Christian Welzel

Prof. Dr.

  1. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. 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).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  3. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › Not peer-reviewed
  4. 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.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesEducation

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 Journal articles › Research › Not peer-reviewed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

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

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. 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.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  12. 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.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  13. 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.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  14. 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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  15. 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.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  16. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
  17. Published

    A community of shared values? Dimensions and dynamics of cultural integration in the European Union

    Akaliyski, P., Welzel, C. & Hien, J., 19.05.2022, In: Journal of European Integration. 44, 4, p. 569-590 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Agency, values, and well-being: a human development model

    Welzel, C. P. & Inglehart, R., 05.2010, In: Social Indicators Research. 97, 1, p. 43-63 21 p.

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  19. Are authoritarian China and Russia doomed ? debating the authoritarian revival ; (Democracy’s victory is not preordained/Azar Gat) Inglehart and Welzel reply

    Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C. P., 2009, In: Foreign Affairs. 88, 4, p. 166-168 3 p.

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  20. Are levels of democracy affected by mass attitudes? Testing attainment and sustainment effects on democracy

    Welzel, C. P., 01.09.2007, In: International Political Science Review. 28, 4, p. 397-424 28 p.

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  21. Published

    A Tale of Culture - Bound Regime Evolution: The Centennial Democratic Trend and Its Recent Reversal

    Brunkert, L., Kruse, S. & Welzel, C. P., 03.04.2019, In: Democratization. 26, 3, p. 422-443 22 p.

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  22. Published

    Basic Personal Values Underlie and Give Coherence to Political Values: A Cross National Study in 15 Countries

    Schwartz, S. H., Caprara, G. V., Vecchione, M., Bain, P. G., Bianchi, G., Caprara, M. G., Cieciuch, J., Kirmanoglu, H., Baslevent, C., Lönnqvist, J. E., Mamali, C., Manzi, J., Pavlopoulos, V., Posnova, T., Schoen, H., Silvester, J., Tabernero, C., Torres, C., Verkasalo, M., Vondráková, E., Welzel, C. & Zaleski, Z., 12.2014, In: Political Behavior. 36, 4, p. 899-930 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Changing mass priorities: the link between modernization and democracy

    Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C. P., 06.2010, In: Perspectives on Politics. 8, 2, p. 551-567 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Comparative Culturology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: How Comparing Societal Cultures Differs From Comparing Individuals’ Minds Across Cultures

    Minkov, M., Vignoles, V. L., Welzel, C., Akaliyski, P., Bond, M. H., Kaasa, A. & Smith, P. B., 03.2024, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 55, 2, p. 164-188 25 p.

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  25. Published

    Cultural change in Asia and beyond: From allegiant to assertive citizens

    Welzel, C. P. & Dalton, R., 01.06.2017, In: Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. 2, 2, p. 112-132 21 p.

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  26. Published

    Cultural Evolution Shifts the Source of Happiness from Religion to Subjective Freedom

    Minkov, M., Welzel, C. & Schachner, M., 01.12.2020, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 21, 8, p. 2873-2888 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Declining willingness to fight for one’s country: The Individual-level Basis of the Long Peace

    Inglehart, R., Puranen, B. & Welzel, C. P., 16.07.2015, In: Journal of Peace Research. 52, 4, p. 418-434 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Democracy Confused: When People Mistake the Absence of Democracy for Its Presence

    Kruse, S., Ravlik, M. & Welzel, C., 01.04.2019, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 50, 3, p. 315-335 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Democracy Misunderstood: Authoritarian Notions of Democracy around the Globe

    Kirsch, H. & Welzel, C. P., 01.09.2019, In: Social Forces. 98, 1, p. 59-92 34 p., soy114.

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  30. Published

    Democratic Horizons: what value change reveals about the future of democracy

    Welzel, C., 04.07.2021, In: Democratization. 28, 5, p. 992-1016 25 p.

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  31. Democratization as Human Empowerment: The Role of Ordinary People in Democratization

    Welzel, C. & Inglehart, R., 2008, In: Center for the Study of Democracy Paper. 04

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Der Umbruch des SED-Regimes im Lichte genereller Transitionsmechanismen

    Welzel, C., 1995, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 36, 1, p. 67-90 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Development, freedom, and rising happiness: a global perspective (1981- 2007)

    Inglehart, R., Foa, R., Peterson, C. & Welzel, C. P., 07.2008, In: Perspectives on Psychological Science. 3, 4, p. 264-285 22 p.

