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Understanding regime support in new and old democracies : the role of performance and democratic experience
No full textThis paper develops a comprehensive theory of support for democracy. Building on
instrumental and culturalist approaches, the theory argues that experience with democracy
conditions the extent to which economic and political performance inform support.
Specifically, it argues that the extent to which economic performance informs support
should decline as a democracy grows older, while the opposite should be true about
political performance. These arguments are evaluated using multilevel models to analyse
cross-national survey data for 21 Latin American countries. The evidence indicates that
both economic and political performance inform support for democracy and that the extent
to which economic performance informs support declines as a democracy grows older.
Although the importance of political performance does not seem to be conditioned by
democratic experience, its importance in relation to economic performance does increase
as a democracy matures. The evidence also indicates that experience with democracy, and
not level of economic development, is what conditions the importance of economic
performance. Altogether, these results suggest that support for democracy and a civic
culture that values the political goods that democracy can deliver are more likely to be a
consequence of, rather than a prerequisite for, the survival and eventual consolidation of
democracy
The effects of conditional cash transfers on social engagement and trust in institutions : evidence from Peru\u27s juntos programme
No full textZwiespältige Bilanz für Afrika : die Milleniumsziele der UN haben keine Gleichberechtigung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit gebracht
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Wie soll Entwicklungszusammenarbeit gestaltet werden? : die Globale Partnerschaft und das Development Cooperation Forum
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Ein Mächtekonzert für das 21. Jahrhundert : Blaupause für eine von Großmächten getragene multilaterale Sicherheitsinstitution
No full textThe role of indicators in development cooperation: an overview study with a special focus on the use of key and standard indicators
No full textWith more and more emphasis being placed on results and the clamour for transparency and accountability growing ever more vocal, indicators are becoming increasingly important in development cooperation. By measuring changes and providing contextual information, they help to plan and implement development interventions or strategies, to monitor and evaluate, and also to report on development results. However, indicators are not always easy to use. The fact is that they come with many limitations and potential adverse effects. These challenges and risks differ among the three organisational levels suited to results-based management and reporting systems: agency, country and programme or project level.
Against this background, this study analyses the use of indicators at the three organisational levels and makes recommendations on how they can best be used and how the associated risks can be mitigated. Special emphasis is placed on agency-level performance measurement systems, since evidence on them is scarce. With the aid of a literature review and a number of semi-structured interviews, the study compares the experiences of twelve selected donor agencies with key and standard indicators for reporting development results at agency level
Too abstract to be feasible? : applying the grounded theory method in social movement research
No full textGrounded theory methodology (GTM) has become a popular approach in the social sciences.
Based on an iterative research design and reconstructive hermeneutic procedures, it enables
scholars to reveal and comprehend patterns of understanding that are reproduced through
linguistic and nonlinguistic symbols. Yet the vast literature on GTM often leaves scholars
wondering how the method can be operationalized. This paper serves the dual purpose of
providing a precise and comprehensive review of GTM sensu Anselm Strauss and Juliet
Corbin while at the same time discussing its application in a social movement research
project. Done thoroughly, GTM demands high levels of reflexivity, transparency, and
openness from the qualitative scholar. I propose that these requirements concern not only
the sampling and data collection but also the researcher’s previous assumptions, transcription,
translation, and data quality. As the latter aspects are frequently neglected, the paper
calls for more accuracy in the application and documentation of research methods