Democratization The State of the Art

Problems of democratization, its successes, failures and future prospects, belong to the most pressing concerns of our times. Empirical democratic theory has received many new impulses since the last "wave" of democratization in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa and Southeast and East Asia. In this volume the "state of the art" in this respect is discussed by leading international experts in this field including Laurence Whitehead, Gerardo Munck, Axel Hadenius and Juan Linz. From the contents: Some significant recent developments in the field of Democratization Concepts, measurements and sub-types in Democratization Research Agendas, findings, challenges Successes and failures of the new democracies Some thoughts on the victory and future of democracy

About the author

Dr. Dirk Berg-Schlosser ist Professor für Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Marburg.

Product details

• Authors: Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Jan Teorell, Gerardo L Munck, Laurence Whitehead, Gerardo L. Munck, Axel Hadenius
• Assisted by: Dirk Berg-Schlosser (Editor), Dir Berg-Schlosser (Editor)
• Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.01.2007
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9783866491021
• ISBN: 978-3-86649-102-1
• Pages: 187
• Dimensions (packing): 0.5 x 0.8 x 1.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 562 g
• Series: The World of Political Science: The Development of the Discipline Book Series; The World of Political Science: The Development of the Discipline Book Series; The World of Political Science - The Development of the Discipline; The World of Political Science - The development of the discipline Book Series