Beschreibung:
Democratization emerged at a time of epochal change in global politics: the twin impacts of the end of the Soviet Union and the speeding up and deepening of globalisation in the early 1990s meant a whole new ball game in terms of global political developments. The journal's first issue appeared in early 1994. Over time, the editorial position has been consistently to focus on 'the third wave of democracy' and its aftermath. The third wave is the most recent exemplar of a long-term, historical trend towards more democratically viable regimes and away from authoritarian systems and leaders. In short, the journal wants to promote a better understanding of democratization - defined as the way democratic norms, institutions and practices evolve and are disseminated both within and across national and cultural boundaries.
Editors' Foreword 1. Reinforcing Participatory Democracy in Cuba: An Alternative Development Strategy? 2. Markets, States and Democracy: Patron-Client Networks and the Case for Democracy in Developing Countries 3. Beyond Hybrid Regimes: More participation, less contestation in Southeast Asia 4. Authoritarian Persistence, Democratization Theory and the Middle East: An Overview and Critique 5. Democratic Enclaves in Authoritarian Regimes 6. Nomenklatura Democratization: Electoral Clientelism in Post-Soviet Ukraine 7. Comparing regime Support in Non-democratic and Democratic Countries