Guido Panzano
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075036 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guido Panzano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guido |
| FAMILY NAME | Panzano |
| SIGNATURE | PANZANO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7974-1244 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Crises and regime instability
To what extent are political regimes vulnerable to crises? Established research has explored in depth how crises can compromise regime stability, from Linz's foundational studies to contemporary investigations. Yet, such contributions remain scattered across unconnected concepts, methods, and applications, thus hindering cumulative knowledge. This article crafts a coherent examination of different crises and their impacts on regime instability, w…
Can Power-Sharing Reforms Mitigate Subnational Autocratization in Autonomous Regions? Experimental Evidence from Gagauzia
Subnational autocratization presents a significant challenge to liberal democracy, particularly in autonomous minority regions. We explore whether power-sharing institutionalreforms (PSI) foster democratic attitudes among ethnic minorities in autocratizing autonomous regions. Consociational theory suggests PSI alleviate grievances and reduce polarization, thereby strengthening democracy, yet causal evidence remains scarce. Using a pre-registered …
Unity makes strength
Today, autocratization is the predominant trend of regime development. However, if we focus on autocratization as democratic erosion or decline, such a trend is not matched by an equivalent increase in the number of democratic breakdowns or autocracies. Why (and how) do some democracies survive autocratization, while others do not? Current research on autocratization has recently turned toward studies on democratic endurance. In particular, mostl…
Italy's democratic quality and the role of political parties
Italy is considered a thorny case for comparativists, as its unique political and party system features often make it stand out among liberal democracies. A prominent tradition has been studying Italy's democratic quality. However, such analyses need to be improved and updated, especially to incorporate recent trends, systematically compare Italy with other liberal democracies over time, and fully exploit the recent wealth of empirical data. Addi…
Local democratic resistance to autocratisation
Local opposition forces often win local elections in key cities in autocratising countries. However, we still know too little about the interplay between local and national regime developments. The paper unpacks these subnational processes, with new evidence from three case studies in Southeastern and Central Europe: Budapest, Banja Luka, and Zagreb. We systematise a corpus of 26 semi-structured interviews with local experts, activists, and polit…
Do mutually reinforcing cleavages harm democracy? Inequalities between ethnic groups and autocratization
Do mutually reinforcing cleavages harm democracy? Evidence from specific cases suggests that autocratization can be related to the predicament of ethnic groups, if ethnicity is politicized and involves resource distribution. However, we know little about whether this is a cause of autocratization more broadly. The article demonstrates that, with increasing inequalities between ethnic groups, a country experiences a decline in its level of democra…
Autocratization as Ethnocratization? How Regime Transformations toward Autocracy Deteriorate Ethnic Relations
When a country becomes more autocratic, does it affect the relations between ethnic groups in a systematic way? Cross-national and case-based research witnesses how autocratization (the opposite of democratization) is becoming increasingly prevalent, particularly in societies where ethnic relations are politicized and polarized. However, we still lack sufficient know-ledge on how autocratization might have an impact on ethnic relations. The paper…
Local democratic resistance to autocratisation
Local opposition forces often win local elections in key cities in autocratising countries. However, we still know too little about the interplay between local and national regime developments. The paper unpacks these subnational processes, with new evidence from three case studies in Southeastern and Central Europe: Budapest, Banja Luka, and Zagreb. We systematise a corpus of 26 semi-structured interviews with local experts, activists, and polit…
Italy's democratic quality and the role of political parties
Italy is considered a thorny case for comparativists, as its unique political and party system features often make it stand out among liberal democracies. A prominent tradition has been studying Italy's democratic quality. However, such analyses need to be improved and updated, especially to incorporate recent trends, systematically compare Italy with other liberal democracies over time, and fully exploit the recent wealth of empirical data. Addi…
Do mutually reinforcing cleavages harm democracy? Inequalities between ethnic groups and autocratization
Do mutually reinforcing cleavages harm democracy? Evidence from specific cases suggests that autocratization can be related to the predicament of ethnic groups, if ethnicity is politicized and involves resource distribution. However, we know little about whether this is a cause of autocratization more broadly. The article demonstrates that, with increasing inequalities between ethnic groups, a country experiences a decline in its level of democra…
Autocratization as Ethnocratization? How Regime Transformations toward Autocracy Deteriorate Ethnic Relations
When a country becomes more autocratic, does it affect the relations between ethnic groups in a systematic way? Cross-national and case-based research witnesses how autocratization (the opposite of democratization) is becoming increasingly prevalent, particularly in societies where ethnic relations are politicized and polarized. However, we still lack sufficient know-ledge on how autocratization might have an impact on ethnic relations. The paper…
Autocratization as Ethnocratization? How Regime Transformations toward Autocracy Deteriorate Ethnic Relations
When a country becomes more autocratic, does it affect the relations between ethnic groups in a systematic way? Cross-national and case-based research witnesses how autocratization (the opposite of democratization) is becoming increasingly prevalent, particularly in societies where ethnic relations are politicized and polarized. However, we still lack sufficient know-ledge on how autocratization might have an impact on ethnic relations. The paper…
Do mutually reinforcing cleavages harm democracy? Inequalities between ethnic groups and autocratization
Do mutually reinforcing cleavages harm democracy? Evidence from specific cases suggests that autocratization can be related to the predicament of ethnic groups, if ethnicity is politicized and involves resource distribution. However, we know little about whether this is a cause of autocratization more broadly. The article demonstrates that, with increasing inequalities between ethnic groups, a country experiences a decline in its level of democra…
Italy's democratic quality and the role of political parties
Italy is considered a thorny case for comparativists, as its unique political and party system features often make it stand out among liberal democracies. A prominent tradition has been studying Italy's democratic quality. However, such analyses need to be improved and updated, especially to incorporate recent trends, systematically compare Italy with other liberal democracies over time, and fully exploit the recent wealth of empirical data. Addi…
Local democratic resistance to autocratisation
Local opposition forces often win local elections in key cities in autocratising countries. However, we still know too little about the interplay between local and national regime developments. The paper unpacks these subnational processes, with new evidence from three case studies in Southeastern and Central Europe: Budapest, Banja Luka, and Zagreb. We systematise a corpus of 26 semi-structured interviews with local experts, activists, and polit…
Crises and regime instability
To what extent are political regimes vulnerable to crises? Established research has explored in depth how crises can compromise regime stability, from Linz's foundational studies to contemporary investigations. Yet, such contributions remain scattered across unconnected concepts, methods, and applications, thus hindering cumulative knowledge. This article crafts a coherent examination of different crises and their impacts on regime instability, w…
Can Power-Sharing Reforms Mitigate Subnational Autocratization in Autonomous Regions? Experimental Evidence from Gagauzia
Subnational autocratization presents a significant challenge to liberal democracy, particularly in autonomous minority regions. We explore whether power-sharing institutionalreforms (PSI) foster democratic attitudes among ethnic minorities in autocratizing autonomous regions. Consociational theory suggests PSI alleviate grievances and reduce polarization, thereby strengthening democracy, yet causal evidence remains scarce. Using a pre-registered …
Unity makes strength
Today, autocratization is the predominant trend of regime development. However, if we focus on autocratization as democratic erosion or decline, such a trend is not matched by an equivalent increase in the number of democratic breakdowns or autocracies. Why (and how) do some democracies survive autocratization, while others do not? Current research on autocratization has recently turned toward studies on democratic endurance. In particular, mostl…
Democracy (6 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (2 works)