Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy

ISBN-13: 9780521172998 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 448 str.

Daniel Ziblatt

Opis

A bold re-interpretation of democracy's historical rise in Europe, Ziblatt highlights the surprising role of conservative political parties with sweeping implications for democracy today.

Recenzje

'… a brilliant scholarly work …' Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post

Spis treści

1. Two patterns of democratization; 2. The old regime and the conservative dilemma; 3. From 1688 to mass politics: British democratization; 4. A virtuous cycle? Conservative strength and Britain's settled path, 1884–1906; 5. Averting a democratic disaster in Britain, 1906–1922; 6. Weak party conservatism and the case of Germany; 7. Stalled democratization in Germany before 1914; 8. The unsettled path: conservative weakness in Weimar Germany, 1918–1928; 9. A deluge: conservative weakness and democratic breakdown in Germany; 10. How countries democratize: Europe and beyond; 11. Conclusion.