Author : Larry Jay Diamond
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 39,37 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781555878481
A review of the dilemmas, tensions and contradictions arising from democratic consolidation in South Korea. It explores the turbulent features of Korean democracy in its first decade, assesses the progress that has been made, and identifies the key obstacles to effective democratic governance.
Author : Larry Diamond
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 14,45 MB
Release : 1997-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801857942
An in-depth analysis of the struggle to consolidate new and fragile democracies—available in two paperback volumes for course use. The global trend that Samuel P. Huntington has dubbed the "third wave" of democratization has seen more than 60 countries experience democratic transitions since 1974. While these countries have succeeded in bringing down authoritarian regimes and replacing them with freely elected governments, few of them can as yet be considered stable democracies. Most remain engaged in the struggle to consolidate their new and fragile democratic institutions. Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges that they face. Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies is available in two paperback volumes, each introduced by the editors and organized for convenient course use. The first paperback volume, Themes and Perspectives, addresses issues of institutional design, civil-military relations, civil society, and economic development. It brings together some of the world's foremost scholars of democratization, including Robert A. Dahl, Samuel P. Huntington, Juan J. Linz, Guillermo O'Donnell, Adam Przeworski, Philippe C. Schmitter, and Alfred Stepan. The second paperback volume, Regional Challenges, focuses on developments in Southern Europe, Latin America, Russia, and East Asia, particularly Taiwan and China. It contains essays by leading regional experts, including Yun-han Chu, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Thomas B. Gold, Michael McFaul, Andrew J. Nathan, and Hung-mao Tien.
Author : Raymond Taras
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 20,40 MB
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429719558
A comprehensive analysis of politics in a young European democracy, this book describes the principal features of Poland's democratic system-the political institutions, parties, elections, and leaders that have shaped the transition from communism. Raymond Taras examines the complex Walesa phenomenon; the comeback of the communists; and the uneasy
Author : Hussein Solomon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 48,90 MB
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 135175128X
This title was first published in 2000: The continent of Africa is undergoing great change. While on the one hand there is talk of a re-awakening of Africa or Renaissance various countries in Africa are still plagued by poverty, intra- and interstate violence. In some countries the legacy of neo-colonialism and under development contributed to social strife and the potential criminalization of the State. This book addresses the topic of democratization and sustainable democracy in Africa against this background.
Author : Larry Diamond
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,36 MB
Release : 1999-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801861567
The book concludes with a hopeful view of the prospects for a fourth wave of global democratization.
Author : Scott Mainwaring
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Since 1974 there has been an unprecedented wave of democratization in the world. This trend has been particularly extensive in South America. But the problems confronting these new democracies are staggering, and the prospects for building consolidated democratic regimes are far from uniformly good. Focusing primarily on recent South American cases, Issues in Democratic Consolidation examines some of the difficulties of constructing consolidated democracies and provides a critical examination of the major issues involved. A prominent theme running through this collection is that the transitions from authoritative rule to civilian government may be arrested by political, economic, and social constraints. The articles contain analyses of the varied modalities and complex processes related to the transitions. The first transition begins with the initial stirrings of crisis under authoritarian rule that generate some form of political opening and greater respect for basic civil rights, and ends with the establishment of a government elected in an open, competitive contest. The volume's primary focus, however, is on the second transition, which begins with the inauguration of a democratic government and ends-if all goes well-with the establishment of a consolidated democratic regime.
Author : Brendan Howe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 32,56 MB
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 303113284X
This book assesses democratic resilience and challenges in (relatively) newly emerging democracies in the Asia-Pacific, which are simultaneously important case studies as newly emerging middle powers. Across all dimensions and measurements, South Korea and Indonesia are consistently the most salient case studies to consider. The two case studies are compared across three sections. First, the relationship between economic development and democratic resilience in Indonesia and South Korea. Second, nature of political culture and societal constructs in the two case studies. The final section looks at the potential peculiarities of the two case studies, which are seen as uniquely challenged: Indonesia by religious persecution and South Korea by political populism. Certainly, democratization is a long and difficult process. This book provides insight into how the two countries have embarked on similar democratization projects. It also delineates the successes and failures from which valuable lessons on democratization can be drawn.
Author : Larry Diamond
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 21,34 MB
Release : 1996-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801855368
Based on a conference held in Washington, DC, 13-14 Mar 1995.
Author : Juan J. Linz
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 49,75 MB
Release : 1996-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801851582
5. Actors and contexts
Author : Larry Diamond
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 47,2 MB
Release : 2008-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801890616
A collection of essays, which cover topics from Arab opinion about democracy to the nostalgia for authoritarianism found in East Asia. It sheds light on the rise of populism in Latin America, and explains why postcommunist regimes in Europe have won broad public support
