neither autonomy nor state strength and was more an impediment than an asset for efficient intervention. Competitive democracy …

federalism as well as the tension between liberalism and democracy as organising principles of a modern society. In dieser Arbeit … Demokratie als Organisationsprinzipien moderner Gesellschaften. …

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

improve the performance of the administrative system and to boost local democracy. This article presents the results of …

There are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and … million regressions. The most robust determinants of the transition to democracy are GDP growth (a negative eect), past … countries are less likely to see democracy emerge, although the latter finding is driven entirely by oil producing Muslim …

European Union, a future member must be a stable democracy that respects human rights, the rule of law and the protection of … minorities. The inclusion of such a clause can be interpreted as a political choice to promote democracy. But it can also be …