The External Dimension of Democratic Transition in Nepal
Author : Ramjee P. Parajulee
Publisher :
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 28,31 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Democratization
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Author : Ramjee P. Parajulee
Publisher :
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 28,31 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Democratization
ISBN :
Author : Ramjee P. Parajulee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780847695775
PART TWO: EXTERNAL ACTORS
Author : Samuel P. Huntington
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0806186046
Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. The recent transitions, he argues, are the third major wave of democratization in the modem world. Each of the two previous waves was followed by a reverse wave in which some countries shifted back to authoritarian government. Using concrete examples, empirical evidence, and insightful analysis, Huntington provides neither a theory nor a history of the third wave, but an explanation of why and how it occurred. Factors responsible for the democratic trend include the legitimacy dilemmas of authoritarian regimes; economic and social development; the changed role of the Catholic Church; the impact of the United States, the European Community, and the Soviet Union; and the "snowballing" phenomenon: change in one country stimulating change in others. Five key elite groups within and outside the nondemocratic regime played roles in shaping the various ways democratization occurred. Compromise was key to all democratizations, and elections and nonviolent tactics also were central. New democracies must deal with the "torturer problem" and the "praetorian problem" and attempt to develop democratic values and processes. Disillusionment with democracy, Huntington argues, is necessary to consolidating democracy. He concludes the book with an analysis of the political, economic, and cultural factors that will decide whether or not the third wave continues. Several "Guidelines for Democratizers" offer specific, practical suggestions for initiating and carrying out reform. Huntington's emphasis on practical application makes this book a valuable tool for anyone engaged in the democratization process. At this volatile time in history, Huntington's assessment of the processes of democratization is indispensable to understanding the future of democracy in the world.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 42,76 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Dissertations, Academic
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Publisher :
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 2019
Category :
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Author : David Cortright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 42,25 MB
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108415938
An evidence-based analysis of governance focusing on the institutional capacities and qualities that reduce the risk of armed conflict.
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Publisher :
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Himalaya Mountains Region
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Author : Raj Kumar Singh
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 15,40 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788121210256
Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 39,77 MB
Release : 2021-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781646794973
"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
Author : Nic Cheeseman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 11,62 MB
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1316239489
This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the history of democracy in Africa and explains why the continent's democratic experiments have so often failed, as well as how they could succeed. Nic Cheeseman grapples with some of the most important questions facing Africa and democracy today, including whether international actors should try and promote democracy abroad, how to design political systems that manage ethnic diversity, and why democratic governments often make bad policy decisions. Beginning in the colonial period with the introduction of multi-party elections and ending in 2013 with the collapse of democracy in Mali and South Sudan, the book describes the rise of authoritarian states in the 1970s; the attempts of trade unions and some religious groups to check the abuse of power in the 1980s; the remarkable return of multiparty politics in the 1990s; and finally, the tragic tendency for elections to exacerbate corruption and violence.