@techreport{Neubert2021,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Neubert, Dieter},
  title     = {The Hidden Side of Local Self-Organisation and Self-Regulation. Elements for the Comparative Analysis of the Constitution of Self-Organised Groups},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-25149},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-251493},
  pages     = {42},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The notions self-organisation and self-regulation are at least implicitly loaded with a positive democratic connotation. The main corresponding debates on social movements, governance and civil society mostly refer to the Global North with a well-functioning state and democratic political systems. One consequence is that the less democratic and less liberal hidden side of self-organisation, seen by some critics, does not gain much attention. After a short discussion of the main theoretical approaches, the paper presents a selection of self-organised groups depicting their different values, norms, and structural features. These examples reach from democratic groups marked by solidarity to racist violent groups that are a threat to differently minded people. The analysis of these examples leads to a set of criteria for the comparative analysis of the internal structure of self-organised groups including potential membership, in- and outward orientation, underlying basic principles of social order and types of trust with related types of decision-making. These basic elements help to understand the constitution and functioning of self-organisation, which are open to a wide range of value orientation.},
  subject      = {Selbstorganisation},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FischerHeinrichs2018,
  author    = {Fischer, Matthias and Heinrichs, Harald},
  title     = {Dimensions, dialectic, discourse. Three political perspectives on the sustainability of the German healthcare system},
  series = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
  number    = {7},
  doi       = {10.3390/ijerph15071526},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-177003},
  pages     = {1526},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {This review article deals with the topic of sustainability in the German healthcare system and presents an overview of how the six articles of our research relate to one another. After introducing to the context of the research, its internal principles, and the methods applied, three perspectives are presented, each also discussed in terms of the respective literature in sustainability science and political science. The review concludes by presenting a circular model and by discussing the general limitations as well as the practical implications of our research.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LauthSchlenkrich2018,
  author    = {Lauth, Hans-Joachim and Schlenkrich, Oliver},
  title     = {Making Trade-Offs Visible: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations about the Relationship between Dimensions and Institutions of Democracy and Empirical Findings},
  series = {Politics and Governance},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {Politics and Governance},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.17645/pag.v6i1.1200},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-159588},
  pages     = {78-91},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Whereas the measurement of the quality of democracy focused on the rough differentiation of democracies and autocracies in the beginning (e.g. Vanhanen, Polity, Freedom House), the focal point of newer instruments is the assessment of the quality of established democracies. In this context, tensions resp. trade-offs between dimensions of democracy are discussed as well (e.g. Democracy Barometer, Varieties of Democracy). However, these approaches lack a systematic discussion of trade-offs and they are not able to show trade-offs empirically. We address this research desideratum in a three-step process: Firstly, we propose a new conceptual approach, which distinguishes between two different modes of relationships between dimensions: mutual reinforcing effects and a give-and-take relationship (trade-offs) between dimensions. By introducing our measurement tool, Democracy Matrix, we finally locate mutually reinforcing effects as well as trade-offs. Secondly, we provide a new methodological approach to measure trade-offs. While one measuring strategy captures the mutual reinforcing effects, the other strategy employs indicators, which serve to gauge trade-offs. Thirdly, we demonstrate empirical findings of our measurement drawing on the Varieties of Democracy dataset. Incorporating trade-offs into the measurement enables us to identify various profiles of democracy (libertarian, egalitarian and control-focused democracy) via the quality of its dimensions.},
  language  = {en}
}