Title: The consolidation of democracy : comparing Europe and Latin America /
Authors: Schneider, Carsten Q., 1972-
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Democratization Europe.; Democratization Latin America.; Democracy Europe.; Democracy Latin America; Comparative government.
Abstract: This text seeks to explain what factors account for the consolidation of young democracies in over 30 countries in Latin America and Europe throughout the last quarter of the 20th century.
Contents: Introduction -- Meaning and measure of the consolidation of democracy -- The consolidation of democracy across time and space -- Theories of CoD -- the fit of political institutions to societal contexts -- Casual complexity and fuzzy-set QCA -- CoD and the fit of institutions to contexts -- Choosing institutions -- some notes on how to study the impact of transition modes on CoD -- Reframing debates -- looking back and looking ahead.