Conference Report: Neopatrimonialism, Democracy, and Party Research: The German and International Debate In Remembrance of Gero Erdmann (1952-2014).

This report summarises the presentations held at a symposium that took place on 8 June 2015 in Hamburg to commemorate the life and scholarly achievements of Gero Erdmann. Erdmann has left deep footprints in the literature on neopatrimonialism, parties, and party systems in Africa, as well as on democratisation, including democracy promotion. Colleagues and former collaborators revisited some of his work and put it in the perspective of recent findings in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Die Autoren des Berichts fassen die Vorträge eines Symposiums zusammen, das am 8. Juni 2015 im Gedenken an Persönlichkeit und wissenschaftliche Leistungen Gero Erdmanns in Hamburg abgehalten wurde. In der wissenschaftlichen Literatur zu Neopatrimonialismus, Parteien und Parteiensystemen in Afrika, aber auch zu Demokratisierung und Demokratieförderung hat Gero Erdmann tiefe Spuren hinterlassen. Kollegen und frühere Mitarbeiter Erdmanns griffen wesentliche Schwerpunkte und Ergebnisse seiner Forschungen auf und analysierten sie im Lichte aktueller wissenschaftlicher Veröffentlichungen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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