1st Edition
When Democracies Collapse Assessing Transitions to Non-Democratic Regimes in the Contemporary World
By Luca Tomini
Copyright 2018
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
54 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
184 Pages
54 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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While the process of democratization is nowadays an established scholarship, the reverse process of de-democratization has generated less attention even when the regression or even breakdown of democracy occurred on a regular basis over past decades. This book investigates both the different combination of explanatory factors triggering the transition from democratic rule as well as the role... Read more
Introduction 1. Transition to Non-Democratic Regimes: a Theoretical Overview 2. The Reverse Process in the Contemporary Period: a Preliminary Assessment 3. Focusing on the Conditions: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis 4. Incumbent Entrenchment: Dominican Republic and Bolivia 5. Opposition Takeover: Venezuela and Gambia 6. Democratic Coup: Nigeria and Thailand 7. Stabilizing Coup: Mali and Turkey Conclusion: When Democracies Collapse
Biography
Luca Tomini is FNRS Chercheur Qualifié in Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium.
