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Democratization: The State of the Art (The World of Political Science – The development of the discipline Book Series) - Softcover

Book 5 of 11: The World of Political Science ? The development of the discipline Book
 
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Synopsis

Problems of democratization, its successes, failures and future prospects, belong to the most pressing concerns of our times. Empirical democratic theory has received many new impulses since the last „wave“ of democratization in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa and Southeast and East Asia. In this volume the „state of the art“ in this respect is discussed by leading international experts in this field including Laurence Whitehead, Gerardo Munck, Axel Hadenius and Juan Linz. From the contents: Some significant recent developments in the field of Democratization Concepts, measurements and sub-types in Democratization Research Agendas, findings, challenges Successes and failures of the new democracies Some thoughts on the victory and future of democracy

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From the Back Cover

Problems of democratization, its successes, failures and future prospects, belong to the most pressing concerns of our times. Empirical democratic theory has received many new impulses since the last "wave" of democratization in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa and Southeast and East Asia. In this volume the "state of the art" in this respect is discussed by leading international experts in this field including Laurence Whitehead, Gerardo Munck, Axel Hadenius and Juan Linz. It is based on the work and a series of panels and conferences organized by the Research Committee on "Democratization in Comparative Perspective" of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) since its foundation in 1988 by Tatu Vanhanen and Dirk Berg-Schlosser. The concepts and findings presented are of high relevance both for political science and practical politics.

About the Author

Dirk Berg-Schlosser is Professor of Political Science, and Norbert Kersting is Assistant Professor of Political Science, both at Marburg University in Germany.

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