Vol. 23 No. 2 (2023)

Cover page with the title of the journal Politikon: the IAPSS Journal of Political Science

This issue covers international finance, criminal governance, electoral politics and energy transitions. Minglou Li draws on power transition theory and neofunctionalism to assess the internationalization of China’s renminbi and the limits of China’s regional monetary leadership. Jean Vilbert uses a qualitative meta-analysis to explain why residents of Brazilian favelas mobilize against state interventions while accepting the rule of organized criminal groups. In a research note, Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui argues that “whitelash” cannot adequately explain Donald Trump’s appeal and offers an account grounded in right-wing populism.

In the Conversations section, Serena Saligari draws on ethnographic research in an informal settlement in Kenya to show why the shift to liquefied petroleum gas for cooking depends on social and cultural context as much as technology. The essay is accompanied by a visual poster.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.56
Published: 2023-12-22

Full Issue

Editorials

  • Editorial Note

    Anya Kuteleva
    2-3
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.56.0

Research Articles

  • RMB Internationalization A Fragile Impetus in the Global Monetary Order and the Dilemma of Regional Leadership

    Minglou Li
    4-32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.56.1

  • Criminal Governance and Social Mobilization in Brazilian Favelas A Qualitative Meta-Analysis

    Jean Vilbert
    33-64
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.56.2

Research Notes

  • Donald Trump’s Appeal Is “Whitelash” an Adequate Explanation?

    Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui
    65-81
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.56.3

Conversations