LEADER 04421nam 2200709 450 001 9910460859003321 005 20220126140416.0 010 $a1-4214-1813-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000533733 035 $a(EBL)4398478 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001599903 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16306921 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001599903 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13701754 035 $a(PQKB)10088999 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4398478 035 $a(OCoLC)932290395 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse46752 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4398478 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11161194 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000533733 100 $a20160319h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPluralism by default $eweak autocrats and the rise of competitive politics 210 1$aBaltimore, Maryland $cJohns Hopkins University Press$d2015 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"Focusing on regime trajectories across three countries in the former Soviet Union (Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine), Lucan Way argues that democratic political competition has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions or emerging civil society, and more in the failure of authoritarianism. In many cases, pluralism has persisted because autocrats have been too weak to steal elections, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals an important but largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process in many countries - namely, that the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. Weak states and parties - factors typically seen as sources of democratic failure - can also undermine efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate political control"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Focusing on regime trajectories across the former Soviet Union, Pluralism by Default posits that political competition in "new democracies" has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions, democratic leaders, or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Lucan Way contends that pluralism has persisted in many cases because autocrats lack the organization, authority, or coordination to steal elections, impose censorship, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals a largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process: the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. National divisions or weak states and parties--typically seen as impediments to democracy--can also stymie efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate control. Way demonstrates that the features that have made Ukraine the most democratic country in the former Soviet Union also contributed to the country's extreme dysfunction and descent into war in 2014"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aPolitical participation$zBelarus$2FBC 606 $aPolitical participation$zMoldova$2FBC 606 $aPolitical participation$zUkraine$2FBC 606 $aDemocratization$zBelarus 606 $aDemocratization$zMoldova 606 $aDemocratization$zUkraine 606 $aBelarus$xPolitics and government$y1991- 606 $aMoldova$xPolitics and government$y1991- 606 $aUkraine$xPolitics and government$y1991- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aPolitical participation 615 7$aPolitical participation 615 7$aPolitical participation 615 7$aDemocratization 615 7$aDemocratization 615 7$aDemocratization 615 7$aBelarus$xPolitics and government 615 7$aMoldova$xPolitics and government 615 7$aUkraine$xPolitics and government 686 $a321$2z 701 $aWay$b Lucan$01074228 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460859003321 996 $aPluralism by default$92572010 997 $aUNINA