Recent research on civil society in authoritarian regimes shows that civil society can
contribute to legitimating authoritarian rule. This finding has not, however, been connected …

This article argues that neo-authoritarian regimes–meaning those autocratic regimes that
emerged after the end of the Cold War and during the fourth wave of democratisation–do not …

Against the background of successful right-wing populist movements in recent years, a
question arises as to whether the democratic political culture remains stable in Europe's …

A quarter of the world's nation states and territories are ruled by dictators. Moreover, there
are many regimes in which democratic and autocratic elements of rule are mixed in various …

The question of whether and how authoritarian regimes may use gender politics to preserve
their rule has attracted insufficient academic attention so far. Research on state feminism …

Die Legitimation der Macht konstituiert und definiert in gewisser Weise letztlich ein
politisches Regime (Barker 2001, S. 30; siehe auch Beetham 1991). Die Bedeutung der …

Given the worldwide stagnation or even regression of democratization processes, autocratic
regimes continue to pose a challenge for political science. In this regard, the merit of an …

Since the early 1990s, government-led decentralization strategies have emerged in the Arab
world, with an additional surge after the Arab uprisings in 2011. Western donors and Arab …

Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde im Dezember 2015 von der Fakultät für Wirtschafts-und
Sozialwissenschaften der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg als Dissertation …

This contribution develops the framework of European reactions to the undermining of
checks and balances in EU Member States. It surveys the normative setting with its various …