When Democracies Collapse: Assessing Transitions to Non-Democratic Regimes in the Contemporary World

ISBN-13: 9781138729414 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 174 str.

Tomini, Luca (Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

Opis

This book investigates both the different combination of explanatory factors triggering the transition from democratic rule as well as the role of the actors’ involved in the process.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Transition to Non-Democratic Regimes: a Theoretical Overview  2. The Reverse Process in the Contemporary Period: a Preliminary Assessment  3. Focusing on the Conditions: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis  4. Incumbent Entrenchment: Dominican Republic and Bolivia  5. Opposition Takeover: Venezuela and Gambia  6. Democratic Coup: Nigeria and Thailand  7. Stabilizing Coup: Mali and Turkey  Conclusion: When Democracies Collapse

O autorze

Luca Tomini is FNRS Chercheur Qualifié in Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium.