Jan Teorell (Sweden Lunds Universitet)

Determinants of Democratization

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Produktbeschreibung

Why do some countries install free and fair elections and protect civil liberties, whereas others do not? This book provides an overview and assessment of the main theories of democratization in an effort to explain the wave of democratization that has swept the world over the last few decades.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9780521199063
• ISBN-10: 0521199069
• Artikelnr.: 34561272

Autorenporträt

Jan Teorell is Associate Professor of Political Science at Lund University. His most recent publications have appeared in Studies in Comparative International Development, the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of Democracy, Governance, and Political Research Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Explaining democratization
2. The shadow of the past: social determinants
3. The power of prosperity: economic determinants
4. The impetus from abroad: international determinants
5. The force from below: popular mobilization
6. Exogenous shocks and authoritarian regime types: institutional contingency
7. Conclusions
Appendix A. Data and variable definitions
Appendix B. Statistical model
Appendix C. Robustness tests
Appendix D. The pathway criterion.