Determinants of Democratization

出版者:Cambridge University Press

作者:Jan Teorell

页数:222

出版时间:2010-11-29

价格:USD 34.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780521139687

具体描述

What are the determinants of democratization? Do the factors that move countries toward democracy also help them refrain from backsliding toward autocracy? This book attempts to answer these questions through a combination of a statistical analysis of social, economic, and international determinants of regime change in 165 countries around the world in 1972-2006, and case study work on nine episodes of democratization occurring in Argentina, Bolivia, Hungary, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, and Uruguay. The findings suggest that democracy is promoted by long-term structural forces such as economic prosperity, but also by peaceful popular uprisings and the institutional setup of authoritarian regimes. In the short-run, however, elite actors may play a key role, particularly through the importance of intra-regime splits. Jan Teorell argues that these results have important repercussions both for current theories of democratization and for the international community's effort in developing policies for democracy promotion.

作者简介

Jan Teorell is associate professor of political science at Lund University, Sweden, and a research fellow at the Quality of Government Institute, Gothenburg University. He has a forthcoming book, Determinants of Democratization: Explaining Regime Change in the World, 1972-2006, and has also published in Party Politics, European Journal of Political Research, Studies in Comparative International Development, Journal of Democracy, Governance, and Political Research Quarterly. His research interests include political methodology and comparative politics, particularly political participation, public opinion, corruption, and comparative democratization. He currently works on a research project on how and why electoral fraud was abolished historically in Sweden and the United States. He will be in residence at CES from September 2010 through June 2011.

读后感

Teorell, Jan. Determinants of Democratization: Explaining Regime Change in the World, 1972-2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Book Review April 20th Teorell (2010)’s work is an integrated response to previous literature of the determinants ...

Teorell, Jan. Determinants of Democratization: Explaining Regime Change in the World, 1972-2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Book Review April 20th Teorell (2010)’s work is an integrated response to previous literature of the determinants ...

Teorell, Jan. Determinants of Democratization: Explaining Regime Change in the World, 1972-2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Book Review April 20th Teorell (2010)’s work is an integrated response to previous literature of the determinants ...

Teorell, Jan. Determinants of Democratization: Explaining Regime Change in the World, 1972-2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Book Review April 20th Teorell (2010)’s work is an integrated response to previous literature of the determinants ...

Teorell, Jan. Determinants of Democratization: Explaining Regime Change in the World, 1972-2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Book Review April 20th Teorell (2010)’s work is an integrated response to previous literature of the determinants ...

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这本书最让我感到震撼的，在于其对“过程的连续性”这一概念的细致描摹。很多研究倾向于将政治转型视为一个离散的、可以清晰界定起止的事件，但作者却成功地描绘出一种“渐变而非突变”的动力学过程。通过对一系列微妙的政治信号和微观互动模式的捕捉，作者展现了权力是如何在看不见的角落里悄然转移的。这使得原本看似坚不可摧的旧有体制，在阅读过程中逐渐暴露出其内在的脆弱性。这种对“灰色地带”的关注，是这本书区别于其他宏大理论的关键。它教导我们，真正的变革往往发生在那些最不引人注目的日常政治博弈之中，而非仅仅是宏伟的议会辩论或街头示威。读完之后，我对如何理解和评估当前世界的政治动态，有了一种全新的、更加审慎的工具箱。

大型democratization literature review and theory testing

大型democratization literature review and theory testing

大型democratization literature review and theory testing

大型democratization literature review and theory testing

大型democratization literature review and theory testing