Democratization

NOTE EDITORE

Democratization is the most comprehensive volume on this critical field of contemporary politics, with insightful coverage of the key theories, actors, dynamics, and developments. This authoritative guide brings together leading experts from diverse international backgrounds, including some of the best known names in the field, making it an invaluable resource to students of democratization. This second edition reflects the dramatic changes in today's political world, with empirical coverage of developments on every continent. It considers the role of new technologies, including a dedicated chapter on social media and democratization, as well as the resilience of authoritarianism and renewed antidemocratic tendencies in many parts of the world. The book is accompanied by a range of online resources designed to support both students and lecturers. For students: - Revise key terms and test your knowledge of terminology from the book with our digital flashcard glossary. - Expand your knowledge of key developments in world affairs with additional case studies. - Take your learning further with links to reliable web content and relevant OUP journals. For registered adopters of the textbook: - Guide class debate with suggested seminar questions and activities. - Adapt PowerPoint(R) slides as a basis for lecture presentations, or use as handouts in class.

SOMMARIO

1. - Introduction2 - Theories of Democratization3 - Democratic and Undemocratic States4 - Measuring Democracy and Democratization5 - Long Waves and Conjunctures of Democratization6 - The Global Wave of Democratization7 - The International Context8 - The Political Economy of Democracy9 - Political Culture, Mass Beliefs and Value Change10 - Gender and Democratization11 - Social Capital and Civil Society12 - Social Movements and Contention in Democratization Processes13 - Conventional Citizen Participation14 - Political Parties15 - Institutional Design in New Democracies16 - The Media17 - Social Media18 - A Decade of Democratic Decline and Stagnation19 - Southern Europe20 - Latin America21 - Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe Europe22 - Post-Soviet Eurasia23 - The Middle East and North Africa24 - Sub-Saharan Africa25 - East Asia26 - Conclusions: The Future of Democratization

AUTORE

Christian W. Haerpfer is Full Professor of Sociology at the United Arab Emirates University - UAEU, Director of the Insitute for Comparative Survey Research - Eurasia Barometer in Vienna, and President of the World Values Survey Association. Patrick Bernhagen is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Stuttgart. Christian Welzel is Professor for Political Culture Research at Leuphana University of Lüneburg and President Emeritus of the World Values Survey Association, and is affiliated with National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Ronald F. Inglehart is Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and Founding President of the World Values Survey Association.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198732280
• Dimensioni: 247 x 26.4 x 190 mm Ø 878 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 520