Diffusion Of Democracy

Author : Julian Bernauer,Adrian Vatter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108606486

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Power Diffusion and Democracy by Julian Bernauer,Adrian Vatter Pdf

Departing from the established literature connecting the political-institutional patterns of democracy with the quality of democracy, this book acknowledges that democracies, if they can be described as such, come in a wide range of formats. At the conceptual and theoretical level, the authors make an argument based on deliberation, redrawing power diffusion in terms of the four dimensions of proportionality, decentralisation, presidentialism and direct democracy, and considering the potential interactions between these aspects. Empirically, they assemble data on sixty-one democracies between 1990 and 2015 to assess the performance and legitimacy of democracy. Their findings demonstrate that while, for example, proportional power diffusion is associated with lower income inequality, there is no simple institutional solution to all societal problems. This book explains contemporary levels of power diffusion, their potential convergence and their manifestation at the subnational level in democracies including the United States, Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

Author : Beth A. Simmons,Frank Dobbin,Geoffrey Garrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0511386133

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The Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy by Beth A. Simmons,Frank Dobbin,Geoffrey Garrett Pdf

Analyses the ways markets and democracy have diffused around the world through interdependent decision-making.

Author : Barbara Wejnert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107047112

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Diffusion of Democracy by Barbara Wejnert Pdf

This study of democratization since 1800 provides new data to explore the relationship between socioeconomic development and democracy over the last 200 years. Barbara Wejnert examines both countries and regions, and argues that the role of diffusion mechanisms (as opposed to internal factors) is especially significant, as are regional effects.

Author : Julian Bernauer,Adrian Vatter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108483384

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Power Diffusion and Democracy by Julian Bernauer,Adrian Vatter Pdf

Presents a theoretically and methodologically sophisticated remapping and analysis of political-institutional power diffusion in democracies.

Author : Nathan J. Brown
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781421400884

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The Dynamics of Democratization by Nathan J. Brown Pdf

The explosive spread of democracy has radically transformed the international political landscape and captured the attention of academics, policy makers, and activists alike. With interest in democratization still growing, Nathan J. Brown and other leading political scientists assess the current state of the field, reflecting on the causes and diffusion of democracy over the past two decades. The volume focuses on three issues very much at the heart of discussions about democracy today: dictatorship, development, and diffusion. The essays first explore the surprising but necessary relationship between democracy and authoritarianism; they next analyze the introduction of democracy in developing countries; last, they examine how international factors affect the democratization process. In exploring these key issues, the contributors ask themselves three questions: What causes a democracy to emerge and succeed? Does democracy make things better? Can democracy be successfully promoted? In contemplating these questions, The Dynamics of Democratization offers a frank and critical assessment of the field for students and scholars of comparative politics and the political economy of development. Contributors: Gregg A. Brazinsky, George Washington University; Nathan J. Brown, George Washington University; Kathleen Bruhn, University of California at Santa Barbara; Valerie J. Bunce, Cornell University; José Antonio Cheibub, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bruce J. Dickson, George Washington University; M. Steven Fish, University of California at Berkeley; John Gerring, Boston University; Henry E. Hale, George Washington University; Susan D. Hyde, Yale University; Craig M. Kauffman, George Washington University; Staffan I. Lindberg, University of Florida; Sara Meerow, University of Amsterdam; James Raymond Vreeland, Georgetown University; Sharon L. Wolchik, George Washington University

Author : Barbara Wejnert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1107730457

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Diffusion of Democracy by Barbara Wejnert Pdf

Author : Andrew Karch
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472069683

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Democratic Laboratories by Andrew Karch Pdf

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Author : André Bank,Kurt Weyland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429838750

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Authoritarian Diffusion and Cooperation by André Bank,Kurt Weyland Pdf

To shed light on the global reassertion of authoritarianism in recent years, this volume analyses transnational diffusion and international cooperation among non-democratic regimes. How and with what effect do authoritarian regimes learn from each other? For what purpose and how successfully do they cooperate? The volume highlights that present-day autocrats pursue mainly pragmatic interests, rather than ideological missions. Consequently, the connections among authoritarian regimes have primarily defensive purposes, especially insulation against democracy promotion by the West. As a result, the authors do not foresee a major recession of democracy, as occurred with the rise of fascism during the interwar years. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of Democratization.

Author : Osmany Porto de Oliveira
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319433370

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International Policy Diffusion and Participatory Budgeting by Osmany Porto de Oliveira Pdf

This book explores the international diffusion of Participatory Budgeting (PB), a local policy created in 1989 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, which has now spread worldwide. The book argues that the action of a group of individuals called “Ambassadors of Participation” was crucial to make PB part of the international agenda. This international dimension has been largely overlooked in the vast literature produced on participatory democracy devices. The book combines public policy analysis and the study of international relations, and makes a broad comparative study of PB, including cases from Latin America, Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The book also presents a new methodology developed to examine PB diffusion, the “transnational political ethnography”, which combines in-depth interviews, participant observation and document analysis both at the local and transnational level.

