Libman and Obydenkova reveal how legacies of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
(CPSU) have survived in the politics, economic development, culture, and society of post …

Despite the various attempts to de-Westernise journalism studies and profession, the
dominance of Western theories and practices remains absolute. This article seeks to …

Surveying civil war in the world today is striking in terms of how often religious cleavages
and grievances have become central to armed conflict. How are the causes and outcomes of …

The absence of democracy in the Arab–Muslim world is a 'striking anomaly'for
democratization scholars. This cannot be seen as caused by religion as such, as there are …

This paper studies empirically the voting outcomes of Egypt's first parliamentary elections
after the Arab Spring. In light of the strong Islamist success at the polls, we explore the main …

My empirical results in Potrafke (2012) confirm past conclusions that Muslim-majority
countries are less likely to be democratic. Hanusch takes issue with my results—and by …

Protestanlık, ilk ortaya çıktığı günden itibaren muhafazakâr paradigmaya karşı çıkarak
statükocu yapının değişmesini hedeflemektedir. Ulus-devletlerin yükselmesi ile birlikte …

There is an ongoing debate on the relationship between Islam and (lack of) democracy.
Considerable literature shows that Islam, represented as an informal institution by Muslim …

This study examines how Muslims understand democracy and its essential components. We
hypothesize that, although Muslims tend to value democracy as high as non-Muslims …

Este libro es el resultado de unas experiencias biográficas muy cercanas a mí que quise
materializar académicamente. No obstante, es, asimismo, la experiencia de toda una …