This report explores what is known about the roles of the mass media in transitions to
democracy. It offers a fundamental overview of thinking regarding democratisation through …

A revised version of modernization theory implies that certain cultural variables (deeply-
instilled attitudes among the public of a society) play an important role in democratization …

For decades, scholars and politicians have vigorously debated whether Confucianism is
compatible with democracy, yet little is known about how it affects the process of …

Recent accounts of democratic backsliding neglect the cultural foundations of autocracy-
versus-democracy. To bring culture back in, this article demonstrates that 1) countries' …

This article examines the impact of values on a key phenomenon of modern politics: non-
violent protest. Previous studies have examined only the individual-level effects of values …

Advocates for economic development often call for greater transparency. But what does
transparency really mean? What are its consequences? This breakthrough book …

This book provides an introduction to democratic theory and empirical research on
democracy and democratization. The book first examines conceptions of democracy from …

Bereits seit einigen Jahren schwelt eine Diskussion über einen neuen Antisemitismus. Im
Fokus dieser Debatten finden sich immer häufiger Einwanderer: innen, vor allem aber …

Typologies of political regimes in general and of democracy in particular proliferate in the
literature. However, few efforts have been devoted to systematically scrutinizing the …

Abstract Between 1974 and 1990, over 30 countries in southern Europe, Latin America,
some parts of Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa made transitions to democracy, nearly …