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Open Journal of Political Science (OJPS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in political science. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of p…
Youmna Mohammed
This paper revolves around the concept of Islamic radicalism. Specifically, it focuses on the motivations behind participating in that radicalism, addressing the question “Why do so many Muslim people choose to join ISIS?” It is one thing to commit acts of te…
Biruk Kedir Mohammed
The concept of “ African Solutions for African Problems —ASAP ” is promoting as a viable option to address the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute. Previous studies focused on the broader Nile River issue. However, the dynamics of African-led mecha…
Mariam I. Al-Hammadi
This paper attempts to explore the theme of Trauma and its representation in the Contemporary World; in particular, the logic and argumentation of having museums presenting the sorrow side to people the “trauma”, is unfolded with the rationale of comparison o…
Jiaxiu Wang
Land is the most important resource in Africa and it has a wide range of economic, political, social and religious significance. The agricultural cooperation between China and African countries under the China-Africa Commu nity with a Shared Future has made g…
Tariro Portia Tendengu
The COVID-19 outbreak has been declared a pandemic by international and governmental organisations in developed and developing countries. In So uthern African countries , policy makers, Veto players and public policy advisors engaged in a policy dialogue so a…
Tobechukwu Chukwudifu Leo-Nnoli, Makodi Biereenu-Nnabugwu
Researches critical of electoral freedom and fairness, integrity, financing, and security in Nigeria have challenged Nigeria’s democratization process. However, not many of them have captured these challenges considering the paradox of the civil society organ…
Anthony E. Onyeama
Crises are now parts of daily experience, peoples, organizations, and destinations experience crises. Most times, it occurs without realizing it, and even when people take note, it is the negative spillovers that are often emphasized more than the positive sp…
Howard A. Palley, 1 1
The American Constitution ’ s commitment to “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity” did not include the enslaved black popu lation that suffered the cruelty of chattel slavery. The black population was not considered full citizens. Th…
Nuru Kalufya, Riziki M. Nyello
Public sector governance has been the primary focus of the developing countries to ensure that they realise their developmental goals. In ensuring the public sector governance, decentralisation has been considered as the primary initiative. However, most of t…
Magnus Dahlstedt, Peter Ehrström
This article focus es on how popular culture relates to both society and politics, as a barometer of the present. In a sense, popular culture both mirrors and articulates specific ways of understanding society, the present. In this article, we will investigat…
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Open Journal of Political Science (OJPS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in political science. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of p… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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