Democratization (2nd edn)
Christian W. Haerpfer (ed.) , Patrick Bernhagen (ed.) , Christian Welzel, and Ronald F. Inglehart
Democratization introduces the theoretical and practical dimensions of democratization. Focusing on the ‘global wave of democratization’ that has advanced since the early ...
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Democratization
Christian Haerpfer (ed.) , Patrick Bernhagen (ed.) , Ronald F Inglehart, and Christian Welzel (ed.)
Democratization introduces the theoretical and practical dimensions of democratization. The text focuses on the ‘global wave of democratization’ which has been happening since ...
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10. Gender and Democratization
Pamela Paxton
in Democratization
This chapter examines the role of gender in democracy and democratization. It first considers how gender figures in definitions of democracy, noting that while women may appear to be ...
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17. Failed Democratization
M. Steven Fish and Jason Wittenberg
in Democratization
This chapter examines key factors that lead to failed democratization. It first describes five categories of countries: established democracies, established autocracies, robust ...
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10. Gender and Democratization
Pamela Paxton and Kristopher Velasco
in Democratization (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the role of gender in democracy and democratization. It first considers how gender figures in definitions of democracy, noting that while women may appear to be ...
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18. A Decade of Democratic Decline and Stagnation
M. Steven Fish, Jason Wittenberg, and Laura Jakli
in Democratization (2nd edn)
This chapter examines key factors that lead to failed democratization. It first describes five categories of countries: established democracies, established autocracies, robust ...
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4. Long Waves and Conjunctures of Democratization
Dirk Berg-Schlosser
in Democratization
This chapter focuses on the history of democratization since the late eighteenth century. It introduces the concepts of ‘waves’ (trends) and ‘conjunctures’ (briefer turmoils) and delineates ...
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17. Social Media
Larry Diamond and Zak Whittington
in Democratization (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the role of social media in processes of democratization. Facilitating rapid and decentralized communication among a wide range of actors, social media have played a ...
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21. Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe
Christian W. Haerpfer and Kseniya Kizilova
in Democratization (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-communist Europe since 1989. It first considers the beginning of the decline of communism and the failed attempts to ...
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22. Post-Soviet Eurasia
Christian W. Haerpfer and Kseniya Kizilova
in Democratization (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-Soviet Eurasia since 1989. It first considers the beginning of the decline of communism and the failed attempts to ...
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5. Long Waves and Conjunctures of Democratization
Dirk Berg-Schlosser
in Democratization (2nd edn)
This chapter focuses on the history of democratization since the late eighteenth century. It introduces the concepts of ‘waves’ (trends) and ‘conjunctures’ (briefer turmoils) and delineates ...
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5. Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes
Peter Ferdinand, Robert Garner, and Stephanie Lawson
in Politics
This chapter examines democracy and democratization in relation to authoritarian regimes. It begins with a discussion of the three ‘waves’ of democratization that have occurred worldwide ...
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15. The Arab Spring: The ‘People’ in International Relations
Larbi Sadiki
in International Relations of the Middle East (4th edn)
This chapter examines the Arab Spring and its outcomes from an international relations (IR) perspective by offering a revisionist interpretation that emphasizes the importance of the ...
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6. The Puzzle of Political Reform in the Middle East
Augustus Richard Norton
in International Relations of the Middle East (4th edn)
This chapter examines the issue of political reform in the Middle East. More specifically, it considers the enormous challenges that face proponents of political reform in the region. To ...
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Comparative Politics (4th edn)
Daniele Caramani (ed.)
Comparative Politics provides an introduction to the field. It includes three chapters dedicated to familiarizing readers with the comparative approach. It then guides readers ...
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5. Democracies
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This chapter examines the key features of modern democracy as well as its origins. It first explains what democracy means in the field of comparative politics before discussing different ...
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10. Civil Society
Marina Ottaway
in Politics in the Developing World (5th edn)
This chapter examines the concept of civil society. During the 1990s, civil society was a relatively obscure concept familiar mostly to scholars of Marxism. It then evolved into a ...
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20. Indonesia: Dynamics of Regime Change
Gyda Marås Sindre
in Politics in the Developing World (5th edn)
This chapter examines the dynamics of regime change in Indonesia since 1998, with a particular focus on political mobilization against the backdrop of institutional reform. In the decade ...
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23. Mexico: Transition to Civil War Democracy
Andreas Schedler
in Politics in the Developing World (5th edn)
This chapter examines Mexico’s gradual and largely peaceful transition to democracy, followed by a sudden descent into civil war. In the closing decades of the twentieth century, Mexico’s ...
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11. Social Capital and Civil Society
Natalia Letki
in Democratization
This chapter examines the role of civil society and social capital in democratization processes. It begins by reconstructing the definitions of civil society and social capital in the ...
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