This paper investigates how Taiwan's "one China" concept evolved during the democratization process that occurred under …

domestic politics of democratic transitions. In the absence of previous U.S. support, democratization commonly leads to …

We analyze an understudied mode of democratization in which the acquiescence of an autocratic regime’s foreign ally …, or patron, is pivotal to the success of a democratic movement. Although a democratic patron may prefer having democracy …€™s beliefs about the potential democracy’s policies rather than its value for democracy or the alliance goods. Patron support …

to the event of becoming a democracy.  We find that democratization leads to a more market-based financial system … democratization on financial structure in a sample of 96 countries covering the period 1970 to 2005.  Democratization here corresponds … change on financial structure we estimate a separate model and find that democracy matters.  We also find that countries with …

) incompatibility between democracy and justice; the idea that a context of justice only exists within the confines of a state; and the … view that political democracy presupposes a demos organised within a state. Only if these dogmas are overcome can a proper … conception of transnational justice and democracy be worked out. The key to this is the right picture of justice as based on a …

to the event of becoming a democracy. We find that democratization leads to a more market-based financial system … democratization on financial structure in a sample of 96 countries covering the period 1970 to 2005. Democratization here corresponds … on financial structure we estimate a separate model and find that democracy matters. We also find that countries with …

development path from monarchy to oligarchy and .nally to democracy with full surage. When it is too costly for any group of …

whether they should still be considered as democracies at risk. Using the concept of embedded democracy developed by Wolfgang … concerning the social and economic requisites of democracy) still shows significant deficiencies. The main argument is that due …