1st Edition

Democratic Transitions Modes and Outcomes

By Sujian Guo, Gary A Stradiotto Copyright 2014
138 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

150 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Democratic transitions have occurred in many countries in various regions across the globe, such as Southern Europe, Latin America, Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and these nations have undergone simuntaneously political, economic and social transformations. Yet, the patterns and characteristics of transitions have varied significantly, and different modes of... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Modes of Democratic Transition  3. A Theory of Explaining Success Rate of Democratic Transitions  4. Research Design and Empirics  5. Democratic Prospects  6. Conclusion

Biography

Sujian Guo is Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University and Fudan University, and an academic committee member of Peking University-Fudan University-Jilin University Co-innovation Center for State Governance in China, and Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Center for U.S.–China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University, U.S.A.

Gary A. Stradiotto is Professorial Lecturer of Political Science at The George Washington University, U.S.A.