Democratic Transitions : : Exploring the Structural Sources of the Fourth Wave / / Renske Doorenspleet.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Doorenspleet, Renske,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (203 p.)

With the widespread movement toward democratization that characterized the first post-Cold War decade, why did some nondemocratic regimes undergo a transition toward a democratic political system, but others not? Why have some transitions succeeded completely, but others resulted in only limited political reform? Renske Doorenspleet addresses these questions, providing a systematic theoretical and empirical analysis of variations in transitions to democracy. Doorenspleet interweaves a discussion of key concepts, the major theoretical approaches to democratization, and statistical analyses to illuminate the influence of structural primarily economic and social factors on democratic transitions. She also explores the notion of "waves" of democratization. Though focusing on the 1989-2001 period, she offers a wealth of new evidence covering two centuries of democratic transitions around the globe.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining and Measuring Democracy -- 3 Describing the Waves -- 4 The Theoretical Approaches -- 5 Development -- 6 Dependency and the World-System -- 7 Class Structure -- 8 Democratic Diffusion -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 The Requirements of Competition and Inclusiveness, 1800–2001 -- Appendix 2 Political Regime Changes, 1800–2001 -- Appendix 3 Hypotheses and Results -- References -- Index -- About the Book