Gero Erdmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 4001686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gero Erdmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gero |
| FAMILY NAME | Erdmann |
| SIGNATURE | ERDMANN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | German Institute for Global and Area Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 225 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Externe Faktoren der Demokratisierung
Apocalyptic triad
Die Gesellschaftliche Verankerung Politischer Parteien
Regression of Democracy?
Wohlfahrtsstaatliche Politik in Jungen Demokratien
One-Party Dominance in African Democracies
Is the dominance of one political party a problem in an emerging democracy, or simply an expression of the will of the people? Why has one-party dominance endured in some African democracies and not in others? What are the mechanisms behind the varying party-system trajectories? Considering these questions, the authors of this collaborative work use a rigorous comparative research design and rich case material to greatly enhance our understanding…
Regression of Democracy
Ethnicity and party preference in sub-Saharan Africa
Recent research has questioned the notion that ethnicity is the main determinant of party preference in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on data from representative survey polls in eight anglophone and francophone sub-Saharan countries, multinomial and binary logit regressions confirm that ethnicity counts but does not explain party preference as a whole. More importantly we find that the relevance of ethnicity varies substantially from country to cou…
Political party assistance and political party research
Generally speaking the effects of international political party assistance are viewed negatively or at least controversially. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship between assistance providers and political science party research. They simply operate in different worlds. Party assistance lacks clear-cut concepts and strategies in practice, which makes it difficult to evaluate it adequately.…
Party systems in Africa
Starting from controversial findings about the relationship between party systems and the prospects of democratic consolidation, this article argues that problems can only be properly addressed on the basis of a differentiated typology of party systems. Contradictory research results do not pose an ‘African puzzle’ but can be explained by different and inadequate approaches. We argue that a modified version of Sartori's typology of party systems …
Aktuelle Schwerpunkte und Trends der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft
Neopatrimonialism Reconsidered
The article provides a critical discussion of the literature on ‘patrimonialism’ and ‘neopatrimonialism’ in Development Studies in general and African Studies in particular. Based on Max Weber's concept of patrimonialism and legal-rational bureaucracy the authors present their own definition of ‘neopatrimonialism’. Three key conceptual questions are addressed. These are related to the operationalisation of the concept in empirical research: (1) h…
Neopatrimonialism Revisited
The article provides a critical discussion of the literature on "patrimonialism" and "neopatrimonialism" as far as the use in Development Studies in general or African Studies in particular is concerned. To overcome the catch-all use of the concept the authors present their own definition of "neopatrimonialism" based on Max Weber's concept of patrimonialism and legal-rational bureaucracy. However, in order to make the concept more useful for comp…
Die gesellschaftliche Verankerung politischer Parteien
Mit Beitragen von Gero Erdmann, Patrick Kollner, Joachim Betz, Peter Pawelka, Ingrid Wehr, Dirk Axtmann, Susanne Pickel, Marie-Carin von Gumppenberg
Die gesellschaftliche Verankerung politischer Parteien
Wohlfahrtsstaatliche Politik in jungen Demokratien
Party research
For a long time Africa's political parties have been neglected in political science research, although they have mushroomed during the last decade and are being seen as crucial for the democratic development of the continent. Part of the neglect was due to the very specific western European bias of political science party research, while Africanists claimed the uniqueness of the subject. Despite this bias, the article argues that the framework of…
Neopatrimonialism Reconsidered
The article provides a critical discussion of the literature on ‘patrimonialism’ and ‘neopatrimonialism’ in Development Studies in general and African Studies in particular. Based on Max Weber's concept of patrimonialism and legal-rational bureaucracy the authors present their own definition of ‘neopatrimonialism’. Three key conceptual questions are addressed. These are related to the operationalisation of the concept in empirical research: (1) h…
Party research
For a long time Africa's political parties have been neglected in political science research, although they have mushroomed during the last decade and are being seen as crucial for the democratic development of the continent. Part of the neglect was due to the very specific western European bias of political science party research, while Africanists claimed the uniqueness of the subject. Despite this bias, the article argues that the framework of…
Ethnicity and party preference in sub-Saharan Africa
Recent research has questioned the notion that ethnicity is the main determinant of party preference in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on data from representative survey polls in eight anglophone and francophone sub-Saharan countries, multinomial and binary logit regressions confirm that ethnicity counts but does not explain party preference as a whole. More importantly we find that the relevance of ethnicity varies substantially from country to cou…
