Long Run Relationship between Inequality and Democracy
... Many factors determine the existence of a political regime in a country. The difficulty is that democracy can exist under conditions that in actual fact do not promote its genesis. Furthermore democracy can be a consequence of one-time historical facts as it was the case in Germany 1945 (Lipset 1962 ...
... Many factors determine the existence of a political regime in a country. The difficulty is that democracy can exist under conditions that in actual fact do not promote its genesis. Furthermore democracy can be a consequence of one-time historical facts as it was the case in Germany 1945 (Lipset 1962 ...
Political Irrelevance, Democracy, and the Limits of Militarized Conflict
... in the first place. Greater distance simply makes other issues less important by attenuating both the risks and the gains (or, in expected utility terminology, the magnitude of the payoffs) in both positive and negative directions. This interactive conceptualization finds support in Goertz and Diehl ...
... in the first place. Greater distance simply makes other issues less important by attenuating both the risks and the gains (or, in expected utility terminology, the magnitude of the payoffs) in both positive and negative directions. This interactive conceptualization finds support in Goertz and Diehl ...
V_Dem Methodology (31Mar2014) - V-Dem
... opportunities, and the data itself. In March, 2014, a beta version of the data for 68 countries will be available for exploration in online graphs and maps. At the end of 2015 we expect to rele ...
... opportunities, and the data itself. In March, 2014, a beta version of the data for 68 countries will be available for exploration in online graphs and maps. At the end of 2015 we expect to rele ...
Religious Surveillance Aff Updates - University of Michigan Debate
... Such disarray cuts across the conventional left-right divide. The left's strict separationist instincts dictate that religion should be a private matter, but liberal multiculturalism pushes in a different direction. Some on the right want their religion in the public square, but not Islam, which the ...
... Such disarray cuts across the conventional left-right divide. The left's strict separationist instincts dictate that religion should be a private matter, but liberal multiculturalism pushes in a different direction. Some on the right want their religion in the public square, but not Islam, which the ...
Liberal and Socialist “Democracies”
... in which the state is separated from society and is supposed to express, through a process of representation, the general will. In fact, a statist form of democracy is incompatible with any concept of freedom, positive or negative, given its fundamental incompatibility with both self-determination a ...
... in which the state is separated from society and is supposed to express, through a process of representation, the general will. In fact, a statist form of democracy is incompatible with any concept of freedom, positive or negative, given its fundamental incompatibility with both self-determination a ...
Demopolis.*Democracy*before*Liberalism*
... 7.6'Relevant'Expertise'Aggregation.'An'Athenian'case'study'' 7.7'Aggregating'expertise'at'scale' ...
... 7.6'Relevant'Expertise'Aggregation.'An'Athenian'case'study'' 7.7'Aggregating'expertise'at'scale' ...
Identifying patterns of social and political participation
... meanings they seem to attribute to them. What may seem to be the same behaviour may in fact be based on very different circumstances, motives in meanings. Voting, for instance, may be based on the voters’ true desire to express her or his will, support a certain political option, participate in the ...
... meanings they seem to attribute to them. What may seem to be the same behaviour may in fact be based on very different circumstances, motives in meanings. Voting, for instance, may be based on the voters’ true desire to express her or his will, support a certain political option, participate in the ...
Democratic Reform in China - cddrl
... countries. Importantly, both panelists agreed that government offices are crucial for providing diplomatic and political support to nongovernmental democracy promotion efforts under duress. For example, U.S. government officials can raise the issue of political prisoners each time they meet with co ...
... countries. Importantly, both panelists agreed that government offices are crucial for providing diplomatic and political support to nongovernmental democracy promotion efforts under duress. For example, U.S. government officials can raise the issue of political prisoners each time they meet with co ...
Democratic - The University of Sydney
... them. It is not unreasonable to suggest that this discrepancy between the appeal of democratic principles and their limited satisfaction pertains even in relation to the minimal conditions of liberal democratic governance. Indeed, it is not just in those nation states that have recently undergone a ...
... them. It is not unreasonable to suggest that this discrepancy between the appeal of democratic principles and their limited satisfaction pertains even in relation to the minimal conditions of liberal democratic governance. Indeed, it is not just in those nation states that have recently undergone a ...
Defining and Measuring Democracy
... Chapter 2 Defining and Measuring Democracy Scholars who set out to study a political phenomenon talk past one another if they define the phenomenon differently. Suppose two scholars want to understand “democracy,” but one understands “democracy” to refer to the liberal political democracies of advan ...
