Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning

Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective

Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780415633512
• ISBN-10: 0415633516
• Artikelnr.: 40466686

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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