communism as a confirmation of the superiority of Western-style democracy over other political regimes. In the controversial …, questions: Does the international legal system display any preference for democracy over other domestic political regimes and … concurrent constitutional orders? If so, does the contemporary international order embrace any particular vision of democracy …

linkages between trade unions, democratization and union democracy and concludes with a reflection on the new concerns about … sustaining industrial and political democracy; however, there is a debate about the conditions under which unions can be … effective, and the role of unions’ internal democracy is particularly controversial. The article discusses the theoretical …

We develop a theory of endogenous regimes transitions (with a focus on democratic consolidation), which emphasizes the … individual commitment across citizens to defend democracy against a potential military coup, and it is an endogenous state … and the state. Parents invest resources in order to transmit their own political values (commitment to democracy) to their …