... or strength of CS from the relevant phenomena in the context of a specific country or region. Another problem typical of the static approach is insufficient conceptual background. CS is often treated as a ready-made social good that contributes to democratization and strengthens social capital ( Putnam...

... on China’s regime trajectory at later stages. email: galiqm@ufl.edu © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 Chinese Communist Party democratization authoritarian resilience founding myth The durability of the Chinese communist regime after decades of high-rate...

.... email: filipa.alves.raimundo@iscte-iul.pt © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021 democratization authoritarian legacies political attitudes successor parties politicization Authoritarian regimes leave an imprint on societies. In post-authoritarian democracies...

..., the strong public aversion to the extradition law and the huge distrust toward the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have underpinned the sustainability and solidarity of the campaign. © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California 2020 leaderless movement democratization civil society...

... and the political failure in December 2016. The findings may add a new explanation to Moldova's permanent instability. As other countries from the former Soviet area, Moldova experienced a mixed transition, in which steps toward Western-style democratic regime transformation were soon followed by decisive...

...Jan Hornat The transformation process from an authoritarian/totalitarian system entails many institutional changes, however, the individual citizen is often being overlooked in this chaotic, fast-paced process and his or her “transformation” into a democrat is taken for granted. The changing socio...

... Corruption Anti-Corruption agencies Rule of law Prosecutorial independence Europeanization Democratization Central Europe Balkans Regression analysis a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Available online 9 July 2018 Keywords: Corruption Anti-Corruption agencies Rule of law Prosecutorial...

.... As a consequence, there is little chance for a coalition of elites to mobilize against Putin. © 2017 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Russia Privatization Oligarch Putin Democratization...

... investment. © 2017 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Transparency Governance International institutions Democratization Oil revenues Kazakhstan to co bons tutio ve ind ndan...

...Timofey Agarin © 2016 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Citizen participation Postcommunist Europe Civil society Democratization Protest Development ernment, which...

... democratic processes in the new member states focussing on the changes in strengths and weaknesses of citizen engagement. It shows the ways in which the post-enlargement process, especially the economic crisis affected the ability of CEE citizens — both directly, and via civil society organisations and trade...

... civil society in Russia. © 2014 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University of California Public Chamber Civil society Legitimacy Power Russia Democratization nt ye Ghod feder ion in ontex he...

...Povilas Žielys; Rūta Rudinskaitė The 2004 Orange Revolution failed to skyrocket Ukraine into the ranks of consolidated democracies. Some previous research claimed that, in the similar case of post-Rose Revolution Georgia, its vague democratic perspectives can be explained by, among others...

... of the University of California Public administration Macedonia Democratization Reforms 1. Introduction ratus the ci iptive on stu tion d s hav istra fter t sentia r. It is organised as r in the process of ical background of er-related facets of nt politicization of bureaucratic agencies, the inequitable...

..., the democratic openings often appear in unexpected places. Content analysis of two glamour monthlies, one ( GQ-Russian Edition ) intended for male audience, another ( Cosmopolitan-Russia ) – for female readership, shows consistently oppositional (anti-Putin) thrust of both publications, but also persistent...

... states Democratization Hybrid regimes Privatization Elites Post-Soviet space 2013 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. s hav f dem ion do ism (Geo ition and mount a ns of personalistic tors and affect the focusing on post- elite theory...

... for several reasons. First, in order to understand whether there is mutual dependence between internal political structures and processes and the chances of international recognition. Second, the post-Soviet de facto states are model cases for internal transformation or even democratization efforts...

... and the success or failure of democratization. Summing up the main findings of the issue, this article carves out the similarities and the differences in the internal political trajectories of the non-recognized but quite stable entities under analysis. Despite sometimes contradicting empirical evidence, one...

... the construction of a hybrid political regime in the most populous of post-Soviet de facto states, Transnistra. The paper analyzes secessionist elites’ strategies of maintaining power and sources of domestic pressures to democratize political institutions of the de facto state. The evolution of the Transnistrian...

..., and such a strategy in Russia will subordinate rights to the task of privatization that a Duma weakened by ideological, demographic and geographic impediments to party development cannot conduct. Consequently what are taken as signs or causes of democratic failure in Russia are instead necessary effects...