1st Edition

Public Opinion and Democracy in Transitional Regimes A Comparative Perspective

Edited By Juliet Pietsch, Michael Miller, Jeffrey Karp Copyright 2016
124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

Despite the enthusiasm surrounding the Colour Revolutions and the Arab Spring, the world’s share of democracies has stagnated over the past 15 years. The steady rise of China, Russia, and Iran has also led to warnings of a resurgence of "authoritarian great powers", especially in light of the financial crisis centred in the USA and Western Europe. On the positive side, however, democracy remains... Read more

1. Public Support for Democracy in Transitional Regimes  Juliet Pietsch, Michael Miller and Jeffrey A. Karp

2. Cultural Hybridization in East Asia: Exploring an Alternative to the Global Democratization Thesis  Doh Chull Shin

3. Authoritarian Durability: Public Opinion towards Democracy in Southeast Asia  Juliet Pietsch

4. Democratic Consolidation: Participation and Attitudes Toward Democracy in Taiwan and South Korea  Howard Sanborn

5. The Stabilization of Authoritarian Rule in Russia?  Graeme Gill

6. Electoral Integrity and Support for Democracy in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine  Ian Mcallister and Stephen White

7. Democratic Scepticism and Political Participation in Europe  Jeffrey A. Karp and Caitlin Milazzo

Biography

Juliet Pietsch is a senior Lecturer at the Australian National University in Political Science.

Michael Miller is an Assistant Professor at George Washington University.

Jeffrey Karp is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Exeter.