Stateness first
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6253431 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jørgen Møller (0000-0002-9374-9082, Aarhus University, corresponding author), Svend-Erik Skaaning (0000-0002-8587-8183, Aarhus University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Democratization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13510347.2011.532607 |
| OpenAlex | W4248671816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 10 |
A number of scholars have recently claimed that 'stateness' is a prerequisite for democracy. However, a large-N empirical appraisal of this new research agenda is still pending. In this article, we demonstrate that stateness – conceptualized using the twin attributes of the monopoly on the use of force within a sovereign territory and a basic agreement about citizenship – is to a large extent a necessary condition for the four democratic attributes of electoral rights, political liberties, the rule of law, and social rights. However, the analyses also show that stateness is especially critical for the latter two attributes whereas the former two are sometimes encountered in its absence. These results are robust and they fit well into the dominant writings on democratization, which emphasize that in the present 'liberal hegemony' democratic elections are often grafted onto weak states – but that the rule of law and social rights are much more intimately wedded to structural constraints such as stateness
Citizenship · Civil liberties · Democracy · Democratization · Hegemony · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rule of law · Sociology · Sovereignty · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Philosophy and Ethics
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |