Toward a Grounded Theory of Democracy

IF 0.8 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Democratic Theory-An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.3167/dt.2023.100105

R. Frankenberger, D. Buhr

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Abstract

If we want to develop a comparative democratic theory, we need a methodology that is open for unusual data, suspends previous knowledge, and develops concepts inductively. We argue that Grounded Theory as a general methodology can be used to systematically develop a comparative democratic theory strictly rooted in empirical data. In this article we first present and discuss concepts of Grounded Theory and then use 17 exemplary speeches of politicians from three centuries and five continents to illustrate how such theory development, including unusual sources, proceeds. Finally, we discuss the results by focusing on promises and perils of applying Grounded Theory as a strategy for developing a comparative democratic theory.

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走向有根据的民主理论

如果我们想发展一种比较民主理论，我们需要一种对不寻常的数据开放、暂停先前的知识并归纳发展概念的方法论。我们认为，扎根理论作为一种通用的方法论，可以用来系统地发展一种严格植根于经验数据的比较民主理论。在这篇文章中，我们首先提出并讨论了基础理论的概念，然后使用来自三个世纪和五大洲的政治家的17次典型演讲来说明这种理论的发展，包括不同寻常的来源，是如何进行的。最后，我们重点讨论了将扎根理论作为发展比较民主理论的战略的承诺和危险。

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Democratic Theory-An Interdisciplinary Journal POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Democratic Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published and distributed by Berghahn. It encourages philosophical and interdisciplinary contributions that critically explore democratic theory—in all its forms. Spanning a range of views, the journal offers a cross-disciplinary forum for diverse theoretical questions to be put forward and systematically examined. It advances non-Western as well as Western ideas and is actively based on the premise that there are many forms of democracies and many types of democrats. As a forum for debate, the journal challenges theorists to ask and answer the perennial questions that plague the field of democratization studies: Why is democracy so prominent in the world today? What is the meaning of democracy? Will democracy continue to expand? Are current forms of democracy sufficient to give voice to “the people” in an increasingly fragmented and divided world? Who leads in democracy? What types of non-Western democratic theories are there? Should democrats always defend democracy? Should democrats be fearful of de-democratization, post-democracies, and the rise of hybridized regimes?