If Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot create political authority. Outside rule invites ...

Just as Jefferson viewed last-minute judicial entrenchment as a violation of democratic norms, many at the University see the Board’s actions as similarly problematic.

The recent encounter between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Lieutenant Yerima revealed more than tempers; it exposed a system still learning how authority and legitimacy coexist. It was an uneasy dance ...

This book is the first analysis of the Sudanese Mahdiyya from a socio-political perspective that treats how relationships of authority were enunciated through symbol and ceremony. The book focuses on ...