Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant

Professor of Political Science

Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant is Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political Science, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg. His main research interests include the comparative analysis of political structures and processes in East- and Southeast Asia, the theoretical and empirical analysis of democracy, civil-military relations, terrorism and political violence. Further information can be found in the curriculum vitae  and on the following pages:

• Bio  - here, you will find more information on me and my academic career.
• Publications  - contains a complete list of my publications.
• In the media  - where links to a seleciton of my media appearances are referenced.

Recent Publications

• Croissant, Aurel (Hrsg.). 2021. Ressourcen. Rohstoffe, Daten, Menschen. Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Press, DOI: https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.studg.2021.1

• Croissant, A. and J. Haynes (eds.). 2021. Democratic Regressions in Asia. Special Issue of Democratization, 28(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2020.1851203

• Pelke, L. and Aurel Croissant. 2021. Conceptualizing and Measuring Autocratization Episodes. Swiss Political Science Review, 27(2), 434-448, DOI: 10.1111/spsr.12437

• Croissant, Aurel. 2021. Civilian Control of the Military: Patterns of Success and Failure. In The Quest for Democracy: Examining Civil-Military Relations in Muslim Societies. Edited by Sami A. Al-Arian. Istanbul: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Press, 15-41.

• Croissant, Aurel. 2021. Political Finance Regimes, Political Corruption and Party System Institutionalization in Southeast Asia. In: Political Corruption and Organizational Crime. The Grey Fringes of Democracy and the Private Economy. Edited by Elizangela Valarini, Markus Pohlmann, Subrata Mitra. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 89-125.

• Croissant, Aurel and Lars Pelke. 2021. Development and Democracy in East Asia. In Elgar Research Handbook on Democracy and Development, eds. Gordon Crawford and  Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, 228-249.

• Croissant, Aurel. 2021. Transforming Civil-Military Relations: Myanmar in Comparative Perspective. Stimson Center Asia Policy Paper

• Croissant, Aurel. 2021. Democratization, National Identity and Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia, Democratization, National Identity and Foreign Policy in Asia, edited by Gilbert Rozman. London and New York: Routledge.

• Croissant, Aurel. 2020. Radicalization, Terrorism and Democratization in Southeast Asia. In United by Violence, Divided by Cause?, edited by La Toya Waha. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 71-101.

• Croissant, Aurel. 2020. Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt in Asien. Ursprung, Formen, Dynamiken. Guetersloh: Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung. DOI: 10.11586/2020037

• Croissant, A. (2020) "Democracies with Preexisting Conditions and the Coronavirus in the Indo-Pacific", The ASAN Forum. http://www.theasanforum.org/

• Croissant, A. and O. Hellmann (eds.). Stateness and Democracy in East Asia. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2020.

• Croissant, A. and P. Walkenhorst (eds). Social Cohesion in Asia – Historical origins, contemporary shapes, and future dynamics. London and New York: Routledge. 2020.

• Croissant, A. (2020) “The Struggle for Democracy in Asia – Regression, Resistance, Revival”, Asia Policy Brief, Bertelsmann Stiftung. 

• Croissant, A. and L. Diamond. (2020) “Reflections on Democratic Backsliding in Asia”. Global Asia, 15(1), 8-11. 

• Croissant, A. and J.-E. Kim. (2020) "Keeping Autocrats at Bay: Lessons from South Korea and Taiwan“. Global Asia, 15(1), 28-34.

• Croissant, A. and D. Kuehn. (2020) “Militär und Politik in Demokratien und Autokratien“. Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 16-17/2020, 38-46.

• Croissant, A. (2020) "Beating Backsliding? Episodes and Outcomes of Democratic Backsliding in Asia-Pacific in the Period 1950 to 2018", Working Paper, prepared for the Workshop "Democratic Backsliding in Asia: Resilience,Responses, Revival," Heidelberg University, 8-9 December 2019.

• Croissant, A and A. Hengge. (2020) “Democracy As a Method of Nonviolence. Nonviolent Protest, Democratization and the Fate of Post-Authoritarian Democracy in East Asia”, Public Jurist (January), 8-16.

• Croissant, A. and O. Hellmann. (2020) “Introduction: Rethinking Stateness and Democracy in East Asia”, Stateness and Democracy in East Asia, edited by O. Hellmann and A. Croissant. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1-24

• Croissant, A. and R. Abu Sharkh. (2020) “As good as it gets? Stateness and Democracy in East Timor”, Stateness and Democracy in East Asia, edited by O. Hellmann and A. Croissant. New York: Cambridge University Press, 204-232.

• Croissant, A. and O. Hellmann. (2020) “Stateness and Democracy: Evidence from Asia and cross-regional comparisons”, Stateness and Democracy in East Asia, edited by O. Hellmann and A. Croissant. New York: Cambridge University Press, 233-262.

• Croissant, A. and P. Walkenhorst. (2020) “Social Cohesion in Asia: an introduction”. Social Cohesion in Asia – Historical origins, Contemporary Shapes, and Future Dynamics, edited by A. Croissant and Peter Walkenhorst. London and New York: Routledge, 1-25.

• Croissant, A. and J.-e. Kim. (2020) “South Korea: A Triple Paradox of Social Cohesion”. Social Cohesion in Asia – Historical origins, Contemporary Shapes, and Future Dynamics, edited by A. Croissant and Peter Walkenhorst. London and New York: Routledge, 74-100.

• Croissant, A. (2020) “Tentative Conclusions and Prospects for Future Research”. Social Cohesion in Asia – Historical origins, Contemporary Shapes, and Future Dynamics, edited by A. Croissant and Peter Walkenhorst. London and New York: Routledge, 213-231.

• Bruneau, T. C. and A. Croissant (eds.), Civil-Military Relations: Control and Effectiveness Across Regimes. Boulder: Lynne Rienner. 2019.