Christian Welzel

Prof. Dr.

  1. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    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.

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  3. Published

    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.

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  4. Published

    The Radius of Trust Problem Remains Resolved

    Delhey, J., Newton, K. & Welzel, C., 25.12.2014, In: American Sociological Review. 79, 6, p. 1260-1265 6 p.

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  5. Published

    The roots of female emancipation: Initializing role of Cool Water

    Santos Silva, M., Alexander, A. C., Klasen, S. & Welzel, C., 01.03.2023, In: Journal of Comparative Economics. 51, 1, p. 133-159 27 p.

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  6. Published

    The shadow of the family: Historical roots of social trust in Europe

    Kravtsova, M., Oshchepkov, A. & Welzel, C., 12.02.2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 2, 26 p., e0295783.

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  7. Published

    The Values in Crisis Project: A Three-Wave Panel Study in Germany and the United Kingdom

    Welzel, C., Boehnke, K., Delhey, J., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U., Dragolov, G., Hess, S. & Larsen, M., 02.04.2024, In: Journal of Open Psychology Data. 12, 1, 11 p., 1.

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  8. Published

    Values and Corruption: Do Postmaterialists Justify Bribery?

    Kravtsova, M., Oshchepkov, A. & Welzel, C., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 48, 2, p. 225-242 18 p.

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  9. Volkserziehung oder Institutionenreform? ein Kommentar zu Werner Patzelts Bürgerschelte in der PVS 4/1998

    Welzel, C. P., 01.06.2000, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 41, 2, p. 316-326 11 p.

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  10. Vom Konsens zum Dissens? Politische Ordnungspräferenzen von Eliten und Bürgern im ost-westdeutschen Vergleich

    Welzel, C., 06.1998, In: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. 50, 2, p. 238-262 25 p.

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  11. What Do We Know About Modernization Today?

    Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 2009, In: Foreign Affairs. 88, 2, p. 33-48 16 p.

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  12. Published

    Why the future is democratic

    Welzel, C., 04.2021, In: Journal of Democracy. 32, 2, p. 132-144 13 p.

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  13. Published

    Why the Future Is (Still) Democratic

    Welzel, C., Kruse, S. & Brunkert, L., 01.01.2022, In: Journal of Democracy. 33, 1, p. 156-162 7 p.

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  14. Journal articles › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  15. Braucht die Demokratie eine "Wurzelbehandlung"?

    Welzel, C. P., 2000, In: Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik. 8, p. 7-16 10 p.

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  16. Democratization as the growth of freedom: the human development perspective

    Welzel, C. P. & Inglehart, R., 01.12.2005, In: Japanese Journal of Political Science. 6, 3, p. 313-343 31 p.

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  17. Democratization in the human development perspective

    Welzel, C., 06.2006, In: Comparative Sociology. 5, 2/3, p. 259-290 32 p.

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  18. Demokratisierung und Freiheitsstreben: die Perspektive der Humanentwicklung

    Welzel, C. P. & Inglehart, R., 01.03.2005, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 46, 1, p. 62-85 24 p.

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  19. Effective democracy, mass culture, and the quality of elites: the human development perspective

    Welzel, C. P., 01.10.2002, In: International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 43, 3-5, p. 317-349 33 p.

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  20. Emancipative values and democracy: response to Hadenius and Teorell

    Welzel, C. & Inglehart, R., 01.09.2006, In: Studies in Comparative International Development. 41, 3, p. 74-94 21 p.

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  21. Gender equality and democracy

    Inglehart, R., Norris, P. & Welzel, C. P., 01.01.2002, In: Comparative Sociology. 1, 3-4, p. 321-346 26 p.

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  22. Liberalism, postmaterialism, and the growth of freedom

    Welzel, C. P. & Inglehart, R., 01.03.2005, In: International Review of Sociology. 15, 1, p. 81-108 28 p.

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  23. Social capital, voluntary associations and collective action: which aspects of social capital have the greatest 'civic' payoff?

