In: Democratization, 33(4), 703–728.
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27. April 2026 | EDP Wire
How Democracy Promoters Respond to Global Autocratisation
This EDP Wire is based on Policy Brief 34/2025 published by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), which summarises the contributions to our special issue “Democracy promotion in times of autocratization” published with Democratization. Over the last decade, …
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Joint authoritarian image management: how China and Zimbabwe defend Chinese operations in the country
27. March 2026 | Publication
Soft power beyond liberal democracy. Authoritarian attraction, legitimacy and diffusion
15. March 2026 | Publication
International democracy promotion across two waves: from support to protection
15. March 2026 | Publication
The European Union in informal intergovernmental organizations: mapping an emerging research agenda
2. March 2026 | Publication
Beyond the ballot box: the effect of election violence on electoral participation in Africa
24. February 2026 | Publication
Towards the Internationalization of Constituent Power? On Foreign Domination in Domestic Constitution-Making
In: Peter Niesen, Markus Patberg, and Lucia Rubinelli (eds), Polities, in Peter Niesen, Markus Patberg, and Lucia Rubinelli (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power.
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Between Window Dressing and Political Perspective: Regime Change in the Controversy over the US Intervention in Venezuela
The argument that the US military strike could lead to a democratic transition in Venezuela does little to lend legitimacy to the US intervention, which violates international law. Nevertheless, many Venezuelans hope for a democratic opening as an indirect consequence of the intervention. This deserves international support, including from Europe.
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Venezuela after the US intervention: A democratic transition is possible, but demanding
Anika Oettler, Stefan Peters, and Jonas Wolff explore why democracy cannot simply be transplanted from abroad. In the light of the recent events in Venezuela, they argue that lasting democratic change depends on internal social forces, institutions, and power balances.
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