attributes of democracy and state capacity-namely, civic participation and impartial bureaucracy-my study provides new evidence …The growing body of research on the relationship between the state and democracy has remained inconclusive both in … conceptualization and measurement of democracy and state capacity. Drawing on this argument, my study takes an original approach to the …

Little investigation has been made to explain why women are less likely than are men to support democracy in sub … democracy in this region. This paper addresses the question of whether this observed gender gap is due to the omission of social … hypothesize that women who live under autocracy at home are less likely to support democracy outside, because it does not affect …

generational identities within the region, very little is really known about the political participation of Africa's youth. In … key outcome variables: voter turnout in last elections, closeness to political party; and participation in protests. In …'s youth. -- Africa ; democracy ; elections ; protests ; voting ; youth …

results show that inequality in Colombia is associated with increases in individual participation in political organizations …

war likely influence citizens' post-conflict political participation, with consequences for democratic politics. We … choices about political participation. We test our argument with an original household survey of 12,000 households from war …-state paramilitaries increased participation in formal and informal political channels when compared to those not having experienced armed …

regimes, such as the targeting of opposition organizations. We focus on participation in voluntary associations in post … democratic period, but a significant and positive effect after 1981, once Spanish democracy consolidated. In order to probe into …

Does democracy promote economic growth? There is still an ongoing debate over the economic implications of democracy … 43 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period of 1982-2012, we find strong evidence that democracy is positively …

Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …