Authoritarianism in an age of democratization /

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"Far from sweeping the globe uniformly, the "third wave of democratization" left burgeoning republics and resilient dictatorships in its wake. Applying more than a year of original fieldwork in Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Jason Brownlee shows that the mixed record of r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brownlee, Jason, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
©2007
Subjects:
Authoritarianism.
Democratization.
Authoritarianism
Autoritarisme.
Démocratisation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Fascism & Totalitarianism.
Democratization
Demokratisierung
Autoritarismus
Autoritärer Staat
Politischer Wandel
Verkiezingen.
Democratisering.
Iran
Malaysia
Philippinen
Ägypten
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Authoritarianism in an age of democratization
  • The political origins of durable authoritarianism
  • The inception of ruling parties
  • Institutional legacies and coalitional tensions
  • Ruling parties and regime persistence : Egypt and Malaysia during the third wave
  • Elite defections and electoral defeat : Iran during the third wave
  • Confrontation and democratization : the Philippines during the third wave
  • Conclusions.

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