Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies (Paperback)

Larry Diamond

ISBN 10: 0801857953 / ISBN 13: 9780801857959

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 1997

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Paperback. The global trend described by Samuel P. Huntington as the "third wave" of democratization has seen more than 60 countries experience democratic transitions since 1974. While these countries have succeeded in bringing down authoritarian regimes and replacing them with freely elected governments, few of them can as yet be considered stable democracies - most remain engaged in the struggle to consolidate their new and fragile democratic institutions. This volume is the second of two paperback volumes which analyze in depth, the challenges these countries now face. It focuses on developments in Southern Europe, Latin America, Russia and East Asia, and particulary Taiwan and China and contains essays by regional scholars including P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Michael McFaul and Andrew J. Nathan. The first volume, (0-8018-5794-5), explores issues of institutional design, civil-military relations, civil society and economic development, bringing together scholars of democratization including Samuel P. Huntington, Juan J. Linz and Alfred Stepan. A complete hardcover edition is also available which contains both volumes, (0-8018-5793-7). Nathan, and Hung-mao Tien. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies (Paperback)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801857953
• ISBN 13: 9780801857959
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

An in-depth analysis of the struggle to consolidate new and fragile democracies―available two paperback volumes for course use.

The global trend that Samuel P. Huntington has dubbed the "third wave" of democratization has seen more than 60 countries experience democratic transitions since 1974. While these countries have succeeded in bringing down authoritarian regimes and replacing them with freely elected governments, few of them can as yet be considered stable democracies. Most remain engaged in the struggle to consolidate their new and fragile democratic institutions. Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges that they face.

Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies is available in two paperback volumes, each introduced by the editors and organized for convenient course use. The first paperback volume, Themes and Perspectives, addresses issues of institutional design, civil-military relations, civil society, and economic development. It brings together some of the world's foremost scholars of democratization, including Robert A. Dahl, Samuel P. Huntington, Juan J. Linz, Guillermo O'Donnell, Adam Przeworski, Philippe C. Schmitter, and Alfred Stepan. The second paperback volume, Regional Challenges, focuses on developments in Southern Europe, Latin America, Russia, and East Asia, particularly Taiwan and China. It contains essays by leading regional experts, including Yun-han Chu, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Thomas B. Gold, Michael McFaul, Andrew J. Nathan, and Hung-mao Tien.

About the Authors

Larry Diamond is coeditor of the Journal of Democracy, codirector of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy. Plattner and Diamond are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy.