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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789777603321

Autore

Pridham Geoffrey <1942->

Titolo

The dynamics of democratization [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative approach / / Geoffrey Pridham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2000

ISBN

1-283-20272-7

9786613202727

1-4411-1239-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Disciplina

320.94

Soggetti

Democratization - Europe

Post-communism - Europe

Europe Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; 1 Theory of regime change and interactive dynamics; 2 Historical determinants of democratization; 3 Non-democratic regimes, deconsolidation and authoritarian breakdown; 4 Formal regime change, the constitutional dimension and institutional design; 5 Actors, linkages and democratization; 6 Economic transformation, policy performance and new regime consolidation; 7 Creating democratic traditions: top-down/bottom-up dynamics on the road to consolidation; 8 Stateness, national identity and democratization; 9 The international dimensions of democratization

Sommario/riassunto

A systematic comparison of three cases of democratization and regime transformation in Europe since 1945, this book highlights diversities of historical context