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Can We Compare Conceptions of Democracy in Cross-Linguistic and Cross-National Research? : Evidence from a Random Sample of Refugees in Germany

Jacobsen, Jannes; Fuchs, Lukas Marian - In: Social Indicators Research 151 (2020) 2, pp. 669-690

by (1) different conceptions of democracy determined by different experiences with democratic systems and (2) bias … introduced by linguistic differences and translation processes. In order to analyze whether the conception of democracy is … and conservative criteria for measurement invariance and fit indices, our results suggest that the applied democracy …

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Digital commons

Dulong de Rosnay, Mélanie; Stalder, Felix - In: Internet Policy Review 9 (2020) 4, pp. 1-22

Commons are holistic social institutions to govern the (re)production of resources, articulated through interrelated legal, socio-cultural, economic and institutional dimensions. They represent a comprehensive and radical approach to organise collective action, placing it "beyond market and...

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Zwischen Hoffen und Bangen: Zum Verhältnis von Autorität, Politisierung und Demokratisierung in internationalen Organisationen

Kreuder-Sonnen, Christian; Zangl, Bernhard - In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen (ZIB) 27 (2020) 1, pp. 5-36

Das Standardnarrativ der Politisierungsliteratur sieht die Politisierung internationaler Organisationen (IOs) einerseits als Folge der wachsenden Autorität von IOs (Autoritäts-Politisierungs-Nexus) und besagt andererseits, dass sie die Demokratisierung von IOs begünstigt...

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Arab countries between winter and spring: Where democracy shock goes next!

Abdel-Latif, Hany; Mishra, Tapas; Staneva, Anita - In: Economies 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-19

We examine the role of democracy shocks in the cross-country economic growth processes over a period of five decades … investigation. We study if (i) a shock to democracy in one country triggers institutional reforms and growth upsurge in the … neighbouring countries, and (ii) the magnitude and direction of response to democracy shocks are contingent upon income pathways of …

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Generalized trust and economic growth: The nexus in MENA countries

Miniesy, Rania S.; AbdelKarim, Mariam - In: Economies 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-22

This study mainly examines the relationship between generalized/horizontal/social trust and economic growth in countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, considering the substantial decline in their trust values since 2005. The study utilizes a multiple linear regression model...

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Democracy and corruption

Brückner, Markus - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14 (2021) 10, pp. 1-14

I examine the relationship between democracy and the perceived risk of corruption in a panel of 130 countries. My panel … model controls for country fixed effects and enables the estimation of a within-country relationship between democracy and … corruption. My main finding is that democracy significantly reduces the risk of corruption, but only in countries where ethnic …

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Mainstream Voters, Non-Voters and Populist Voters: What Sets Them Apart?

Koch, Cédric M.; Meléndez, Carlos; Kaltwasser, … - In: Political Studies (2021) OnlineFirst Articles, pp. --

their mainstream counterparts in their expectations about democracy but correspond more closely to non-voters regarding (dis …-)satisfaction with democracy. Second, non-voters and populist voters seem to reject mainstream democratic politics in distinct ways …

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Hierarchy’s subordination of democracy and how to outrank it

Raelin, Joseph A. - In: Management Learning 51 (2020) 5, pp. 620-633

, apologists have begun suggesting that there is no need to worry; democracy exists; it is just that it is often hidden from view … models of leadership, shows where they fall on the hierarchy–democracy continuum, and outlines how leaderful development …

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Is capitalism compatible with democracy?

Merkel, Wolfgang - In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 8 (2014) 2, pp. 109-128

Capitalism and democracy follow different logics: unequally distributed property rights on the one hand, equal civic … within democracy; debate, compromise and majority decision-making within democratic politics versus hierarchical decision …-making by managers and capital owners. Capitalism is not democratic, democracy not capitalist. During the first postwar decades …

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Resilience of democracies: responses to illiberal and authoritarian challenges

Merkel, Wolfgang; Lührmann, Anna - In: Democratization 28 (2021) 5, pp. 869-884

Illiberalism and authoritarianism have become major threats to democracy across the world. In response to this …

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