Democratization : theory and experience
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Democratization : theory and experience
（Oxford studies in democratization / series editor, Laurence Whitehead）
Oxford University Press, 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-285) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Democratization has swept the globe over the past generation and analysts and policy makers have been struggling to keep up. Bookshelves have been filled with case studies and assessments of this kaleidoscope of experiences, and a related scholarly community has developed seeking to systematize all this material in accordance with well-defined schemas and causal models. But experience keeps wrong footing the country analysts. So in this interpretation the author goes back to foundational issues. He argues that democratization is best understood as a complex, long-term, dynamic and open-ended process extending over generations. Standard models of causal explanation need to be supplemented by more interpretative approaches. Basic questions of citizen security, the nature of public accountability and the role of money as a source of political power need reconsideration. The delicate balance between monetary authority and democratic consent is also examined in the light of the financial crises that have afflicted so many new democracies.
Table of Contents
Introduction. 1: On 'Democracy' and 'Democratization'. 2: The Drama of Democratic Transitions. 3: On Civil Society. 4: On Accountability and Institutional Design. 5: On Political Corruption. 6: On Monetary Authority. 7: On Citizen Security. 8: On Comparing Democratization Processes. 9: The Place of Chile in Comparative Democratisation Studies. 10: On Theory and Experience in Democratization Studies
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