Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidatio n: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe - Hardcover

Linz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801851572 ISBN 13: 9780801851575

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This comparative analysis of the process of democratization looks at Southern Europe, South America and post-communist Europe. The authors reconceptualize the major types of modern nondemocratic regimes, and the consequences of each type for the paths available to democratic transition and consolidation. An effective state is seen as necessary for effective citizenship, and the text offers criteria and evidence for politicians and scholars alike to distinguish between democratic consolidation and pseudo-democratization. Interviews are included with participants in most of the 14 countries studied.

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About the Authors

Juan J. Linz is Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political and Social Science at Yale University. In addition to the works coauthored and coedited with Professor Stepan, Professor Linz has published works on democracy, democratization, and comparative politics, including Sultanistic Regimes, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Alfred Stepan is the Wallace Sayre Professor of Government at Columbia University. His books include Democracies in Danger, Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation, and The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes, all also published by Johns Hopkins, the last two with Juan J. Linz.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801851572
• ISBN 13: 9780801851575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 504