Author : Katerina Linos
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199967889

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The Democratic Foundations of Policy Diffusion by Katerina Linos Pdf

Why do law reforms spread around the world in waves? Leading theories argue that international networks of technocratic elites develop orthodox solutions that they singlehandedly transplant across countries. But, in modern democracies, elites alone cannot press for legislative reforms without winning the support of politicians, voters, and interest groups. As Katerina Linos shows in The Democratic Foundations of Policy Diffusion, international models can help politicians generate domestic enthusiasm for far-reaching proposals. By pointing to models from abroad, policitians can persuade voters that their ideas are not radical, ill-thought out experiments, but mainstream, tried-and-true solutions. The more familiar voters are with a certain country or an international organization, the more willing they are to support policies adopted in that country or recommended by that organization. Aware of voters' tendency, politicians strategically choose these policies to maximize electoral gains. Through the ingenious use of experimental and cross-national evidence, Linos documents voters' response to international models and demonstrates that governments follow international organization templates and imitate the policy choices of countries heavily covered in national media and familiar to voters. Empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated, The Democratic Foundations of Policy Diffusion provides the fullest account to date of this increasingly pervasive phenomenon.

Author : Sahu, Ganesh P.,Dwivedi, Yogesh K.,Weerakkody, Vishanth
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781605667140

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E-Government Development and Diffusion: Inhibitors and Facilitators of Digital Democracy by Sahu, Ganesh P.,Dwivedi, Yogesh K.,Weerakkody, Vishanth Pdf

"This book provides a comprehensive, integrative, and global assessment of the e-government evolution in terms of real-life success and failure cases"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Samuel P. Huntington
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780806186047

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The Third Wave by Samuel P. Huntington Pdf

Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. The recent transitions, he argues, are the third major wave of democratization in the modem world. Each of the two previous waves was followed by a reverse wave in which some countries shifted back to authoritarian government. Using concrete examples, empirical evidence, and insightful analysis, Huntington provides neither a theory nor a history of the third wave, but an explanation of why and how it occurred. Factors responsible for the democratic trend include the legitimacy dilemmas of authoritarian regimes; economic and social development; the changed role of the Catholic Church; the impact of the United States, the European Community, and the Soviet Union; and the "snowballing" phenomenon: change in one country stimulating change in others. Five key elite groups within and outside the nondemocratic regime played roles in shaping the various ways democratization occurred. Compromise was key to all democratizations, and elections and nonviolent tactics also were central. New democracies must deal with the "torturer problem" and the "praetorian problem" and attempt to develop democratic values and processes. Disillusionment with democracy, Huntington argues, is necessary to consolidating democracy. He concludes the book with an analysis of the political, economic, and cultural factors that will decide whether or not the third wave continues. Several "Guidelines for Democratizers" offer specific, practical suggestions for initiating and carrying out reform. Huntington's emphasis on practical application makes this book a valuable tool for anyone engaged in the democratization process. At this volatile time in history, Huntington's assessment of the processes of democratization is indispensable to understanding the future of democracy in the world.

Author : Valerie Bunce,Michael McFaul,Kathryn Stoner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521115988

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Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World by Valerie Bunce,Michael McFaul,Kathryn Stoner Pdf

Examines in depth three waves of democratic change that took place in eleven different former Communist nations.

Author : Marianne Kneuer,Thomas Demmelhuber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000072433

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Authoritarian Gravity Centers by Marianne Kneuer,Thomas Demmelhuber Pdf

Autocracies not only resist the global spread of democracy but are sources of autocratic influence and pressure. This book presents a conceptual model to understand, assess, and explain the promotion and diffusion of authoritarian elements. Employing a cross-regional approach, leading experts empirically test the concept of authoritarian gravity centers (AGCs), defined as "regimes that constitute a force of attraction and contagion for countries in geopolitical proximity." With an analysis extending across Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Asia, these AGCs are shown to be effective as active promoters (push) or as neutral sources of attraction (pull). The authors contend that the influence of exogenous factors, along with international and regional contexts for the transformation of regime types, is vital to understanding and analyzing the transmission of autocratic institutional settings, ideas, norms, procedures, and practices, thus explaining the regional clustering of autocracies. It is the regional context in which external actors can influence authoritarian processes most effectively. Authoritarian Gravity Centers is a vibrant and comprehensive contribution to the growing field of autocratization, which will be of great interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of comparative area studies, illiberalism, international politics, and studies of democracy.

Author : Natasha Borges Sugiyama
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780268092825

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Diffusion of Good Government by Natasha Borges Sugiyama Pdf

One of the most fundamental questions for social scientists involves diffusion events; simply put, how do ideas spread and why do people embrace them? In Diffusion of Good Government: Social Sector Reforms in Brazil, Natasha Borges Sugiyama examines why innovations spread across political territories and what motivates politicians to adopt them. Sugiyama does so from the vantage point of Brazilian politics, a home to innovative social sector reforms intended to provide the poor with access to state resources. Since the late 1980s, the country has undergone major policy transformations as local governments have gained political, fiscal, and administrative autonomy. For the poor and other vulnerable groups, local politics holds special importance: municipal authorities provide essential basic services necessary for their survival, including social assistance, education, and health care. Brazil, with over 5,000 municipalities with a wide variety of political cultures and degrees of poverty, thus provides ample opportunities to examine the spread of innovative programs to assist such groups. Sugiyama delves into the politics of social sector reforms by examining the motivations for emulating well-regarded programs. To uncover the mechanisms of diffusion, her analysis contrasts three paradigmatic models for how individuals choose to allocate resources: by advancing political self-interest to gain electoral victories; by pursuing their ideological commitments for social justice; or by seeking to demonstrate adherence to the professional norms of their fields. Drawing on a mixed-method approach that includes extensive field research and statistical analysis on the spread of model programs in education (especially Bolsa Escola, a school grant program) and health (Programa Saúde da Família, a family health program), she concludes that ideological convictions and professional norms were the main reasons why mayors adopted these programs, with electoral incentives playing a negligible role.