Narrating the Rule of Law

Dr. Astrid Lorenz is a professor of German and European Politics and dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Leipzig University, Germany.Dr. Lisa H. Anders is Lecturer in German & European Politics / DAAD Fachlektorin at Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy of King’s College London, UK.PD Dr. Dietmar Müller is a research associate at the Institute of Political Science of Leipzig University, Germany.Jan Němec, PhD is a research associate at the Institute of Political Science of Leipzig University, Germany.

• Why and How to Explore Rule of Law Narratives. Introduction.- 2. Actors, Institutions and Narratives. The Neo-Institutional Framework of Analysis.- 3. Beyond Theory. Understanding Rule of Law Narratives from their Empirical Context.- 4. Context-Sensitive Mapping of Rule of Law Narratives. Sources and Methods.- 5. What the Rule of Law Is About. Narrating Its Foundations.- 6. The Rule of Law in Troubled Waters: Narrating Rights, Democracy and Challenges.- 7. Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations.