The paper reexamines Lipset’s theory of democratization, by distinguishing the role of (economic) development from that … explanation of the positive relationship between economic development, education, and democratization, and of the negative … relationship between inequality and democratization. Furthermore, we obtain new insights on the resources-curse hypothesis and on …

of country’s democratization. Its design in terms of national festivities and celebrations contradicts the declared … could emerge on Georgia’s way towards democratization, as some aspects of the liberal ideology is termed as dangerous for …

instruments such as repression, redistribution, and gradual democratization. Section 5 reviews models of dynamic games in resource …

majority. Therefore, the prime minister and his cabinet were replaced. The local elections, crucial for democratization at the …

The article deals with the social mechanism that connects modernization with democratization. Starting from a … differentiation theoretical point of view, the paper argues that the major impetus for democratization is rather given by "functional … short overview over the latest developments in the debate on modernization and democratization. In the second step, the …