Democratization: The State of the ArtDirk Berg-Schlosser Problems of democratization, its successes, failures and future prospects, belong to the most pressing concerns of our times. Empirical democratic theory has received many new impulses since the last „wave“ of democratization in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa and Southeast and East Asia. In this volume the „state of the art“ in this respect is discussed by leading international experts in this field including Laurence Whitehead, Gerardo Munck, Axel Hadenius and Juan Linz. From the contents: Some significant recent developments in the field of Democratization Concepts, measurements and sub-types in Democratization Research Agendas, findings, challenges Successes and failures of the new democracies Some thoughts on the victory and future of democracy |
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List of Figures | 8 |
Introduction | 15 |
Concepts Measurements and SubTypes | 31 |
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Africa agenda analysis approach assessment authoritarian authoritarian regimes Boix causal challenge citizens civil Colombia colonial comparative concept concerns conflict consolidation countries cratic cultural demo democ democracy index democratic stability democratic transitions dependency theory dependent variable determinants of democratization dimensions Dirk Berg-Schlosser downturns Eastern Europe economic effect elections electoral elites empirical ethnic example explanatory variables focus Freedom House global graded measure Hadenius impact important institutions international factors large-n Latin America level of democracy Linz and Stepan Lipset literature long-run Mainwaring major measure military mocracy modernization normative O'Donnell parties percent Political Science political system popular mobilization population presidential systems problems processes of democratization Przeworski qualitative research quality of democracy question recent regional organizations relevance research on democratic role Rueschemeyer Schmitter significant social society structural studies sub-types Tatu Vanhanen theoretical theory tion transition to democracy upturns voters World Bank