Origin and Performance of Democracy Profiles

Oliver Schlenkrich works currently on the DFG research project ‘Causes of Transformation and Democracy Profiles: Empirical Findings of the Democracy Matrix’ located at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology, University of Wuerzburg, Germany. His research interests concern democracy, political culture, political participation, quality of statehood, and quantitative methods.

• Introduction.- Identifying Profiles of Democracy.- Analyzing the Varieties of Democracy Dataset.- AGIL Typology of Political Performance.- Conceptualizing and Measuring Goal-oriented Performance.- Aggregating Goal-oriented Performance.- Describing Goal-oriented Performance.- Explaining Goal-oriented Performance.- Explaining Policy Regime Performance.- Conclusion.- References.

“Origin and Performance of Democracy Profiles” is a thought-provoking and important contribution to the study of democracy and policy performance. Schlenkrich’s ambitious research innovates conceptually and empirically, enhancing our knowledge about the relationship between democracy profiles and policy outcomes and providing a nuanced understanding of the complex factors that shape democratic systems.” (Sebastian Hellmeier, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Vol. 17 (1), 2023)