Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective - Rpd - Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences

Informationen zum Autor Jørgen Møller is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark. Svend-Erik Skaaning is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark. Klappentext This book provides an introduction to theory and research on democracy and democratization. From this foundation, it elucidates a systematic framework to conceptualize democracy for comparative study. Zusammenfassung This book provides an introduction to theory and research on democracy and democratization. From this foundation, it elucidates a systematic framework to conceptualize democracy for comparative study. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: We are all Democrats Now Part I: Democracy: What is it? 1. Conceptions of Democracy through the Ages 2. Defining democracy Part II: Democracy: Where and When? 3. The Second Coming of Democracy 4. The Three Waves of Democratization Ch. 5: Democratization in Different Regions of the World Today Part III: Democracy: How and Why? 6. Modernization Theory 7. The Social Forces Tradition 8. Transitology 9. The International Dimension 10. Combining the Competing Perspectives Part IV: Democracy: Consequences 11. International Consequences of Democracy 12. Domestic Consequences of Democracy

Product details

• Authors: Jrgen Skaaning Mller, Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.2012
• EAN: 9780415633505
• ISBN: 978-0-415-63350-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Democratization and Autocratization Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education