Jan Teorell is Associate Professor of Political Science at Lund University. His most recent publications have appeared in Studies in Comparative International Development, the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of Democracy, Governance, and Political Research Quarterly.

'The most systematic and comprehensive analysis of democracy's Third Wave, integrating case studies and large-N cross-national comparisons. A major contribution to the field of democratization.' John Gerring, Boston University

• Introduction; 1. Explaining democratization; 2. The shadow of the past: social determinants; 3. The power of prosperity: economic determinants; 4. The impetus from abroad: international determinants; 5. The force from below: popular mobilization; 6. Exogenous shocks and authoritarian regime types: institutional contingency; 7. Conclusions; Appendix A. Data and variable definitions; Appendix B. Statistical model; Appendix C. Robustness tests; Appendix D. The pathway criterion.

Jan Teorell is Associate Professor of Political Science at Lund University. His most recent publications have appeared in Studies in Comparative International Development, the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of Democracy, Governance, and Political Research Quarterly.

'The most systematic and comprehensive analysis of democracy's Third Wave, integrating case studies and large-N cross-national comparisons. A major contribution to the field of democratization.' John Gerring, Boston University

• Introduction; 1. Explaining democratization; 2. The shadow of the past: social determinants; 3. The power of prosperity: economic determinants; 4. The impetus from abroad: international determinants; 5. The force from below: popular mobilization; 6. Exogenous shocks and authoritarian regime types: institutional contingency; 7. Conclusions; Appendix A. Data and variable definitions; Appendix B. Statistical model; Appendix C. Robustness tests; Appendix D. The pathway criterion.

Jan Teorell is Associate Professor of Political Science at Lund University. His most recent publications have appeared in Studies in Comparative International Development, the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of Democracy, Governance, and Political Research Quarterly.

'The most systematic and comprehensive analysis of democracy's Third Wave, integrating case studies and large-N cross-national comparisons. A major contribution to the field of democratization.' John Gerring, Boston University

• Introduction; 1. Explaining democratization; 2. The shadow of the past: social determinants; 3. The power of prosperity: economic determinants; 4. The impetus from abroad: international determinants; 5. The force from below: popular mobilization; 6. Exogenous shocks and authoritarian regime types: institutional contingency; 7. Conclusions; Appendix A. Data and variable definitions; Appendix B. Statistical model; Appendix C. Robustness tests; Appendix D. The pathway criterion.