Pluralism by Default

Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Pluralism by Default explores sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way proposes that pluralism in "new democracies" is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic competition frequently emerges because autocrats lack the state capacity to steal elections, impose censorship, or repress opposition. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may also thwart the development of stable democracy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-03-25
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:274
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9781421418124

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Lucan Way is an associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto. He is the coauthor of Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War.

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[Way] challenges the strong and persistent tendency in the literature to look for causes of political pluralism in robust institutions, emerging civil society, or the victory of a democratic culture...Highly recommended [for] lower-division undergraduates through faculty. Choice

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsAcronyms1. Introduction2. Perestroika and the Origins of Post-Soviet Pluralism by Default3. Pluralism by Default in Ukraine4. Pluralism by Default in Moldova5. Authoritarian Consolidation in Belarus6. Consolidated and Unconsolidated Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Union7. ConclusionAppendix AAppendix BNotesBibliographyIndex