Comparing New Democracies: Transition and Consolidation in Mediterranean Europe and the Southern Cone

ISBN-13: 9780367006648 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 336 str.

Baloyra, Enrique a.

Opis

The transition to democracy has been a significant trend in Mediterranean Europe and Latin America during the last ten years. This book presents comparative analyses that offer a theoretical synthesis of the dynamics of recent democratization processes on both sides of the Atlantic. The contributors argue that transition is a response to fundamentally political factors. They describe how dictatorships deteriorate and collapse, how key events in the early stages of transition may encourage the military to withdraw from politics, and what the requirements are for a democratic outcome. The second part of the book focuses on the specific processes of transition and consolidation occurring in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Finally, a crucial dilemma of democratic consolidation—the issue of govemability— is examined within the framework of the relationship between social structure and political institutionalization.

Spis treści

Introduction -- Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives -- Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective -- Democratic Establishments: A Dimensional Analysis -- Mass and Elite Perspectives in the Process of Transition to Democracy -- South American Cases -- From Diarchy to Polyarchy: Prospects for Democracy in Chile -- Dilemmas of the Consolidation of Democracy in Argentina -- The Political Transition in Brazil: From Authoritarian Liberalization and Elite Conciliation to Democratization -- Political Parties and Elections in the Process of Transition in Uruguay -- on Governability -- Argentina: Political Transition and Institutional Weakness in Comparative Perspective -- Conclusion: Toward a Framework for the Study of Democratic Consolidation