APA 6th Edition Merkel, W. (1999). Teorije transformacije: demokratska konsolidacija postautoritarnih društava. Politička misao, 36 (3), 121-150. Preuzeto s https://hrcak.srce.hr/31973
MLA 8th Edition Merkel, Wolfgang. "Teorije transformacije: demokratska konsolidacija postautoritarnih društava." Politička misao, vol. 36, br. 3, 1999, str. 121-150. https://hrcak.srce.hr/31973. Citirano 13.12.2019.
Chicago 17th Edition Merkel, Wolfgang. "Teorije transformacije: demokratska konsolidacija postautoritarnih društava." Politička misao 36, br. 3 (1999): 121-150. https://hrcak.srce.hr/31973
Harvard Merkel, W. (1999). 'Teorije transformacije: demokratska konsolidacija postautoritarnih društava', Politička misao, 36(3), str. 121-150. Preuzeto s: https://hrcak.srce.hr/31973 (Datum pristupa: 13.12.2019.)
Vancouver Merkel W. Teorije transformacije: demokratska konsolidacija postautoritarnih društava. Politička misao [Internet]. 1999 [pristupljeno 13.12.2019.];36(3):121-150. Dostupno na: https://hrcak.srce.hr/31973
IEEE W. Merkel, "Teorije transformacije: demokratska konsolidacija postautoritarnih društava", Politička misao, vol.36, br. 3, str. 121-150, 1999. [Online]. Dostupno na: https://hrcak.srce.hr/31973. [Citirano: 13.12.2019.]
Sažetak Democratic consolidation of post-authoritarian and post-totalitarian societies is looked into at the levels of (1) basic political institutions; (2) chief proponents of representative democracy (political parties and interest associations); (3) behaviour of powerful informal political actors (army, church, entrepreneurs, etc); and (4) civic culture. Democracy is stable only after it has been consolidated on all four levels. This “maximalist concept” of democratic consolidation excludes the explanation of a breakdown of democratic systems by voluntaristic and nonconceptualized descriptions of “deconsolidation”.