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, A., T. Eschenauer-Engler, and D. Kuehn. forthcoming. The Dictator’s Endgame. Coups, Repressions and Military Loyalty Shifts in Anti-Incumbent Mass Protest.

• Croissant, A. and L. Tomini (eds.). forthcoming. The Routledge Handbook of Autocratization. New York and London: Routledge.

• Croissant, A., D. Kuehn, and D. Pion-Berlin (eds.) forthcoming. Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Civil-Military Relations. London: Edward Elgar.

• Croissant, A., and D. Kuehn. 2023. Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in the Third Wave. Oxford University Press.

• Croissant, A. and O. Hellmann (eds.). 2023. Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania. New York and London: Routledge.

• Croissant, A. and L. Pelke. 2023. COVID-19 and Democracy: Creeping Autocratization? In: A. Croissant and O. Hellmann (eds.), Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania. New York and London: Routledge.

• Croissant, A. and O. Hellmann. 2023. Conclusion. In: A. Croissant and O. Hellmann (eds.), Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania. New York and London: Routledge.

• Croissant, A. and O. Hellmann. 2023. Introduction: Democracy and State Capacity during Times of Crisis. In: A. Croissant and O. Hellmann (eds.), Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania. New York and London: Routledge.

• Croissant, A. and J. Haynes (eds.). 2023. Democratic Regressions in Asia. London and New York: Routledge.

• Kuehn, D. and A. Croissant. 2023. Die politische Kontrolle des Militärs. In Militärsoziologie - Eine Einführung, 3. Auflage, ed. by Jaqueline Werkner. Wiesbaden: Springer.

• Croissant, A. 2022. Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia. An Introduction. Second, updated and extended edition. Springer.

• Croissant, A. 2022. Politische Systeme in Südostasien. Ein Einführung. Zweite, aktualisierte und erweiterte Ausgabe. Springer.

• Croissant, A., and L. Pelke. 2022. Measuring Policy Performance, Democracy and Governance Capacities: A conceptual and methodological assessment of the Sustainable Governance Indicators. European Policy Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1002/epa2.1141

• Croissant, A. and A. de Roble Macias Herrera. 2022. Ungesunde zivil-militärische Beziehungen? Militär und Pandemiebekämpfung in Lateinamerika. In: W. Muno, C. Wagner, T. Kestler, C. Mohamad-Klotzbach (eds.), Staat, Rechtsstaat und Demokratie. Konzeptionelle und aktuelle Diskussionen in der vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft. Wiesbaden: Springer.

• Croissant, A. “Foreword”. In: The Parliamentary Elections of 2019 in India. Democracy at the Crossroad? Edited by S. K Mitra, R. Saxena and P. Mukherjee. Dehli: Routledge.

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

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

• Croissant, A. 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.