WHO​ are we?

We are a group of scholars from countries scattered across several continents brought together by a shared interest in studying democracy around the globe.

OUR mis​​​sion

Monitorin​​g the democratic process and pointing out its shortcomings, which we see as our probably never-ending common task both as academics and citizens of this world.

TRU: Democracy​​ Globally

• Combines a high level of variation across regions with methodical comparative country studies.
• Explores the global and the particular.
• Identifies culture-specific factors shaping the quality and performance of democracy.
• Analyses the interactions between politics and the economy.
• Compares the values of the elites and the citizens within and across states.
• Studies historical patterns.
• Integrates specialized knowledge and techniques derived from political science, sociology, economy, philosophy, theology and history.
• Merges data-based analyses with theoretical insights.
• Examines the formation of political culture.

TRU: Democra​​cy Globally

Is the proud successor of the Transformation Research Initiative (TRI) established in 2000 to examine five newly emerged democracies