... Chapter 2 Defining and Measuring Democracy Scholars who set out to study a political phenomenon talk past one another if they define the phenomenon differently. Suppose two scholars want to understand “democracy,” but one understands “democracy” to refer to the liberal political democracies of advan ...
Vol.7 No.1 (Winter 2010) - Department of Government | Georgetown
... critical threat at levels of 70 to 80 percent. The high level of concern among the Mexican public might be surprising, but one must consider they are neighbors to the biggest terrorist target in the world and have experienced their own incidents of domestic terrorism. Since both publics view the iss ...
... critical threat at levels of 70 to 80 percent. The high level of concern among the Mexican public might be surprising, but one must consider they are neighbors to the biggest terrorist target in the world and have experienced their own incidents of domestic terrorism. Since both publics view the iss ...
5. Mesquita58
... categorical discussions of regime type lead to the construction of arbitrarily drawn boundaries. That is, of course, why there are so many different ways in which people define democracy. Our two institutional variables are far more fine-grained. Though difficult to estimate in practice because litt ...
... categorical discussions of regime type lead to the construction of arbitrarily drawn boundaries. That is, of course, why there are so many different ways in which people define democracy. Our two institutional variables are far more fine-grained. Though difficult to estimate in practice because litt ...
démocratie athénienne – démocratie moderne
... constant and that therefore the study of history is to be understood as a lesson for life (historia magistra vitae). The conflict between the Ancients and the Moderns was indeed predicated on the shared assumption that human nature does not fundamentally change, and that the question of the relevanc ...
... constant and that therefore the study of history is to be understood as a lesson for life (historia magistra vitae). The conflict between the Ancients and the Moderns was indeed predicated on the shared assumption that human nature does not fundamentally change, and that the question of the relevanc ...
Which Kind of Democracy for Whom? Explaining Citizen`s
... Yet, little evidence is available that could answer the question whether ordinary citizens agree with political scientists on what democracy is and what it should be about. Indeed, several studies imply that most people, even in authoritarian countries, identify democracy in terms of political right ...
... Yet, little evidence is available that could answer the question whether ordinary citizens agree with political scientists on what democracy is and what it should be about. Indeed, several studies imply that most people, even in authoritarian countries, identify democracy in terms of political right ...
Available from Deakin Research Online
... this history virtually every attempt to define, un occurred within a small circle of largely white, wealthy Anglo-American men, mostly from the elite class of their respective societies (Sadiki, 2004: 6). The history of democracy is therefore underpinned by a narrative that is enmeshed within a broa ...
... this history virtually every attempt to define, un occurred within a small circle of largely white, wealthy Anglo-American men, mostly from the elite class of their respective societies (Sadiki, 2004: 6). The history of democracy is therefore underpinned by a narrative that is enmeshed within a broa ...
International Dimensions of Democratization
... As the domestic and economic conditions that typically are assigned causal importance tend to change relatively slowly over time, it seems questionable whether the observed variation in the distribution of democracy can be attributed to changes in these factors alone. At a minimum, the relationship ...
... As the domestic and economic conditions that typically are assigned causal importance tend to change relatively slowly over time, it seems questionable whether the observed variation in the distribution of democracy can be attributed to changes in these factors alone. At a minimum, the relationship ...
Seymour Martin Lipset and the Study of Democracy
... scholarly articles too numerous to count, and editor or coeditor of 25 more, he is one of the most prolific social scientists of this century. No living political scientist or sociologist is more frequently cited by other scholars. Few social science books in our times have had the impact of his Pol ...
... scholarly articles too numerous to count, and editor or coeditor of 25 more, he is one of the most prolific social scientists of this century. No living political scientist or sociologist is more frequently cited by other scholars. Few social science books in our times have had the impact of his Pol ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES INCOME, DEMOCRACY, AND THE CUNNING OF REASON
... measure was constructed by Boix and Rosato (2001) and used in Boix and Stokes (2003) and AJRY (2009). This codes countries as democratic if elections are free and competitive, the executive is accountable (i.e. the president is directly elected or the head of government is answerable to parliament), ...
... measure was constructed by Boix and Rosato (2001) and used in Boix and Stokes (2003) and AJRY (2009). This codes countries as democratic if elections are free and competitive, the executive is accountable (i.e. the president is directly elected or the head of government is answerable to parliament), ...
