Renske Doorenspleet
Biographic Data
| ID | 4376499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Renske Doorenspleet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Renske |
| FAMILY NAME | Doorenspleet |
| SIGNATURE | DOORENSPLEET R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 187 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Rethinking the Value of Democracy: A Comparative Perspective
Where Are the People? A Call for People-Centred Concepts and Measurements of Democracy
This article aims to bring the people to the heart of democracy measurement. Existing measurements have reinforced the idea that democracy is the domain of the state with its procedures, institutions and political elites. But where are the people in those measurements? So far, when we measure democracy we rely on experts who determine what democracy is, while people’s views have been ignored. This happens not only during the phase of conceptualiz…
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…
Which type of democracy performs best
From protest to parties: Party-building and democratisation in Africa
Critical citizens, democratic support and satisfaction in African democracies
Worldwide, there is substantial popular support for the ideal of democracy but, on the other hand, there is considerable dissatisfaction with democracy within democracies. Democracies are inhabited by many so-called ‘dissatisfied democrats’: citizens who are strong supporters of the democratic ideal, but are unhappy with the way democracy is working in their country. It is not clear how to explain this phenomenon, but based on a review of the exi…
Upping the Odds: Deviant Democracies and Theories of Democratization
This concluding article tries to integrate the different insights of the individual case studies of this special issue into some comparative observations. The findings are related to debates and findings of the broader literature on democratization, with the aim of generating new insights that might help develop new studies on the topic. Importantly, our suggestions are to be considered as hypotheses complementary to the two dominant theories of …
Against the Odds: Deviant Cases of Democratization
Economic development and diffusion effects appear to exert substantial influence on the success of democratization. However, large-N quantitative studies also show that there are some 'outliers', or 'deviant' cases, which do not fit the general pattern and cannot be explained by existing theories and models. It appears that deviant cases of democratization include Costa Rica and India (since the 1940s), Botswana (since the 1960s) and Benin and Mo…
Defining and Measuring Democracy
Introduction - David Beetham Democratic Theory and Indices of Democratization - Michael Saward Key Principles and Indices for a Democratic Audit - David Beetham More Participation, More Democracy? - Geraint Parry and George Moyser The Duration of Democracy - Axel Hadenius Institutional vs Socio-economic Factors Is the Degree of Electoral Democracy Measurable? - Jorgen Elklit Experiences from Bulgaria, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia and Nepal Primary Con…
Democratic Transitions: Exploring the Structural Sources of the Fourth Wave
With the widespread movement toward democratization that characterized the first post-Cold War decade, why did some nondemocratic regimes undergo a transition toward a democratic political system, but others not? Why have some transitions succeeded completely, but others resulted in only limited political reform? Renske Doorenspleet addresses these questions, providing a systematic theoretical and empirical analysis of variations in transitions t…
Electoral systems and good governance in divided countries
The effects of electoral systems have been broadly investigated in the literature. Lijphart (1999) Lijphart, A. 1999. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. [Google Scholar] recommended PR systems for all countries, and argued that majority rule has to be avoided, primarily in divided societies. It has, however, not yet been investigated whether his findings can be ex…
Electoral Systems and Democratic Quality: Do Mixed Systems Combine the Best or the Worst of Both Worlds? An Explorative Quantitative Cross-national Study
The structural context of recent transitions to democracy
In general, the literature on democratic transitions has focused on political processes and choices of actors in explaining regime change, thereby failing to investigate whether structural factors affect the recent rise in transitions to democracy. An analysis of the influence of these structural factors is however important, and it has not yet been done in a systematic way in order to explain recent transitions to democracy since 1989. It will b…
Reassessing the Three Waves of Democratization
Since the publication of Samuel Huntington's 1991 study of democratization, scholars have come to take for granted the notion that the spread of democracy has come in waves. Although Huntington's work has clearly proved to be an influential study, this article suggests that his analysis is far from compelling. There are two problems embodied in the work. The first is largely conceptual. Huntington's analysis fails to provide a clear and meaningfu…
Reassessing the Three Waves of Democratization
Since the publication of Samuel Huntington's 1991 study of democratization, scholars have come to take for granted the notion that the spread of democracy has come in waves. Although Huntington's work has clearly proved to be an influential study, this article suggests that his analysis is far from compelling. There are two problems embodied in the work. The first is largely conceptual. Huntington's analysis fails to provide a clear and meaningfu…
Critical citizens, democratic support and satisfaction in African democracies
Worldwide, there is substantial popular support for the ideal of democracy but, on the other hand, there is considerable dissatisfaction with democracy within democracies. Democracies are inhabited by many so-called ‘dissatisfied democrats’: citizens who are strong supporters of the democratic ideal, but are unhappy with the way democracy is working in their country. It is not clear how to explain this phenomenon, but based on a review of the exi…
The structural context of recent transitions to democracy
In general, the literature on democratic transitions has focused on political processes and choices of actors in explaining regime change, thereby failing to investigate whether structural factors affect the recent rise in transitions to democracy. An analysis of the influence of these structural factors is however important, and it has not yet been done in a systematic way in order to explain recent transitions to democracy since 1989. It will b…
Where Are the People? A Call for People-Centred Concepts and Measurements of Democracy
