Regimes Claim Legitimacy? Comparative Insights from Post-Soviet Countries

GIGA Working Paper No. 277
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 Aug 2015
Christian von Soest and Julia Grauvogel
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies and German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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authoritarian regimes, claims to legitimacy, adaptation, expert survey, Post-Soviet countries

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How Does Neopatrimonialism Affect the African State? The Case of Tax Collection in Zambia

GIGA Working Paper No. 32
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2012
Christian von Soest
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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Neopatrimonialism, collection of revenue, tax systems, Zambia, African state, donors

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Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era

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Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era

GIGA Working Paper No 212
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Jan 2013
Christian von Soest and Michael Wahman
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies and Michigan State University - Department of Political Science
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sanctions, authoritarian regimes, persistence, regime change, ruler exit, concession costs, post‐Cold War era

Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era

APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2012
Christian von Soest and Michael Wahman
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies and Michigan State University - Department of Political Science
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sanctions, democratization, authoritarian regimes, regime stability, cost of concession

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Informal Institutions Compared - Persistence and Change of Neopatrimonialism in Various World Regions

APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2009
Christian von Soest
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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Neopatrimonialism, informal institutions, comparison

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AIDS, Access to Medicines, and the Different Roles of the Brazilian and South African Governments in Global Health Governance

GIGA Working Paper No. 86
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2013
Jan Peter Wogart, Gilberto Calcagnotto, Wolfgang Hein and Christian von Soest
affiliation not provided to SSRN, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), University of Hamburg and GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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global health governance, HIV/AIDS in Brazil and South Africa, discoursive

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Regime Legitimation Strategies (RLS) 1900 to 2018

V-Dem Working Paper 2019:86
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Apr 2019
Marcus Tannenberg, Michael Bernhard, Johannes Gerschewski, Anna Lührmann and Christian von Soest
University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Florida, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science and GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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Between Conflict and Cooperation - Global-National Interfaces and the Fight Against Hiv/Aids in Brazil and South Africa

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Nov 2006
Christian von Soest, Gilberto Calcagnotto and Martin Weinel
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and Cardifff University - School of Social Sciences
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Global Health Governance, HIV, AIDS, Brazil, South Africa, ARVs

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Measuring the Capability to Raise Revenue - Process and Output Dimensions and Their Application to the Zambia Revenue Authority

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Measuring the Capability to Raise Revenue - Process and Output Dimensions and Their Application to the Zambia Revenue Authority

GIGA Working Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2009
Christian von Soest
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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capability to raise revenue, revenue authority, tax administration, Zambia

Measuring the Capability to Raise Revenue: Process and Output Dimensions and Their Application to the Zambia Revenue Authority

GIGA Working Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2012
Christian von Soest
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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capability to raise revenue, revenue authority, tax administration, Zambia

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Stagnation of a 'Miracle': Botswana’s Governance Record Revisited

GIGA Working Paper No. 99
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 May 2009 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2012
Christian von Soest
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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neopatrimonialism, corruption, governance, institutions, interests, development

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How Neopatrimonialism Affects Tax Administration: A Comparative Study of Three World Regions

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How Neopatrimonialism Affects Tax Administration: A Comparative Study of Three World Regions

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Jul 2011
Christian von Soest, Karsten Bechle and Nina Korte
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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neopatrimonialism, governance, institutions, Argentina, Venezuela, Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya, Zambia

How Neopatrimonialism Affects Tax Administration: A Comparative Study of Three World Regions

GIGA Working Paper No 172
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Aug 2012
Christian von Soest, Karsten Bechle and Nina Korte
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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neopatrimonialism, governance, institutions, Argentina, Venezuela, Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya, Zambia

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Structural Stability: On the Prerequisites of Nonviolent Conflict Management

GIGA Working Paper No. 75
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 May 2008 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2012
Andreas Mehler, Ulf Engel, Lena Giesbert, Jenny Kuhlmann and Christian von Soest
German Institute of Global and Area Studies, University of Leipzig - Institute of African Studies, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), University of Leipzig and GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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Structural stability, violence, human security, development aid, conflict management, prerequisites of nonviolence

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Are All Dictators Equal? The Selective Targeting of Democratic Sanctions Against Authoritarian Regimes

APSA 2013 Annual Meeting Paper, American Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Aug 2013
Christian von Soest and Michael Wahman
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies and Michigan State University - Department of Political Science
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democratic sanctions, authoritarian regimes, democratization, imposition, threats