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Basic dimensions of democracy; Coevolution; Conceptualization of democracy; Democracy; Democracy, Theory; Democratic innovation; Democratizing innovation; Development; Innovation of democracy; Innovative democracy; Knowledge democracy; Model of quadruple helix structures; Quadruple helix; Quadruple helix structure of democracy; Quadruple-dimensional structure of democracy; Quality of democracy; Sustainable development

The Conceptual Definition of Democracy and of the Quality of Democracy

How can democracy and the quality of democracy be conceptualized? Such a (theoretically justified) conceptualization is necessary in order for democracy and the quality of democracy to be subjected to a democracy measurement, whereby democracy measurement, in this case, can be examined along the lines of conceptually defining democracy (thus democracy measurement is also to be utilized to improve the theory of democracy) (see Campbell 2012). Hans-Joachim Lauth (2004, pp. 32–101) suggests in...

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Campbell, D.F.J., Carayannis, E.G. (2013). Quality of Democracy and Innovation. In: Carayannis, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3858-8_509

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