Requisites of Democracy : Conceptualization, Measurement, and Explanation Hardback
by Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning
Part of the Democratization and Autocratization Studies series
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This book brings together the conceptual and theoretical writings of Joseph Schumpeter, Robert A.
Dahl, Guillermo O’Donnell, and T. H. Marshall. It demonstrates that most of the different conceptions of democracy in the democratization literature can be ordered in one systematic regime typology that distinguishes between ‘thinner’ and ‘thicker’ definitions of democracy. The authors argue that the empirical pattern revealed by this typology is explained by the combination of internal structural constraints and international factors facilitating democracy.
The result of such contending forces is that most of the democratizations in recent decades have only produced competitive elections, rather than ‘more demanding’ attributes of democracy such as political liberties, the rule of law, and social rights. Examining theoretical and empirical approaches to measuring, defining and understanding democracy, the book will be of interest to scholars of political theory and comparative politics in general and democratization studies in particular.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:184 pages, 28 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:27/06/2011
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- ISBN:9780415596817
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:184 pages, 28 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:27/06/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415596817