    Welzel, C. P., Inglehart, R. & Deutsch, F., 01.09.2005, In: Journal of Civil Society. 1, 2, p. 121-146 26 p.

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  24. Wertetransmission und Wertewandel: eine explorative Drei-Generationen-Studie

    Boehnke, K. & Welzel, C. P., 2006, In: ZSE - Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Socialisation. 26, 4, p. 341-360 20 p.

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  25. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › Not peer-reviewed
  26. Wissenschaftstheoretische und methodische Grundlagen

    Welzel, C., 2009, Politikwissenschaft: Eine Einführung . Lauth, H-J. & Wagner, C. (eds.). 6., grundlegend überarb. u. veränd. Aufl. ed. Paderborn: Schöningh Verlag, p. 389-423 35 p.

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  27. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › Peer-reviewed
  28. Conclusions and Outlook: The Future of Democratization

    Haerpfer, C. W., Bernhagen, P., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 2009, Democratization. Haerpfer, C. W., Bernhagen, P., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press, p. 377-385 9 p.

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  29. Democratic Congruence Re-Established: The Perspective of ‘Substantive’ Democracy

    Welzel, C. & Klingemann, H-D., 2011, How Democracy Works: Political Representation and Policy Congruence in Modern Societies: Essays in Honour of Jacques Thomassen. M. R., Denters, B. & Aarts, K. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 89-114 26 p.

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  30. Published

    Human Development

    Welzel, C., 2011, International Encyclopedia of Political Science. Bardie, B., Berg-Schlosser, D. & Morlino, L. (eds.). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. 4. p. 1101-1104 4 p.

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  31. Individual modernity

    Welzel, C. P., 2007, The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior. Dalton, R. J., Klingemann, H-D. & Goodin, R. E. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 185-205 21 p.

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  32. Introduction

    Haerpfer, C. W., Bernhagen, P., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 2009, Democratization. Haerpfer, C. W., Bernhagen, P., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 1-7 7 p.

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  33. Mass Beliefs and Democratic Institutions

    Welzel, C. P. & Inglehart, R., 02.09.2009, The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics. Boix, C. & Goodin, R. E. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 297-316 20 p. (The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science).

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  34. Modernization

    Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C. P., 2007, The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Ritzer, G. (ed.). Malden, Mass. [u.a.]: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., Vol. 6. p. 3071-3078 8 p.

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  35. Published

    Political culture

    Welzel, C. P. & Inglehart, R., 2011, Comparative politics. Caramani, D. (ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press, p. 311-329 19 p.

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  36. Political Culture

    Welzel, C. P., 2009, Sage Handbook of Comparative Politics. Landman, T. & Robinson, N. (eds.). London [u.a.]: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 299-318 20 p.

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  37. Published

    Political Culture

    Welzel, C. & Inglehart, R., 2014, Comparative Politics. Caramani, D. (ed.). 3 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 284-301 18 p. 17

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  38. Political Culture, Value Change, and Mass Beliefs

    Welzel, C. P. & Inglehart, R., 2009, Democratization. Haerpfer, C. W., Bernhagen, P., Inglehart, R. F. & Welzel, C. (eds.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press, p. 127-144 18 p.

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  39. Theories of democratization

    Welzel, C., 2009, Democratization. Haerpfer, C. W., Bernhagen, P., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press, p. 74-90 17 p.

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  40. Theories of Development of Democracy: On the Complementary Aspects of Tatu Vanhanen’s Evolutionary Resource Distribution Theory of Democratization and Ronald Inglehart and Christian Welzel’s Emancipative Theory of Democracy

    Klingemann, H-D. & Welzel, C., 2007, Human Values and Global Governance. Hettne, B. (ed.). Houndmills Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 34-49 16 p. (Studies in Development, Security and Culture; vol. 2).

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  41. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  42. A theory of human development: the cross-cultural evidence

    Welzel, C. P., 2004, Mapping the world: New Perspectives in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Hardt, F. (ed.). Tübingen [u.a.]: Francke Verlag, p. 119-146 28 p.

