literature on the “dark side” of social capital with institutional change. We examine the downfall of democracy in interwar … ultimately destroyed Germany’s first democracy. We also show that the effects of social capital were more important in the …

Democracy is defined by two core tenets: voice and pluralism. Within these constraints, a wide variety of regime types … can be designed. We show that the only new, untested form of democracy is when every citizen is governed by the political …, each one sovereign only over the people who chose to vote for it - hence the name: "Choice Democracy". Choice Democracy can …

literature on its "dark side". We examine the role of social capital in the downfall of democracy in interwar Germany. We analyze … democracy. We also show that the effects of social capital were more important in the starting phase of the Nazi movement, and …

: extended institutional and governance quality, democracy, voice and accountability, a well functioning system of law and order …