Democratization : the state of the art

193 Pages·2007·0.991 MB·English

by  Berg-Schlosser, Dirk

Democratization
The World of Political Science—
The development of the discipline

Book series edited by
Michael Stein and John Trent

Professors Michael B. Stein and John E. Trent are the co-editors of
the book series “The World of Political Science”. The former is
professor of Political Science at McMaster University in Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada. The latter is a Fellow in the Center of Governance of
the University of Ottawa, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and a former
professor in its Department of Political science.
Dr.Tim Heinmiller is the coordinator of the series, and Assistant
Professor of Political Science at Brock University in St. Catherines,
Ontario, Canada.
Dirk Berg-Schlosser (ed.)

Democratization
The State of the Art

Second revised edition

Barbara Budrich Publishers
Opladen & Farmington Hills 2007
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Contents
List of Figures .......................................................................................... 8
Foreword .................................................................................................. 9
Preface ..................................................................................................... 11
Preface to the second edition ................................................................... 13
1. Introduction
Dirk Berg-Schlosser........................................................................... 15
2. Concepts, Measurements and Sub-Types in
Democratization Research
Dirk Berg-Schlosser .......................................................................... 31
3. Democracy Studies: Agendas, Findings, Challenges
Gerardo L. Munck ............................................................................. 45
4. Determinants of Democratization:
Taking Stock of the Large-N Evidence
Jan Teorell and Axel Hadenius ......................................................... 69
5. Successes and Failures of the New Democracies
Axel Hadenius and Dirk Berg-Schlosser ........................................... 97
6. Twenty-First Century Democratizations:
Experience Versus Scholarship
Laurence Whitehead .......................................................................... 111
7. Some Thoughts on the Victory and Future of Democracy
Juan J. Linz........................................................................................ 133
Bibliography............................................................................................. 155
Index ........................................................................................................ 181
Notes on the Contributors ........................................................................ 187
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List of Figures
Figure 1: Emergence of democracies .................................................. 17
Figure 2: Linking levels of analysis .................................................... 25
Figure 3: Interactive model of democratic systems ............................. 27
Figure 4: Principles of democracy ...................................................... 39
Figure 5: Democracy studies – an overview ....................................... 80
Figure 6: A typology of state, nation, and democracy-building
strategies in multinational polities ....................................... 141
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Foreword
This is the first volume in our new book series entitled “The World of Politi-
cal Science” sponsored by the Research Committee on the Study of Political
Science as a Discipline (RC 33), one of about 50 Research Committees
of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). Each volume of
the series is being prepared by leading international scholars represent-
ing one of the research committees of IPSA. We expect to publish up
to 20 volumes in the series over the next three years.
“The World of Political Science” series is intended to fulfil several
objectives. First, it is international in scope, and includes contributors from
all corners of the globe. Second, it aims to provide an up-to-date overview of
a specific subfield of political science. Third, although prepared by
leading academic specialists, it is written in a manner which is meant to
be accessible both to students of that field and those who want to learn
more about it. Fourth, the books offer both a state-of-the-art overview of
the sub-field and an explanation of how it has evolved into what it is
today. Thus it serves as part of a broader objective of evaluating the
current state of development of political science. Fifth, on the basis of
this evaluation, the volume editors and authors will make proposals for
the improvement of each sub-field and eventually, for the discipline as a
whole.
It is entirely appropriate that the first volume in the series should be
devoted to the subject of democratization. It is surely among the most topical
and central political issues of our contemporary world. We want to express
our profound appreciation to the editor of the volume, Dirk Berg-Schlosser,
for his initiative and persistence in the project, and to the authors of Research
Committee 13 on Comparative Democratization for their notable contribu-
tions to it. We also want to thank the Publications Editor, Barbara Budrich,
whose vision and determination on behalf of our publisher, Leske + Bu-
drich, are largely responsible for bringing the series to fruition. We also
acknowledge our deep gratitude to the Social Science and Humanities Re-
search Council of Canada (SSHRC), whose initial Research Development
Initiatives Grant #820-1999-1022 and later extensions made the project pos-
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