Dynamics of Democratization : Elites, Civil Society and the Transition Process

ISBN-13: 9780333801970 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 287 str.

Graeme Gill

Opis

The author assesses the main theories developed to account for and explain why and how authoritarian regimes give way to democratic ones. The book takes issue with the predominantly elite-centred focus of much of the literature, and illustrates how an understanding of democratization can be gained only if the role of civil society is taken into account.

Spis treści

Democratization: Economic Prerequisites?.- The Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes.- Elites and Transition.- Beyond the Elites?.- Transition and Civil Society.- Transition and the Collapse of Communism.- Towards Consolidation?.- Bibliography.

O autorze

GRAEME GILL is Professor of Government and Public Administration, University of Sydney.