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  34. Die ostdeutsche Bürgerbewegung als Gegenelite

    Welzel, C., 1997, In: Neue soziale Bewegungen : Forschungsjournal. 10, 2, p. 13-22 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart

    Beugelsdijk, S. & Welzel, C., 01.11.2018, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 49, 10, p. 1469-1505 37 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Economic Development and Modernization in Africa Homogenize National Cultures

    Minkov, M., Kaasa, A. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2021, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 52, 8-9, p. 801-821 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Elements of Schwartz’s Model in the WVS: How Do They Relate to Other Cultural Models?

    Kaasa, A. & Welzel, C., 12.2023, In: Cross-Cultural Research. 57, 5, p. 431-471 41 p.

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  38. Published

    Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition

    Welzel, C. P., Alexander, A. & Inglehart, R., 01.11.2016, In: Social Indicators Research. 129, 2, p. 909-935 27 p.

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  39. Published

    Emancipative Values and Non-violent Protest: The Importance of `Ecological´ Effects

    Welzel, C. & Deutsch, F., 04.2012, In: British Journal of Political Science. 42, 2, p. 465-479 15 p.

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  40. Published

    Empowering women: the role of emancipative beliefs

    Alexander, A. C. & Welzel, C., 06.2011, In: European Sociological Review. 27, 3, p. 364-384 21 p.

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  41. Published

    Empowering Women: The Role of Emancipative Forces in Board Gender Diversity

    Brieger, S., Francoeur, C., Welzel, C. & Ben-Amar, W., 20.03.2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 155, 2, p. 495-511 17 p.

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  42. Published

    Eroding Patriarchy: The Co-evolution of Women's Rights and Emancipative Values

    Alexander, A. & Welzel, C., 02.01.2015, In: International Review of Sociology. 25, 1, p. 144-165 22 p.

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  43. Published

    Evolution, Empowerment, and Emancipation: How Societies Climb the Freedom Ladder

    Welzel, C., 12.2014, In: World Development. 64, p. 33-51 19 p.

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  44. Published

    Existential insecurity and deference to authority: the pandemic as a natural experiment

    Foa, R. S. & Welzel, C., 19.05.2023, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 12 p., 1117550.

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  45. Published

    Existential insecurity and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Germany

    Delhey, J., Steckermeier, L. C., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U. & Welzel, C., 2023, In: Journal of Trust Research. 13, 2, p. 140-163 24 p.

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  46. Exploring the Unknown: Predicting the Responses of Publics not yet Surveyed

    Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 01.03.2005, In: International Review of Sociology. 15, 1, p. 173-201 29 p.

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  47. Published

    Generalizing Trust: The Benign Force of Emancipation

    Welzel, C. & Delhey, J., 09.08.2015, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 46, 7, p. 875-896 22 p.

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  48. Published

    Genetic Factors, Cultural Predispositions, Happiness and Gender Equality

    Inglehart, R. F., Borinskaya, S., Anna, C., Jaanus, H., Inglehart, R. C., Eduard, P. & Welzel, C., 2014, In: Journal of Research in Gender Studies. 4, 1, p. 32-100 69 p.

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  49. Published

    Global Consciousness Predicts Behavioral Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Empirical Evidence From 35 Cultures

    Chen, S. X., Ng, J. C. K., Hui, B. P. H., Au, A. K. Y., Lam, B. C. P., Wu, W. C. H., Pun, N., Beattie, P., Welzel, C. & Liu, J. H., 01.06.2023, In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 14, 5, p. 662-671 10 p.

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  50. Published

    Got Milk? How Freedoms Evolved From Dairying Climates

    Van de Vliert, E., Welzel, C., Shcherbak, A., Fischer, R. & Alexander, A., 01.08.2018, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 49, 7, p. 1048-1065 18 p.

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  51. Published

    How General is Trust in "Most People" ? Solving the Radius of Trust Problem

    Delhey, J., Newton, K. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2011, In: American Sociological Review. 76, 5, p. 786-807 22 p.

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  52. Published

    How important is culture to understand political protest?

    Li Donni, P., Marino, M. & Welzel, C., 01.12.2021, In: World Development. 148, 15 p., 105661.

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  53. How selfish are self-expression values? a civicness test

    Welzel, C. P., 03.2010, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 41, 2, p. 152-174 23 p.

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