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Das Institut für Politikwissenschaft bzw. das Zentrum für Demokratieforschung (ZDEMO) beschäftigt sich mit der Analyse demokratischer Strukturen und Prozesse in Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Umwelt. Kernthema der Forschung sind Fragen von Legitimität und Leistungsfähigkeit der Demokratien im 21. Jahrhunert. Das Institut/das Zentrum erforscht diese unter drei wesentlichen Gesichtspunkten: 1. Wertewandel und Human Empowerment; 2. Parteienregierung und institutioneller Wandel sowie 3. Beteiligung und öffentliche Politik. Neben der Forschung engagiert sich das Institut/das Zentrum aktiv in der wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchsförderung sowie der internationalen und regionalen Vernetzung von Einrichtungen und Personen der Demokratieforschung.

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  1. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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    State-Building and the European Union's Fight against Corruption in the Southern Caucasus: Why Legitimacy Matters

    Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 10.2014, In: Governance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions . 27, 4, p. 613-634 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Subverting Autocracy: Emancipative Mass Values in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes

    Zavadskaya, M. & Welzel, C., 19.09.2015, In: Democratization. 22, 6, p. 1105-1130 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Survey Response and Observed Behavior: Emancipative and Secular Values Predict Prosocial Behaviors

    Kistler, D., Thoni, C. & Welzel, C., 01.05.2017, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 48, 4, p. 461-489 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Taking animals seriously: Interpreting and institutionalizing human-animal relations in modern democracies

    Saretzki, T., 2015, In: Historical Social Research. 40, 4, p. 47 - 54 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Asian Values Thesis Revisited: Evidence from the World Values Surveys

    Welzel, C., 04.2011, In: Japanese Journal of Political Science. 12, 1, p. 1-31 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Cabinet: A Viable Definition and its Composition in View of a Comparative Analysis

    Barbieri, C. & Vercesi, M., 10.2013, In: Government and Opposition. 48, 4, p. 526-547 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The centre of government in West Germany: Changing patterns under 14 legislatures (1949-1987)

    Müller-Rommel, F., 01.03.1988, In: European Journal of Political Research. 16, 2, p. 171-190 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. E-pub ahead of print

    The comparative study of governments and ministers: Jean Blondel’s legacy

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 31.01.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Political Science. 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Diffusion of Values among Democracies and Autocracies

    Deutsch, F. & Welzel, C., 01.11.2016, In: Global Policy. 7, 4, p. 563-570 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The “distinctiveness of cities” and distinctions in cities: Boundaries of belonging in comparative perspective

    Barbehön, M. & Münch, S., 02.01.2016, In: Urban Research and Practice. 9, 1, p. 37-55 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The effect of voters’ economic perception, Brexit and campaigns on the evaluation of party leaders over time

    Berz, J., 01.05.2020, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 22, 2, p. 202-219 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The german greens in the 1980s: Short-term cyclical protest or indicator of transformation?

    Müller-Rommel, F., 01.03.1989, In: Political Studies. 37, 1, p. 114-122 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The greens in western europe: Similar But Different

    Müller-Rommel, F., 01.10.1985, In: International Political Science Review. 6, 4, p. 483-498 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The impact of genes, geography, and educational opportunities on national cognitive achievement

    Minkov, M., Welzel, C. P. & Bond, M. H., 01.04.2016, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 47, p. 236-243 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The legacy of war: The effect of militias on postwar repression

    Carey, S. C. & González, B., 05.2021, In: Conflict Management and Peace Science. 38, 3, p. 247-269 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Legitimation of International Organizations: Introducing a New Dataset

    Schmidtke, H., Krösche, N., Schirmer, S. & Lenz, T., 01.02.2024, In: International Studies Perspectives. 25, 1, p. 86-110 25 p., ekad008.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The lifespan and the political performance of Green parties in Western Europe

    Müller-Rommel, F., 01.03.2002, In: Environmental Politics. 11, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Myth of Asian Exceptionalism: Response to Bomhoff and Gu

    Welzel, C., 10.2012, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 43, 7, p. 1039-1054 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    The new challengers: greens and right-wing populist parties in western Europe

    Muller-Rommel, F., 01.05.1998, In: European Review. 6, 2, p. 191-202 12 p.

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    The Origins of Legitimation Strategies in International Organizations: Agents, Audiences and Environments

    Lenz, T. & Söderbaum, F., 01.05.2023, In: International Affairs. 99, 3, p. 899–920 22 p.

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