Beschreibung:
The author assesses the main theories developed to account for and explain why and how authoritarian regimes give way to democratic ones. The book takes issue with the predominantly élite-centred focus of much of the literature, and illustrates how an understanding of democratization can be gained only if the role of civil society is taken into account.
Democratization: Economic Prerequisites? The Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes Elites and Transition Beyond the Elites? Transition and Civil Society Transition and the Collapse of Communism Towards Consolidation? Bibliography.