Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences Democratization and Autocratization Studies Series
Auteurs : Møller Jørgen, Skaaning Svend-Erik
This book provides an introduction to democratic theory and empirical research on democracy and democratization. The book first examines conceptions of democracy from the origins in ancient Greece to the present day, then tracks when and where modern democracy has developed. On this basis, the book reviews the major debates and schools of thought dealing with domestic and international causes and consequences of democratization. Based on a systematic distinction between minimalist and maximalist definitions of democracy, the book provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of existing theories. Furthermore, using a comparative, historical perspective, it not only sketches the development in the conceptions of democracy and the corresponding empirical reality but also discusses whether causal relationships differ across periods. Finally, the book documents the way in which all of this has been reflected by the development within the literature. In doing so, the book offers a coherent framework, which students and scholars can use to grasp the literature on democracy and democratization as a whole.
Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective will be of interest to students of political science, democracy and democratization, comparative politics, political theory, and international relations.
Introduction: We are all Democrats Now Part I: Democracy: What is it? 1. Conceptions of Democracy through the Ages 2. Defining democracy Part II: Democracy: Where and When? 3. The Second Coming of Democracy 4. The Three Waves of Democratization Ch. 5: Democratization in Different Regions of the World Today Part III: Democracy: How and Why? 6. Modernization Theory 7. The Social Forces Tradition 8. Transitology 9. The International Dimension 10. Combining the Competing Perspectives Part IV: Democracy: Consequences 11. International Consequences of Democracy 12. Domestic Consequences of Democracy
Jørgen Møller is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Svend-Erik Skaaning is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Date de parution : 12-2013
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 10-2012
15.6x23.4 cm
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Mots-clés :
minimalist; democracies; liberal; social; forces; tradition; east-central; europe; literature; democratic; Socioeconomic Development; Socio-economic Development; West Germany; Direct Democracy; EU Accession Process; Path Dependent Strategy; King George III; Military Juntas; Mikhail Gorbachev; EU Accession Negotiation; Minimalist Democracies; East Central European Countries; Ancient Greece; Social Forces Tradition; Hansen 2010a; Democratic Peace Thesis; Civil Society; Otto Von Bismarck; Bismarck; EU Accession; East Central Europe; Substantial Famine; Path Dependent Sequences; Democratic Peace Theory; Sen’s Theory