French Fourth Republic Archives

Nigeria’s harsh police culture grew from colonial abuses

Travis Curtice - July 28, 2022

Akali Omeni’s new book ‘Policing and Politics in Nigeria: A Comprehensive History’ explains why this culture persists

Here are the three new books you need to understand Nigeria

Alexander Thurston - August 24, 2019

It’s the 11th installment of this year’s African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular! One’s an introduction, one explores Boko Haram and the third looks at the future of Nigeria’s democracy.

Here’s what happened in the first round of France’s presidential election, and what happens next

Manuel Reinert - April 25, 2017

http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/macron-and-le-pen-faceoff-for-french-presidency/2017/04/24/c44af520-2932-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_video.html On Sunday, French citizens went to the polls in

The Perils of Democrats’ Euphoria, or Why the 2012 Election Is Not a Realignment

John Sides - November 12, 2012

After the 2004 election, commentator Michael Lind wrote: bq. Karl

2012 Venezuelan Presidential Election: Pre-Election Report

Joshua Tucker - October 1, 2012

Continuing our series of election reports, the following pre-election report

Dynamic Legislators in the French Fourth Republic

Erik Voeten - March 18, 2010

U.S. members of Congress tend to "die in their ideological