From James Monroe and the Quing Dynasty to George W
... much social security to the population in general. The response of rational citizens living under dictatorial rule is to save privately in order to self-insure for the future. The argument that dictatorships are better able to generate higher savings and investment rates is therefore founded on soli ...
... much social security to the population in general. The response of rational citizens living under dictatorial rule is to save privately in order to self-insure for the future. The argument that dictatorships are better able to generate higher savings and investment rates is therefore founded on soli ...
Democracy and the Question of Power
... perceived as a “general” or “notorious” crime, it is not so much because its differential, ontic particularity predetermines it to play such a hegemonic role, but because – given a certain constellation of forces – it is the only one which has the power to do so. Without this unevenness of power at ...
... perceived as a “general” or “notorious” crime, it is not so much because its differential, ontic particularity predetermines it to play such a hegemonic role, but because – given a certain constellation of forces – it is the only one which has the power to do so. Without this unevenness of power at ...
security (cont.)
... ensuring stability of the system by strengthening the independence of each arm of government, through non interference with affairs peculiar to them, perfecting and diligently enhancing their fiscal independence, improving consultation among them in matters of national interests, involving them reas ...
... ensuring stability of the system by strengthening the independence of each arm of government, through non interference with affairs peculiar to them, perfecting and diligently enhancing their fiscal independence, improving consultation among them in matters of national interests, involving them reas ...
Africa`s Growth Tragedy Revisited: Weak States, Strong Rulers* Carl
... also investigate the channels through which democracy affects growth. For example, democracy boosts growth through increasing human capital accumulation.23 Several studies have also more directly established a positive effect on schooling and health related variables,24 likely because increased pol ...
... also investigate the channels through which democracy affects growth. For example, democracy boosts growth through increasing human capital accumulation.23 Several studies have also more directly established a positive effect on schooling and health related variables,24 likely because increased pol ...
Representation through deliberation The European case
... in institutions and procedures, actors can be swayed by the force of the better argument or come to respect compromises and outcomes that are detrimental to their interests. Among the democratic procedures, parliament enjoys a special status, as it is frequently seen as the embodiment of democratic ...
... in institutions and procedures, actors can be swayed by the force of the better argument or come to respect compromises and outcomes that are detrimental to their interests. Among the democratic procedures, parliament enjoys a special status, as it is frequently seen as the embodiment of democratic ...
Does Heterogeneity Hinder Democracy?
... out proper and desirable values, rights, and duties. The comprehensive ideological doctrines often prevent the adherents of different ideologies to agree on common procedures and institutions to negotiate their conflicts over rights and duties. These conflicts are exemplified by Marxist doctrines in ...
... out proper and desirable values, rights, and duties. The comprehensive ideological doctrines often prevent the adherents of different ideologies to agree on common procedures and institutions to negotiate their conflicts over rights and duties. These conflicts are exemplified by Marxist doctrines in ...
drugs, civil war, and the conditional impact of the economy on
... politics, Latin American party politics and democracy, democratization worldwide, and research methods in comparative politics. His articles on Latin America have appeared in Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Party Politics, and various books. His published work on global democrat ...
... politics, Latin American party politics and democracy, democratization worldwide, and research methods in comparative politics. His articles on Latin America have appeared in Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Party Politics, and various books. His published work on global democrat ...
Democratic peace theory
Democratic peace theory is a theory which posits that democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies. In contrast to theories explaining war engagement, it is a ""theory of peace"" outlining motives that dissuade state-sponsored violence.Some theorists prefer terms such as ""mutual democratic pacifism"" or ""inter-democracy nonaggression hypothesis"" so as to clarify that a state of peace is not singular to democracies, but rather that it is easily sustained between democratic nations.Among proponents of the democratic peace theory, several factors are held as motivating peace between liberal states:Democratic leaders are forced to accept culpability for war losses to a voting public;Publicly accountable statesmen are more inclined to establish diplomatic institutions for resolving international tensions;Democracies are less inclined to view countries with adjacent policy and governing doctrine as hostile;Democracies tend to possess greater public wealth than other states, and therefore eschew war to preserve infrastructure and resources.Those who dispute this theory often do so on grounds that it conflates correlation with causation, and that the academic definitions of 'democracy' and 'war' can be manipulated so as to manufacture an artificial trend.