The Initiation of New Democratic Institutions

新民主制度的启动

• 批准号: 9210984
• 负责人: Barbara Geddes
• 金额: $ 5.52万
• 依托单位: University of California-Los Angeles
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-07-01 至 1993-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9210984&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Initiation; New; Democratic; Institutions

This Career Advancement Award for Women Scientists and Engineers is intended to support an experienced investigator in activities that can expand her research career potential through developing new research skills and conducting exploratory and pilot work to determine the feasibility of a contemplated new line of inquiry. The work is directed at investigating the initiation of particular democratic institutions, particularly during periods of transition to democracy. The study begins with the hypothesis that institutional choice depends primarily on the interests of those charged with writing and voting on new laws and constitutions, and that these interests center on achieving and surviving in office. The research methodology involves, first, locating the constitutions, constitutional amendments, laws, and decrees that initiate institutional change; second, attributing institutional preferences derived from their electoral and other political survival needs to the actors involved; and third, examining the historical record to see if the actors identified acted as predicted or not. Cases to be examined include nine Latin American countries with substantial democratic experience during the twentieth century and four East European countries currently engaged in the transition to democracy. During the period of the award, the investigator will take courses in math and game theory to upgrade her analytic skills as well as reading widely on the history and politics of Eastern Europe. This Career Advancement Award promises to substantially expand the capabilities and potential of the investigator.

这项职业发展促进女性科学家和工程师旨在支持一项经验丰富的研究者，从而通过开发新的研究技能并进行探索性和试点工作来扩大她的研究职业潜力，以确定预期的新调查系列的可行性。 这项工作旨在调查特定民主机构的启动，尤其是在过渡到民主期间。 该研究始于以下假设：机构选择主要取决于被指控写作和投票对新法律和宪法的人们的利益，并且这些利益以实现和生存在任职期间。 研究方法涉及首先找到启动机构变革的宪法，宪法修正案，法律和法令；其次，将其源自其选举和其他政治生存的机构偏好归因于所参与的参与者；第三，检查历史记录以查看演员是否确定为预测。 要审查的案例包括二十世纪具有丰富民主经验的九个拉丁美洲国家和目前从事民主过渡的四个东欧国家。 在奖项期间，调查员将参加数学和游戏理论课程，以提高她的分析技能，并广泛阅读东欧历史和政治。 该职业发展奖有望大大扩大调查员的能力和潜力。