The Dynamics of Democratization
Subtitle: Elites, Civil Society and the Transition Process
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: July 7, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780312231712
Subjects: Democracy; Social Stratification; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Process - General; Political Science / Democracy; Sociology - General; 20th century; Democratization; Elite (Social sciences); History
First sentence: In the last quarter of the twentieth century, the international scene has been transformed by the wave of regime changes that has constituted what one observer has called the 'third wave' of democratization.
Description: "The Dynamics of Democratization provides a clear and accessible overview of the scale, scope and character of democratization in the contemporary world. The book offers important new theoretical insights as well as providing a wide range of detailed case studies of transition from Latin America, southern Europe and the former communist world."--BOOK JACKET.