Authoritarianism in an age of democratization / / Jason Brownlee [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Brownlee Jason <1974->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 320.53
• Soggetto topico: Authoritarianism; Democratization
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedications; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization; 1 The Political Origins of Durable Authoritarianism; 2 The Inception of Ruling Parties; 3 Institutional Legacies and Coalitional Tensions; 4 Ruling Parties and Regime Persistence: Egypt and Malaysia during the Third Wave; 5 Elite Defections and Electoral Defeat: Iran during the Third Wave; 6 Confrontation and Democratization: The Philippines during the Third Wave; 7 Conclusions; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Far from sweeping the globe uniformly, the 'third wave of democratization' left burgeoning republics and resilient dictatorships in its wake. Applying more than a year of original fieldwork in Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, and the Philippines, in this book Jason Brownlee shows that the mixed record of recent democratization is best deciphered through a historical and institutional approach to authoritarian rule. Exposing the internal organizations that structure elite conflict, Brownlee demonstrates why the critical soft-liners needed for democratic transitions have been dormant in Egypt and Malaysia but outspoken in Iran and the Philippines. By establishing how ruling parties originated and why they impede change, Brownlee illuminates the problem of contemporary authoritarianism and informs the promotion of durable democracy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Authoritarianism in an age of democratization
• ISBN: 1-107-17966-1; 1-281-08607-X; 9786611086077; 0-511-80234-X; 0-511-35090-2; 0-511-34914-9; 0-511-34817-7; 0-511-57357-X; 0-511-35000-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778112503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II