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Other Publications Using New Democracies Barometer Surveys

Many NDB questions measure important concepts, such as support for democracy or destitution.   The best introduction to concepts underlying many NDB questions is in the text and appendices of  Democracy and Its Alternatives: Understanding Post-Communist Societies, by Richard Rose, William Mishler and Christian Haerpfer (Polity Press, Oxford and Johns Hopkins U. Press, 1998).

Detailed discussion and analyses of particular topics in NDB surveys often appear first in the Studies in Public Policy series of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy, U. of Aberdeen.  The following books is a partial list of books and journal articles drawing on NDB surveys.

Andorka, Rudolf, Kolosi, Tamas, Rose, Richard and Vukovich, Gyorgy, 1999. A Society Transformed: Hungary in Time-Space Perspective. Budapest: Central European Universityu Press. Chapter 11.

Haerpfer, Christian, 1993. "Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft in Neuen Demokratien. Ein Zeitvergleich". In Plasser, F. and Ulram, P., Transformation oder Stagnation? Vienna: Signum/ Zentrum für Angewandte Politikforschung, 113-32.

Haerpfer, Christian, 1993. "Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft in Neuen Demokratien", SWS Rundschau 33, 2, 153-192.

Haerpfer, Christian, 1995. "Das Neue Demokratien Barometer 1994. Eine 10 Nationen-Studie", SWS Rundschau, 35, 1, 70-88.

Mishler, William and Rose, Richard, 1994. "Support for Parliaments and Regimes in the Transition toward Democracy in Eastern Europe", Legislative Studies Quarterly, 19,1, 5-32.

Mishler, William and Rose, Richard, 1996. "Trajectories of Fear and Hope: Support for Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe", Comparative Political Studies, 28,4, 553-581.

Mishler, William and Rose, Richard, 1997. "Trust, Distrust and Skepticism: Popular Evaluations of Civil and Political Institutions in Post-Communist Societies", Journal of Politics. 59, 2, 418-451.

Mishler, William and Rose, Richard, 1999. "Five Years after the Fall: Trajectories of Support for Democracy in Post-Communist Europe". In Norris, Pippa, ed., Critical Citizens: Global Support for Democratic Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 78-99.

Plasser, Fritz and Ulram, Peter A., 1993. "Zum Stand der Demokratisierung in Ost-Mitteleuropa". In Plasser and Ulram, eds., Transformation oder Stagnation? Vienna: Signum/ Zentrum für Angewandte Politikforschung, 9-88.

Rose, Richard, 1992. "Escaping from Absolute Dissatisfaction: a Trial-and-Error Model of Change in Eastern Europe" Journal of Theoretical Politics, 4,4,371-93.

Rose, Richard, 1993. 'Contradictions between Micro- and Macro-Economic Goals in Post-Communist Societies', Europe-Asia Studies 45, 3, 419-444.

Rose, Richard, 1993. "Eastern Europe's Need for a Civil Economy", Richard O'Brien, editor, Finance and the International Economy: AMEX Prize Essays 6. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4-16.

Rose, Richard, 1994. "Who Needs Social Protection in East Europe? A Constrained Empirical Analysis of Romania". In Stein Ringen and Claire Wallace, eds., Societies in Transition: East-Central Europe Today. Aldershot: Avebury, 175-220.

Rose, Richard, 1994. "Freedom in Post-Communist Societies: a Consumer Report", Freedom Review, 25, 5, 19-22.

Rose, Richard, 1994. "Postcommunism and the Problem of Trust", Journal of Democracy, 5, 3, 1994, 18-30.

Rose, Richard, 1995. "Freedom as a Fundamental Value", International Social Science Journal, No. 145, 457-471.

Rose, Richard, 1995. "Adaptation, Resilience, Destitution: Alternative Responses to Transition in Ukraine", Problems of Post-Communism, 42,6, 52-61.

Rose, Richard, 1995. "Mobilizing Demobilized Voters in Post-Communist Societies", Party Politics, 1,4, 549-563.

Rose, Richard, 1995. "Dynamics of Democratic Regimes". In Jack Hayward and Edward C. Page, eds., Governing the New Europe. Oxford: Polity Press, 67-92.

Rose, Richard, 1995. "Private Voluntary Action in an Hour-Glass Society", Central European Health & Environment Monitor, 3,1, Spring/Summer, 1-2.

Rose, Richard, 1996. "Ex-Communists in Post-Communist Societies", Political Quarterly, 67,1, 14-25.

Rose, Richard, 1996. "Choosing Democracy as the Lesser Evil", Transition (OMRI, Prague), 2, 9, 3 May 40-45.

Rose, Richard, 1997. "How Patient are People in Post-Communist Societies", World Today, 159,3, 130-144.

Rose, Richard, 1997. Baltic Trends: Studies in Co-operation, Conflict, Rights and Obligations. Studies in Public Policy No. 288.

Rose, Richard, 1997. "Trust and Distrust in an Hour-Glass Society". In Jak Jabes, ed. Developing Organizations and Changing Attitudes: Proceedings of 4th Annual Conference, Tirana, Albania. Bratislava: Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe, 19-34.

Rose, Richard, 1997. Wer Ist 'Wir'? Unterschiedliche Wahrnehmung von Bedrohungen in Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten", Internationale Politik, 52,3, 55-60.

Rose, Richard, 1997. "Where Are Post-Communist Countries Going?", Journal of Democracy, 8,3 , 92-108.

Rose, Richard, 1997. "Is There a Perception of a Common Threat?". In Jeffrey Gedmin, ed., European Integration and American Interests. Washington DC: AEI Press, 149-155.