This article aims to bring the people to the heart of democracy measurement. Existing measurements have reinforced the idea that democracy is the domain of the state with its procedures, institutions and political elites. But where are the people in those measurements? So far, when we measure democracy we rely on experts who determine what democracy is, while people’s views have been ignored. This happens not only during the phase of conceptualiz…
Against the Odds: Deviant Cases of Democratization
Economic development and diffusion effects appear to exert substantial influence on the success of democratization. However, large-N quantitative studies also show that there are some 'outliers', or 'deviant' cases, which do not fit the general pattern and cannot be explained by existing theories and models. It appears that deviant cases of democratization include Costa Rica and India (since the 1940s), Botswana (since the 1960s) and Benin and Mo…
Electoral Systems and Democratic Quality: Do Mixed Systems Combine the Best or the Worst of Both Worlds? An Explorative Quantitative Cross-national Study
Which type of democracy performs best
Electoral systems and good governance in divided countries
The effects of electoral systems have been broadly investigated in the literature. Lijphart (1999) Lijphart, A. 1999. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. [Google Scholar] recommended PR systems for all countries, and argued that majority rule has to be avoided, primarily in divided societies. It has, however, not yet been investigated whether his findings can be ex…
Upping the Odds: Deviant Democracies and Theories of Democratization
This concluding article tries to integrate the different insights of the individual case studies of this special issue into some comparative observations. The findings are related to debates and findings of the broader literature on democratization, with the aim of generating new insights that might help develop new studies on the topic. Importantly, our suggestions are to be considered as hypotheses complementary to the two dominant theories of …
From protest to parties: Party-building and democratisation in Africa
Reassessing the Three Waves of Democratization
Since the publication of Samuel Huntington's 1991 study of democratization, scholars have come to take for granted the notion that the spread of democracy has come in waves. Although Huntington's work has clearly proved to be an influential study, this article suggests that his analysis is far from compelling. There are two problems embodied in the work. The first is largely conceptual. Huntington's analysis fails to provide a clear and meaningfu…
The structural context of recent transitions to democracy
In general, the literature on democratic transitions has focused on political processes and choices of actors in explaining regime change, thereby failing to investigate whether structural factors affect the recent rise in transitions to democracy. An analysis of the influence of these structural factors is however important, and it has not yet been done in a systematic way in order to explain recent transitions to democracy since 1989. It will b…
Defining and Measuring Democracy
Introduction - David Beetham Democratic Theory and Indices of Democratization - Michael Saward Key Principles and Indices for a Democratic Audit - David Beetham More Participation, More Democracy? - Geraint Parry and George Moyser The Duration of Democracy - Axel Hadenius Institutional vs Socio-economic Factors Is the Degree of Electoral Democracy Measurable? - Jorgen Elklit Experiences from Bulgaria, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia and Nepal Primary Con…
Democratic Transitions: Exploring the Structural Sources of the Fourth Wave
With the widespread movement toward democratization that characterized the first post-Cold War decade, why did some nondemocratic regimes undergo a transition toward a democratic political system, but others not? Why have some transitions succeeded completely, but others resulted in only limited political reform? Renske Doorenspleet addresses these questions, providing a systematic theoretical and empirical analysis of variations in transitions t…
Electoral systems and good governance in divided countries
The effects of electoral systems have been broadly investigated in the literature. Lijphart (1999) Lijphart, A. 1999. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. [Google Scholar] recommended PR systems for all countries, and argued that majority rule has to be avoided, primarily in divided societies. It has, however, not yet been investigated whether his findings can be ex…
Electoral Systems and Democratic Quality: Do Mixed Systems Combine the Best or the Worst of Both Worlds? An Explorative Quantitative Cross-national Study
Upping the Odds: Deviant Democracies and Theories of Democratization
This concluding article tries to integrate the different insights of the individual case studies of this special issue into some comparative observations. The findings are related to debates and findings of the broader literature on democratization, with the aim of generating new insights that might help develop new studies on the topic. Importantly, our suggestions are to be considered as hypotheses complementary to the two dominant theories of …
Against the Odds: Deviant Cases of Democratization
Economic development and diffusion effects appear to exert substantial influence on the success of democratization. However, large-N quantitative studies also show that there are some 'outliers', or 'deviant' cases, which do not fit the general pattern and cannot be explained by existing theories and models. It appears that deviant cases of democratization include Costa Rica and India (since the 1940s), Botswana (since the 1960s) and Benin and Mo…
Critical citizens, democratic support and satisfaction in African democracies
Worldwide, there is substantial popular support for the ideal of democracy but, on the other hand, there is considerable dissatisfaction with democracy within democracies. Democracies are inhabited by many so-called ‘dissatisfied democrats’: citizens who are strong supporters of the democratic ideal, but are unhappy with the way democracy is working in their country. It is not clear how to explain this phenomenon, but based on a review of the exi…
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…
Which type of democracy performs best
From protest to parties: Party-building and democratisation in Africa
Where Are the People? A Call for People-Centred Concepts and Measurements of Democracy
This article aims to bring the people to the heart of democracy measurement. Existing measurements have reinforced the idea that democracy is the domain of the state with its procedures, institutions and political elites. But where are the people in those measurements? So far, when we measure democracy we rely on experts who determine what democracy is, while people’s views have been ignored. This happens not only during the phase of conceptualiz…
Rethinking the Value of Democracy: A Comparative Perspective
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