1st Edition
The State-Democracy Nexus Conceptual Distinctions, Theoretical Perspectives, and Comparative Approaches
1. The state-democracy nexus: conceptual distinctions, theoretical perspectives, and comparative approaches
David Andersen, Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning
2. State or democracy first? Alternative perspectives on the state-democracy nexus
Sebastián L. Mazzuca and Gerardo L. Munck
3. Exploring the relationship between infrastructural and coercive state capacity
Jessica Fortin-Rittberger
4. State capacity and the paradox of authoritarian elections
Merete Bech Seeberg
5. Meritocratic administration and democratic stability
Agnes Cornell and Victor Lapuente
6. State capacity and political regime stability
David Andersen, Jørgen Møller, Lasse Lykke Rørbæk and Svend-Erik Skaaning
7. States and democracy
Francis Fukuyama
Biography
Jørgen Møller is professor of political science at Aarhus University. His research interests include the conceptualization, measurement, and explanation of modern states and political regimes.
Svend-Erik Skaaning is professor of political science at Aarhus University and co-principal investigator of the Varieties of Democracy project. His research interests include the conceptualization, measurement, and explanation of modern states and political regimes.
Their recent books include Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective: Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences (2013)
