Political science scholars consider the four-volume work Transitions from Authoritarian Rule to be a foundational text for studying the process of democratization, specifically in those cases where an authoritarian regime is giving way to some form of democratic government. The most important of the four books is without a doubt the fourth ......
An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in Southern Europe and Latin America. The authors provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to initiate transition to democracy, efforts that have met with widely varying degrees of ......
An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in southern Europe and Latin America. They provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to initiate transition to democracy, efforts that have met with widely varying degrees of success and ......
''Rich in nuanced, contextually sensitive analysis, and each of the case studies is written by a leading authority.''–Abraham F. Lowenthal, from the foreword 1986 Southern Europe - 232 pp. 0-8018-3190-3 $11.60 (reg. $14.50) pb Latin America - 256 pp. 0-8018-3188-1 $10.80 (reg. $13.50) pb Comparative Perspectives - 208 pp. 0-8018-3192-X $10.80 ......
Territorial Variance within Large Federal Democracies
Within subunits of a democratic federation, lasting political practices that restrict choice, limit debate, and exclude or distort democratic participation have been analyzed in recent scholarship as subnational authoritarianism. Once a critical number of citizens or regions band together in these practices, they can leverage illiberal efforts ......
The end of the Cold War, the ''third wave'' of democratization, and economic globalization have presented the newly industrialized countries of East Asia and the liberal democracies of Latin America with increasingly similar international opportunities and constraints. During the 1980s, Latin America made great strides in democratization, while ......
The essays in this volume examine democracy's development in the United States, demonstrating how that process has shaped -- and continues to shape -- the American political system.Scholars of American politics commonly describe the political development of the United States as exceptional and distinct from that of other advanced industrial ......
The essays in this volume examine democracy's development in the United States, demonstrating how that process has shaped -- and continues to shape -- the American political system.Scholars of American politics commonly describe the political development of the United States as exceptional and distinct from that of other advanced industrial ......