Rose, Richard, 1998. "Enlarging Democratic Europe", World Today, 54, 10.

Rose, Richard, 1998. "What is the Demand for Price Stability in Post-Communist Countries?, Problems of Post-Communism, 45,2, 43-50.

Rose, Richard, 1998. "Prospects for Democracy in Postcommunist Europe". In S. White, J. Batt and P. G. Lewis, eds., Developments in Central and East European Politics. London: Macmillan and Duke, 276-295.

Rose, Richard, 1999.  "Another Great Transformation: Eastern Europe a Decade Later" , Journal of Democracy 10:1, 51-56.

Rose, Richard and Carnaghan, Ellen, 1995."Generational Effects on Attitudes to Communist Regimes: A Comparative Analysis", Post-Soviet Affairs, 11,1,28-56.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1993. Adapting to Transformation in Eastern Europe: New Democracies Barometer II. Studies in Public Policy No. 212.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1993. "Das subjektive Wirtschaftsklima in Ungarn, der Tschechoslowakei und in Polen". In Gerlich, P., Plasser, F. and Ulram, P., eds. Regimewechsel. Vienna: Böhlau, 317-341.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1994. "Mass Response to Transformation in Post-Communist Societies", Europe-Asia Studies 46, 1, 3-28.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1994. What is the Chance for Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe? London: European Policy Forum.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1995. "Democracy and Enlarging the European Union Eastwards". Journal of Common Market Studies, 33,3, 427-450.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1996. "Vom Einfluss eines 'Fertig-Staates': Die Oestdeutschen als privilegierte der politischen transformation im postkommunismus". Einheit als Privileg? Vergleichende Perspektiven auf die Transformation Ostdeutschlands. ed. H. Wiesenthal.Frankfurt/Main Campus Verlag.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1996. "Fears and Hopes--New Democracies Barometer Surveys", Transition (World Bank), vol. 7, nos. 5-6, 13-14.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1996. "Learning about the Market in Economies in Transition", West-Ost Journal, Vienna, Nos. 5-6, 25-26.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1996. [In Russian] "Comparing and Contrasting Mass Response to Transformation in Eastern Europe and Russia", VTsIOM, Moscow, Bulletin of Economic and Social Change, 4 (July-August) 13-24.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1997. "The Impact of a Ready-Made State", German Politics, 6,1, 100-121.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, 1998.  "Making Good Use of Multi-National Surveys in Post-Communist Countries".   In R. Walter and M.F. Taylor, eds.  Information Dissemination and Access in Russia and Eastern Europe.  Amsterdam: IOS Press, 178-186.

Rose, Richard and Haerpfer, Christian, forthcoming. "From Suppressing to Measuring Public Opinion in Post-Communist countries", In Survey Research, Democracy and Democratization, edited by Allan L. McCutcheon, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.

Rose, Richard and Mackie, Thomas T., forthcoming. "Electoral Systems and Outcomes in Central & Eastern Europe", Science and Technique of Democracy. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Venice Commission.

Rose, Richard and Makkai, Toni, 1995. "Consensus or Dissensus about Welfare in Post-Communist Societies?", European Journal of Political Research 87,2, 203-224.

Rose, Richard and Mishler, William, 1994. "Mass Reaction to Regime Change in Eastern Europe: Polarization or Leaders and Laggards?', British Journal of Political Science, 24,2, 159-82.

Rose, Richard and Mishler, William, 1996. "Representation and Leadership in Post-Communist Political Systems", Journal of Communist and Transition Studies, 12,2.

Rose, Richard and Mishler, William, 1996. "Testing the Churchill Hypothesis: Support for Democracy and Its Alternatives", Journal of Public Policy, 16, 1, 29-58.

Rose, Richard, Mishler, William, and Haerpfer, Christian, 1997. "Social Capital in Civic and Stressful Societies", Studies in Comparative International Development, 32, 3, 85-111.

Rose, Richard and Page, Edward C., 1996. "German Responses to Regime Change: Culture, Class, Economy or Context?", West European Politics, 19,1, 1-27.

Rose, Richard and Seifert, Wolfgang, 1995. "Materielle Lebensbedingungen und Einstellungen gegenüber Marktwirtschaft und Demokratie: Ostdeutschland und Osteuropa im Vergleich". In H. Wollmann, H. Wiesenthal and F. Bönker, eds., Transformation Sozialistischer Gesellschaften: Am Ende des Anfangs. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag Sonderhefte 15, 277-298.

Rose, Richard, Shin, Doh Chull and Munro, Neil, 1999. "Tension between the Democratic Ideal and Reality: The Korean Example". In Pippa Norris, ed., Critical Citizens: Global Support for Democratic Government. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 146-165.

Rose, Richard and Tikhomirov, Evgeny, 1993. "Who Grows Food in Russia and Eastern Europe?" Post-Soviet Geography, 34,2, 111-126.

Seifert, Wolfgang, and Rose, Richard, 1996. "Subjektive Bewertungen der Lebensverhältnisse in den oesteuropäischen Transformationsstaaten und in Ostdeutschland". In Wolfgang Glatzer, ed., Lebensverhaältnisse in Osteuropa: Prekäre Entwicklungen und neue Konturen. Frankfurt am Main/New York: Campus, 11-30.

Plus articles based on New Democracies Barometer data in such publications as The Financial Times, Economist, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Izvestiya and frequent citations in What is Europe? (Rose, 1996), Democratic Transition and Consolidation (Linz and Stepan, 1996), and From Plan to Market (World Bank, 1996).


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