Transitions from Authoritarian Rule

Comparative Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 1986
ISBN: 978-0-8018-3192-8
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 319 g

An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in Southern Europe and Latin America. The authors provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to initiate transition to democracy, efforts that have met with widely varying degrees of success and failure. Extensive case studies of individual countries, a comparative overview, and a synthesis conclusions offer important insights for political scientists, students, and all concerned with the prospects for democracy. In Volume 3, despite the unique contexts of transitions in individual countries, significant points of comparison emerge — such as the influence of foreign nations and the role of agents outside the government. These analyses explore both intra- and interregional similarities and differences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O’Donnell, Guillermo

Schmitter, Philippe C.

Whitehead, Laurence

O'Donnell, Guillermo A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface
1. International Aspects of Democratization
2. Some Problems in the Study of the Transition to Democracy
3. Paths toward Redemocratization: Theoretical and Comparative Considerations
4. Liberalization and Democratization in South America: Perspectives from the 1970s
5. Demilitarization and the Institutionalization of Military-dominated Polities in Latin America
6. Entrepreneurs and the Transition Process: The Brazilian Case
7. Economic Policies and the Prospects for Successful Transition from Authoritarian Rule in Latin America
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

O’Donnell, Guillermo
Guillermo O'Donnell was a prominent Argentine political scientist who served as president of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) from 1988 to 1991, and was vice-president of the American Political Science Association (APSA) from 1999–2000.

Schmitter, Philippe C.
Philippe C. Schmitter is an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute.

Whitehead, Laurence
Laurence Whitehead is a senior research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University. He is the author of Democratization: Theory and Experience.

Guillermo O'Donnell was a prominent Argentine political scientist who served as president of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) from 1988 to 1991, and was vice-president of the American Political Science Association (APSA) from 1999–2000. Philippe C. Schmitter is an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute. Laurence Whitehead is a professor at Nuffield College at Oxford University.