While the process of democratization is nowadays an established scholarship, the reverse process of de-democratization has generated less attention even when the regression or even breakdown of democracy occurred on a regular basis over past decades.

This book investigates both the different combination of explanatory factors triggering the transition from democratic rule as well as the role of the actors’ involved in the process. It aims to integrate different levels of analysis and explanatory factors through a comparative analysis of the phenomenon since the beginning of the third wave of democratization. As such, it addresses the existing divide between the approaches focused on the conditions and those focused on the processes of change, using a mixed-method research design.

This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of comparative politics, democracy, democratization and de-democratization, political theory, and comparative political institutions.

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<p>This book investigates both the different combination of explanatory factors triggering the transition from democratic rule as well as the role of the actors’ involved in the process. </p>

Introduction 1. Transition to Non-Democratic Regimes: a Theoretical Overview 2. The Reverse Process in the Contemporary Period: a Preliminary Assessment 3. Focusing on the Conditions: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis 4. Incumbent Entrenchment: Dominican Republic and Bolivia 5. Opposition Takeover: Venezuela and Gambia 6. Democratic Coup: Nigeria and Thailand 7. Stabilizing Coup: Mali and Turkey Conclusion: When Democracies Collapse

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ISBN
9780367888572
Publisert
2019-12-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
174

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Om bidragsyterne

Luca Tomini is FNRS Chercheur Qualifié in Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium.