The Challenges of Theories on Democracy
Elaboration Over New Trends in Transitology
Published on 26. September 2000
Book
Hardback
500 pages
978-0-88033-986-5 (ISBN)
Description
Following the unexpected demise of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, the end of apartheid in South Africa, and signs that democracy is finally taking root in Latin America, the study of the evolution of democracy has emerged as one of the most vital fields in comparative political science and political sociology. This book brings the collected wisdom of several world-renowned political scientists to bear on what is now termed "transitology" - the study of changes from an authoritarian regime to a democratic government. European and American scholars analyze the advent of democratic norms - in practice and in theory - as well as the possible catalysts that threaten to destabilize fledgling and established democratic systems.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bradenton
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 144 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88033-986-5 (9780880339865)
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Person
Stein Ugelvik Larson is professor of comparative politics at the University of Bergen in Norway.
Content
Preface, by Stein Ugelvik Larsen1. On the general conditions for democracy, by Seymour Martin Lipset2. Neo-corporatism and the consolidation of Neo-democracy, by Philippe C. Schmitter3. Changing values and changing societies: The impact of mass belief systems on political change, by Ronald Inglehart4. East European exceptionalism as a challenge to democratization, by Claus Offe5. Incommensurability? On the comparison of Eastern and Southern regime changes, by Harald Waldrauch6. Post-Communist Russia: Democratic transitions and transition theories, by Andrei Melville7. Integrative strategies for the study of regime change, by James Mahoney and Richard Snyder8. The Polish Round Table: A game theory analysis, by Josep M. Colomer9. The East German transition games, by Kurt-Henning Tvedt10. Coalition games as stabilizing or destabilizing factors during the Great Depression, by Ekkart Zimmerman11. The Russian Transition: An Integrative Approach, by Natalja Altermark12. Is there an optimal model for democracy?, by Miroslav Novak13. Advanced totalitarianism: The most obvious contradiction to democracy?, by Klaus-Dietmar Henke14. Anticipations of the failure of communism, by Seymour Martin Lipset and Gyorgy Benche15. Challenges to democratic theory, by Stein Ugelvik LarsenPresentation of AuthorsIndex