Political structures: democracy

Editor: Mann, Christian; Haake, Matthias; von den Hoff, Ralf

Rollenbilder in der athenischen Demokratie

Medien, Gruppen, Räume im politischen und sozialen System. Beiträge zu einem interdisziplinären Kolloqium in Freiburg i.Br., 24. bis 25. November 2006

This volume contains eight papers under a common focus: the complexity of image- and role- construction in classical Athens. The development of democracy came along with a growing...

Hartmann, Christof

Wandel durch Wahlen?

Wahlen, Demokratie und politischer Wandel in der arabischen Welt

In stark contrast to most other world regions democracy has not taken root as a form of government in the Arab World. Hardly any of the Arab states can be considered a democracy...

Heradstveit, Daniel

Democracy and Oil

The Case of Azerbaiijan

The topic of this book is the development of democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan. But since these virtues are inversely correlated with corruption, it is natural to raise...