Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective: Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences (Democratization and Autocratization Studies) - Hardcover

Book 14 of 39: Democratization Studies

Møller, Jørgen; Skaaning, Svend-Erik

 
9780415633505: Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective: Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences (Democratization and Autocratization Studies)
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ISBN 10: 0415633508 ISBN 13: 9780415633505
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415633508
ISBN 13 
9780415633505
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256

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