The Politics of Democratic Consolidation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Politics of Democratic Consolidation write by Richard Gunther. This book was released on 1995-08. The Politics of Democratic Consolidation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With democracy on the rise worldwide, questions about "transition" are rapidly being replaced by questions about "consolidation." How can leaders provide for a stable democracy once a nation has made its initial commitment to the rule of law and to popularly edledted government? In The Politics of Democratic Consolidation, a distinguished group of internationally recognized scholars focus on four nations of Southern Europe—Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece—which have successfully consolidated their democratic regimes. Contributors: P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, Hans-Jürgen Puhle, Edward Malefakis, Juan J. Linz, Alfred Stepan, Felipe Agüero, Geoffrey Pridham, Sidney Tarrow, Leonardo Morlino, José R. Montero, Gianfranco Pasquino, and Philippe C. Schmitter.
The Sources of Democratic Consolidation
The Sources of Democratic Consolidation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sources of Democratic Consolidation write by Gerard Alexander. This book was released on 2018-10-18. The Sources of Democratic Consolidation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Why did precarious and collapsed democracies in Europe develop into highly stable democracies? Gerard Alexander offers a rational choice theory of democratic consolidation in a survey of the breakdowns of and transitions to democratic institutions. Through an analysis of developments in Spain, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, Alexander explores how key political sectors established the long-term commitment to democracy that distinguishes consolidated democracies. Alexander makes a highly accessible rationalist argument about the conditions under which such commitments emerge, arguing that powerful sectors abandon options for overthrowing democratic rules only when they predict low risks in democracy. The author's argument parallels established claims about the predictability essential to the development of modern capitalism. The Sources of Democratic Consolidation outlines Alexander's claim that a political precondition, rather than an economic or social precondition, exists for consolidated democracies. Drawing on interviews and archival research, the author links his argument to evidence from the five largest countries in Western Europe from the 1870s to the 1980s and also discusses the implications for the prospects for democratic consolidation in other regions. Political pacts, power-sharing, and institutional designs, he says, may help stabilize uncertain democracies, but they cannot create consolidation.
Dilemmas of Democratic Consolidation
Dilemmas of Democratic Consolidation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dilemmas of Democratic Consolidation write by Jay Ulfelder. This book was released on 2010. Dilemmas of Democratic Consolidation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Why have so many attempts at democracy in the past half-century failed? Confronting this much discussed question, this title offers a novel explanation for the coups and rebellions that have toppled fledgling democratic regimes and that continue to threaten many democracies.
Transitions and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa
Transitions and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transitions and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa write by Samuel Ebow Quainoo. This book was released on 2008. Transitions and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What conditions motivate a transition to democracy? Can the dynamics of a transition influence its outcome? Under what circumstances has democracy been consolidated in Africa? This trilogy of questions has become necessary in light of the current democratic wave engulfing Africa and the rest of the world. In examining the conditions that initiate democratic transitions, this book investigates the circumstances under which democracy movements have operated between 1980 and 1990. It concludes that, contrary to dominant democratic theory, the transitions to democracy in Africa have occurred under declining levels of development. With regard to transitions, the book recognizes that they have their own dynamics. Two main types of transitions are discerned: top-down and bottom-up. The book argues that in spite of the restrictive nature of top-down transitions, they offer a better opportunity for democratic consolidation because of the consensus between elites of the pro-democracy regime and their counterparts in the authoritarian regime, a condition that is normally absent under bottom-up transitions. Finally, relying on the cases of consolidated democracies, the book derives an African democracy model. The model delineates five main conditions that facilitate democratic consolidation, including good leadership, relevant political institutions, external support, civic space, and a reasonable level of development. It cautions, however, that these are not sufficient conditions, nor are all of them necessary. Since countries have unique historical circumstances, specific countries will have to combine conditions in the model that are relevant to that society to consolidate its democracy. The right combination will depend on the specific needs of the individual country.
Consolidating Democracy in South Korea
Consolidating Democracy in South Korea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Consolidating Democracy in South Korea write by Larry Jay Diamond. This book was released on 2000. Consolidating Democracy in South Korea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A review of the dilemmas, tensions and contradictions arising from democratic consolidation in South Korea. It explores the turbulent features of Korean democracy in its first decade, assesses the progress that has been made, and identifies the key obstacles to effective democratic governance.
