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Economic Development and Democracy: An Electoral Connection
(2015)This study takes a new tack on the question of modernization and democracy, focused on the outcome of theoretical interest. We argue that economic development affects the electoral component of democracy but has minimal ... -
Measuring Political Participation in Southern Europe: The Varieties of Democracy Approach
(2015)Most schools of democratic theory consider political participation to have a positive impact in deepening democracy. Political participation makes democracies more accountable and freer, as well as creating more engaged, ... -
O Brasil na perspectiva do Projeto Variedades da Democracia
(2015)In this article we present results for Brazil collected by the Varieties of Democracy project. We describe the historical evolution of democracy in Brazil from 1900 to 2012, focusing on its five main components (electoral, ... -
The Varieties of Democracy Core Civil Society Index
(2015-10)This paper introduces the Core Civil Society Index (CCSI), a measure of the robustness of civil society, using indicators from the Varieties of Democracy battery on civil society. It begins with a discussion of the reemergence ... -
No Democratic Transition Without Women’s Rights: A Global Sequence Analysis 1900-2012
(2015-09)What determines countries’ successful transition to democracy? Research has focused on socioeconomic and institutional factors, yet the assumption that political liberalization has to precede democratization has not been ... -
Party Strength and Economic Growth
(2015-09)This study argues that strong parties play a critical role in fostering economic development. The theory explores how parties broaden the constituencies to which policy makers respond and help politicians to solve coordination ... -
Does Good Auditing Generate Quality of Government?
(2015-08)Despite the large focus in research and practice on audit, inspections and oversight activities there has been few empirical studies showing the effects of auditing on public sector performance. Hence, we have little ... -
Electoral Democracy and Human Development
(2015)This study attempts to reconcile competing positions in the debate over whether democracy improves human development by showing that some aspects of democracy – but not others – affect human development. Specifically, we ... -
Decentralization, corruption, and the role of democracy
(2015-08)In this paper, I consider how the level of democracy moderates the relationship between decentralization and corruption. While there is an expectation within the policy community that decentralization prevents corruption, ... -
When and Where do Elections Matter? A Global Test of the Democratization by Elections Hypothesis, 1900-2012
(2015)To date studies assessing the democratizing effects of elections have produced mixed results. While findings suggest that successive uninterrupted election cycles in a global sample (Teorell and Hadenius 2009) and within ... -
Democracy, Bureaucratic Capacity and Environmental Quality
(2015)This paper explores the link between democracy, bureaucratic capacity and environmental quality. While many previous empirical studies traditionally have focused on either the democracy or bureaucratic capacity ... -
Vulnerability of Small Island Development States. Does good governance help?
(2015)Small island states have in recent decades been identified as particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change. Violent winds, floods, and draughts have had severe consequences for millions of people and ... -
Corruption and violations of conservation rules: A survey experiment with resource users
(2015)Small-scale corruption in government administrations that govern natural resources is believed to have a negative impact on conservation management. Yet, while corruption is said to obstruct the implementation of conservation ... -
THE QOG EXPERT SURVEY II Report
(2015)THE QUALITY OF GOVERNMENT EXPERT SUR-VEY II IN BRIEF • The Quality of Government Expert Survey II (QoG Expert Survey II) focuses on the organizational design of public bureaucracies and bureaucratic behavior on countries ... -
Crash in Economy, Crash in Confidence: Perceptions of corruption and political support in Iceland before and after the financial crisis
(2013-11)In the mid 00’s Iceland was ranked as the least corrupt country in the world by Transparency Inter-national and enjoyed top positions in most comparative indices of governance and development. In 2008 the banking system ...