Neopatrimonialism Revisited
The article provides a critical discussion of the literature on "patrimonialism" and "neopatrimonialism" as far as the use in Development Studies in general or African Studies in particular is concerned. To overcome the catch-all use of the concept the authors present their own definition of "neopatrimonialism" based on Max Weber's concept of patrimonialism and legal-rational bureaucracy. However, in order to make the concept more useful for comp…
Party systems in Africa
Starting from controversial findings about the relationship between party systems and the prospects of democratic consolidation, this article argues that problems can only be properly addressed on the basis of a differentiated typology of party systems. Contradictory research results do not pose an ‘African puzzle’ but can be explained by different and inadequate approaches. We argue that a modified version of Sartori's typology of party systems …
Political party assistance and political party research
Generally speaking the effects of international political party assistance are viewed negatively or at least controversially. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship between assistance providers and political science party research. They simply operate in different worlds. Party assistance lacks clear-cut concepts and strategies in practice, which makes it difficult to evaluate it adequately.…
Die gesellschaftliche Verankerung politischer Parteien
Mit Beitragen von Gero Erdmann, Patrick Kollner, Joachim Betz, Peter Pawelka, Ingrid Wehr, Dirk Axtmann, Susanne Pickel, Marie-Carin von Gumppenberg
Die gesellschaftliche Verankerung politischer Parteien
Wohlfahrtsstaatliche Politik in jungen Demokratien
Party research
For a long time Africa's political parties have been neglected in political science research, although they have mushroomed during the last decade and are being seen as crucial for the democratic development of the continent. Part of the neglect was due to the very specific western European bias of political science party research, while Africanists claimed the uniqueness of the subject. Despite this bias, the article argues that the framework of…
Neopatrimonialism Revisited
The article provides a critical discussion of the literature on "patrimonialism" and "neopatrimonialism" as far as the use in Development Studies in general or African Studies in particular is concerned. To overcome the catch-all use of the concept the authors present their own definition of "neopatrimonialism" based on Max Weber's concept of patrimonialism and legal-rational bureaucracy. However, in order to make the concept more useful for comp…
Aktuelle Schwerpunkte und Trends der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft
Neopatrimonialism Reconsidered
The article provides a critical discussion of the literature on ‘patrimonialism’ and ‘neopatrimonialism’ in Development Studies in general and African Studies in particular. Based on Max Weber's concept of patrimonialism and legal-rational bureaucracy the authors present their own definition of ‘neopatrimonialism’. Three key conceptual questions are addressed. These are related to the operationalisation of the concept in empirical research: (1) h…
Party systems in Africa
Starting from controversial findings about the relationship between party systems and the prospects of democratic consolidation, this article argues that problems can only be properly addressed on the basis of a differentiated typology of party systems. Contradictory research results do not pose an ‘African puzzle’ but can be explained by different and inadequate approaches. We argue that a modified version of Sartori's typology of party systems …
Political party assistance and political party research
Generally speaking the effects of international political party assistance are viewed negatively or at least controversially. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship between assistance providers and political science party research. They simply operate in different worlds. Party assistance lacks clear-cut concepts and strategies in practice, which makes it difficult to evaluate it adequately.…
Regression of Democracy
Ethnicity and party preference in sub-Saharan Africa
Recent research has questioned the notion that ethnicity is the main determinant of party preference in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on data from representative survey polls in eight anglophone and francophone sub-Saharan countries, multinomial and binary logit regressions confirm that ethnicity counts but does not explain party preference as a whole. More importantly we find that the relevance of ethnicity varies substantially from country to cou…
Die Gesellschaftliche Verankerung Politischer Parteien
Regression of Democracy?
Wohlfahrtsstaatliche Politik in Jungen Demokratien
One-Party Dominance in African Democracies
Is the dominance of one political party a problem in an emerging democracy, or simply an expression of the will of the people? Why has one-party dominance endured in some African democracies and not in others? What are the mechanisms behind the varying party-system trajectories? Considering these questions, the authors of this collaborative work use a rigorous comparative research design and rich case material to greatly enhance our understanding…
Externe Faktoren der Demokratisierung
Apocalyptic triad
Political science (13 works) · Law (7 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Democracy (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Public Administration and Political Analysis (4 works)