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  43. Demokratie und Humanentwicklung: Grundeinsichten für Bildung und Lehre

    Welzel, C. P., 01.01.2005, Demokratiekompetenz: Beiträge aus Politikwissenschaft, Pädagogik und politischer Bildung. Himmelmann, G. & Lange, D. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 65-77 13 p.

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  44. East Germany: elite change and democracy's "instant success"

    Welzel, C., 2000, Elites after state socialism: Theories and Analysis . Higley, J. & Lengyel, G. (eds.). Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, p. 103-122 20 p.

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  45. Economic Development, Cultural Change and Democratic Institutions: Exploring Linkages Across 63 Societies

    Inglehart, R., Klingemann, H-D. & Welzel, C., 2001, Die Soziale Marktwirtschaft in der neuen Weltwirtschaft. Röller, L-H. & Wey, C. (eds.). Berlin: edition sigma, p. 413-438 26 p. (WZB-Jahrbuch; vol. 2001).

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  46. Electoral Behavior in Croatia

    Welzel, C., 1997, The 1990 and 1992/93 Sabor Elections in Croatia: Analyses, Documents and Data. Šiber, I. (ed.). Berlin: edition sigma, p. 80-102 22 p. (Founding elections in Eastern Europe).

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  47. Gemeinwohl als Bürgerwohl: die Perspektive der Humanentwicklung

    Welzel, C., 2002, Gemeinwohl - Auf der Suche nach Substanz. Schuppert, G. F. & Neidhardt, F. (eds.). Berlin: edition sigma, p. 109-126 18 p. (WZB-Jahrbuch; vol. 2002).

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  48. Grundfragen, Probleme und Perspektiven der Demokratiemessung

    Lauth, H-J., Pickel, G. & Welzel, C., 2000, Demokratiemessung: Konzepte und Befunde im internationalen Vergleich. Lauth, H-J., Pickel, G. & Welzel, C. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, p. 7-26 20 p.

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  49. Humanentwicklung, Systemwettbewerb und Demokratie: gibt es eine demokratische Evolution?

    Welzel, C., 2000, Die Zukunft der Demokratie : Herausforderungen im Zeitalter der Globalisierung. Klingemann, H. D. & Neidhardt, F. (eds.). Berlin: edition sigma, p. 471-502 32 p. (WZB-Jahrbuch).

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  50. Humanentwicklung und Demokratie: welcher Index mißt am validesten die "humane" Dimension der Demokratie?

    Welzel, C. P., 2000, Demokratiemessung: Konzepte und Befunde im internationalen Vergleich. Lauth, H-J., Pickel, G. & Welzel, C. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, p. 132-162 31 p.

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  51. Humanentwicklung und der Phasenwechsel von Zivilgesellschaften

    Welzel, C., 1999, Im Schatten demokratischer Legitimität: Informelle Institutionen und Partizipation im inter-kulturellen Demokratievergleich. Lauth, H-J. & Liebert, U. (eds.). Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, p. 207-236 30 p.

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  52. Ideologie

    Klingemann, H-D. & Welzel, C. P., 01.01.2002, Handwörterbuch zur politischen Kultur der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Greiffenhagen, M., Greiffenhagen, S. & Neller, K. (eds.). 2 ed. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, p. 200-203 4 p.

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  53. Published

    Implementation of EU labour law directives by way of national collective agreements

    Welzel, C., 2020, Innovative Verwaltung in Forschung und Lehre: Festschrift für Heinz-Joachim Peters zum 70. Geburtstag. Hartleb, T. & Fischer, J. (eds.). Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 283-302 20 p.

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  54. Introduction

    Inglehart, R., Halman, L. & Welzel, C., 2004, Human Beliefs and Values: A Cross-Cultural Sourcebook based on the 1999 - 2002 values surveys. Inglehart, R., Basanez, M., Díez-Medrano, J., Halman, L. & Luijkx, R. (eds.). Mexico City: Siglo XXI Editores, p. 1-20 20 p.

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