Making Democracy Work, Putnman, 1993
According to Putnam in Making Democracy Work, a strong civil society (aka dense associational life) combined with a strong democratic state results in an improvement in institutional performance, the example being Northern Italy (Putnam 1993)
Strong Civil Society + Strong Democratic State = Improved democractic institutional performance
"Civil Society and the Collapse of the Weimar Republic" Berman, 2009
When a strong Civil Society is combined with a weak democratic state, such as Weimar Germany, the result in an undermining of democratic stability
Strong Civil Society + Weak Democratic State = Undermining of Democratic Stability
"On Bowling Leagues and NGOs: A Critique of Civil Societies Revival" Encarnacion, 2002
Encarnacion finds that weak civil society in a strong democratic state has no effect on democratic performance
Weak Civil Society + Strong Democratic State = No effect of Democratic Institutional Performance
"The Weakness of Postcommunist Civil Soceity" Howard, 2002
In her study of weak civil society in weak democratic states (particularly post-communist regimes) Howard determines that the weakness of civil society in post-communist regimes can prevent democratic breakdown in these weak states
Weak Civil Society + Weak Democratic States = The Prevention of Democratic Breakdown
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