Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses
on'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state …

One aim of the QoG Institute is to make publicly available cross-national comparative data
on QoG and its correlates. To accomplish this objective we have compiled both a cross …

For decades, scholars of political culture have held that mass political attitudes have a
profound impact on the process of democratization. In studying this impact, an increasing …

Prior research examining punitive attitudes has typically focused on the United States and
citizens' support for the death penalty or American “gettough” criminal policies. Yet, little is …

On September 23, 1991, the floor of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Armenia erupted
in euphoric applause when the republic was declared ankakh petutyun (independent state) …

O objetivo desde artigo é analisar por meio de dados empíricos a importância do conceito
de capital social para a compreensão do bem estar dos moradores da cidade de Porto …

The idea of understanding and assessing the EU's role in promoting democratic values in
the neighbourhood has acquired a central place in the EU's external relations discourse. At …

The shallow democratization and decentralization processes are prone to stagnation. They
should be treated as transformation, as oppose to one-dimensional reform. In doing so, they …

How does democratization affect environmental politics? This paper examines four polities
in East Asia that run the full spectrum of political regimes from authoritarian (mainland …

Staatliche Dezentralisierung und lokale Demokratisierung in Bolivien und Chile : Das ländliche
Munizip als Transmitter der poli Page 1 Staatliche Dezentralisierung und lokale …