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Institutional Subsystems and the Survival of Democracy: Do Political and Civil Society Matter?
(2015)
How do two central institutional subsystems of democracy – party systems and civil society – affect the persistence of democratic regimes? Despite the ability of each of these institutions to provide sources of countervailing ...
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, ...
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 ...