Arbeitspapier
Democratization and civil liberties: The role of violence during the transition
This paper investigates the role of violent civil conflicts during the process of democratization for the quality of emerging democracies, and in particular, the protection of civil (political and economic) liberties. A simple theory in which different groups may engage in violent conflict in order to become the ruler predicts a crucial role of the democratization scenario. A peaceful democratization leads to democracies with a high degree of civil liberties, reflecting a social contract according to which all groups are politically represented and the rulers deliberately abstain from wasteful rent extraction. A transition to democracy under a violent conflict is less likely to lead to a system with a high degree of civil liberties. Empirical evidence from the third wave of democratization based on a difference-in-difference methodology supports the theoretical predictions. The findings suggest that violent conflicts during the democratic transition have persistent negative effects on the quality of the emerging democracies.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 5555
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Structure and Scope of Government: General
Development Planning and Policy: General
Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative
- Thema
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democratization
civil conflict
violent democratization
civil liberties
Demokratisierung
Bürgerkrieg
Menschenrechte
Welt
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Cervellati, Matteo
Fortunato, Piergiuseppe
Sunde, Uwe
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2011
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-201104133771
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Cervellati, Matteo
- Fortunato, Piergiuseppe
- Sunde, Uwe
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2011
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