Democratization Studies

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1. Democratic Transitions

   Modes and Outcomes

   By Gary A Stradiotto, Sujian Guo

   Series: Democratization Studies

   The core research questions were driven by a common theme—what makes democracies succeed and/or fail and does the mode of transition influence the quality of democracy and the longevity or durability of democracy? The transition literature falls short in creating generalizable conclusions about the...

   Published March 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective

   Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences

   By Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning

   Series: Democratization Studies

   This book provides an introduction to democratic theory and empirical research on democracy and democratization. The book first examines conceptions of democracy from the origins in ancient Greece to the present day, then tracks when and where modern democracy has developed. On this basis, the book...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
3. Multiple Democracies in Europe

   Political Culture in New Member States

   By Paul Blokker

   Series: Democratization Studies

   This book provides an in-depth discussion and analysis of democracy in Europe, with a focus on the new EU member states, and makes an important and original contribution to the debate on the future of European democracy. Author Paul Blokker seeks to provide a critical reconceptualization of the...

   Published September 5th 2012 by Routledge
4. Ethnic Politics and Democratic Transition in Rwanda

   By David Kiwuwa

   Series: Democratization Studies

   This book offers an examination of how a deeply divided post-conflict society embarks on democratic transition. Using Rwanda as the case study, it combines analysis of democratic transition and ethnopolitical debate, asking why deeply divided ethnic societies have a tendency to fail. Though...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion

   Edited by Christopher Hobson, Milja Kurki

   Series: Democratization Studies

   How do different meanings of the concept of ‘democracy’ operate in democracy promotion? How do conceptual decisions influence real political events? How is policy and reflection on democracy promotion shaped by the way different practitioners and scholars understand democracy? The Conceptual...

   Published August 8th 2011 by Routledge
6. Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based Reconstruction

   The United States & Democratic Consolidation in Bosnia, Afghanistan & Iraq

   By Matthew Alan Hill

   Series: Democratization Studies

   This book investigates US foreign policy and tests the hypothesis that transition-inspired democracy promotion will successfully establish liberal democracy around the world, and thus fulfil the aims of the American mission and its application of the democratic peace. It features two detailed case...

   Published June 26th 2011 by Routledge
7. Requisites of Democracy

   Conceptualization, Measurement, and Explanation

   By Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning

   Series: Democratization Studies

   This book brings together the conceptual and theoretical writings of Joseph Schumpeter, Robert A. Dahl, Guillermo O’Donnell, and T. H. Marshall. It demonstrates that most of the different conceptions of democracy in the democratization literature can be ordered in one systematic regime...

   Published June 26th 2011 by Routledge
8. The Consolidation of Democracy

   Comparing Europe and Latin America

   By Carsten Q. Schneider

   Series: Democratization Studies

   This book investigates the successes and failures in consolidating those democratic regimes that emerged in Europe and Latin America in the last quarter of the 20th century. The theoretical approach developed combines the most prominent political-institutional and socio-structural approaches to...

   Published March 29th 2011 by Routledge
9. Globality, Democracy and Civil Society

   Edited by Terrell Carver, Jens Bartelson

   Series: Democratization Studies

   Globality, Democracy and Civil Society explores the relationship between the concepts of democracy and civil society through a comparison of their meaning and function in different historical and cultural contexts. This volume presents detailed contextual studies in Europe, North America, Japan,...

   Published October 14th 2010 by Routledge
10. Constructing Democracy in Southern Europe

    A comparative analysis of Italy, Spain and Turkey

    By Lauren M. McLaren

    Series: Democratization Studies

    Why are some regimes democratic while others are not? Specifically, how have Spain and Italy managed to become democratic while Turkey, which shares many similar characteristics, has not? Spain, Italy and Turkey have shared common historical features which would have been disruptive to any new...

    Published June 29th 2010 by Routledge