The Wartime Origins of Democratization: Civil War, Rebel Governance, and Political Regimes

ISBN-13: 9781316617717 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 242 str.

Reyko Huang

Opis

Why do some countries democratize after civil war? Huang argues that war can foment popular demand for radical political change.

Recenzje

'A fruitful crossing of subfield boundaries and a provocative and well-written analysis of how civil war sometimes leads to democratization.' Nancy Bermeo, Nuffield Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Oxford

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. War-making, mobilization and democratization; 3. Rebel governance: how rebels interact with ordinary people during conflict; 4. Testing the effects of rebel governance on postwar democratization; 5. Tracing the steps from war time to peace time: case studies overview; 6. War and change in Nepal; 7. War and postwar regime formation in Uganda, Tajikistan and Mozambique; 8. Conclusion.