It is widely believed that democracy requires public support to survive. The empirical
evidence for this hypothesis is weak, however, with existing tests resting on small cross …

Dies ist die sechste, grundlegend überarbeitete, aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage einer
Einführung in klassische und moderne Theorien der Demokratie, die erstmals 1995 …

In democracies, power is obtained via competition. Yet, as women gain access to
parliaments in record numbers, worldwide collaboration appears to be on the rise. This is …

This article examines the relationship between women entrepreneurs' job autonomy and
work–life balance, with a particular focus on how this relationship might be augmented by …

Structural equation modelers judge multi-item constructs against three requirements:(a)
multiple items converge in a single dimension;(b) individual-level patterns of item …

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 …

Against recent criticism, this article demonstrates that the effective democracy index (EDI)
has scale properties that are fully consistent with the normative premises of the index's …

Through critical analysis of key concepts and measures of the rule of law, this book shows
that the choice of definitions and measures affects descriptive and explanatory findings …

Using a new measure of “comprehensive democracy,” our analysis traces the global
democratic trend over the last 116 years, from 1900 until 2016, looking in particular at the …

Over the past decades many countries have experienced rapid changes in their economies,
their democratic institutions and the values of their citizens. Comprehensive data measuring …