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Print Price: $89.99

Format:
Paperback
512 pp.
189 mm x 246 mm

ISBN-13:
9780198732280

Copyright Year:
2019

Imprint: OUP UK


Democratization

Second Edition

Edited by Christian W. Haerpfer, Patrick Bernhagen, Christian Welzel and Ronald F. Inglehart

Democratization is the most comprehensive volume on this critical field of contemporary politics, with insightful coverage of the key theories, actors, dynamics, and developments. This authoritative guide brings together leading experts from diverse international backgrounds, including some of the best known names in the field, making it an invaluable resource to students of democratization.

This second edition reflects the dramatic changes in today's political world, with empirical coverage of developments on every continent. It considers the role of new technologies, including a dedicated chapter on social media and democratization, as well as the resilience of authoritarianism and renewed antidemocratic tendencies in many parts of the world.

The book is accompanied by a range of online resources designed to support both students and lecturers.

Readership : Upper level undergraduates or postgraduates studying a module on democratization.

1. Christian Welzel, Ronald Inglehart, Patrick Bernhangen, and Christian W. Haerpfer: Introduction
Part One: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives
2. Christian Welzel: Theories of Democratization
3. Richard Rose: Democratic and Undemocratic States
4. Patrick Bernhagen: Measuring Democracy and Democratization
5. Dirk Berg-Schlosser: Long Waves and Conjunctures of Democratization
6. John Markoff and Daniel Burridge: The Global Wave of Democratization
Part Two: Causes and Dimensions of Democratization
7. Hakan Yilmaz: The International Context
8. Patrick Bernhagen: The Political Economy of Democracy
9. Christian Welzel and Ronald F. Inglehart: Political Culture, Mass Beliefs and Value Change
10. Pamela Paxton and Kris Velasco: Gender and Democratization
11. Natalia Letki: Social Capital and Civil Society
Part Three: Actors and Institutions
12. Federico M. Rossi and Donnatella della Porta: Social Movements and Contention in Democratization Processes
13. Ian McAllister and Stephen White: Conventional Citizen Participation
14. Leonardo Morlino: Political Parties
15. Matthijs Bogaards: Electoral Systems and Institutional Design in New Democracies
16. Katrin Voltmer and Gary Rawnsley: The Media
17. Larry Diamond and Zak Whittington: Social Media
18. Laura Jakli, M. Steven Fish, and Jason Wittenburg: Failed Democratization and Resilient Authoritarianism
Part Four: Regions of Democratization
19. Richard Gunther: Southern Europe
20. Andrea Oelsner and Mervyn Bain: Latin America
21. Christian W. Haerpfer and Kseniya Kizilova: Post-Communist Europe
22. Christian W. Haerpfer and Kseniya Kizilova: The Post-Soviet Space
23. Francesco Cavatorta: The Middle East and North Africa
24. Michael Bratton: Sub-Saharan Africa
25. Doh Chull Shin and Rollin F. Tusalem: East Asia
Part 5: Conclusions and Outlook
26. Christian Welzel, Ronald F. Inglehart, Patrick Bernhagen, and Christian Haerpfer: Conclusions and Outlook: The Future of Democratization

The book is accompanied by a range of online resources designed to support both students and lecturers.
For students:
- Revise key terms and test your knowledge of terminology from the book with our digital flashcard glossary.
- Expand your knowledge of key developments in world affairs with additional case studies.
- Take your learning further with links to reliable web content and relevant OUP journals.
For registered adopters of the textbook:
- Guide class debate with suggested seminar questions and activities.
- Adapt PowerPoint(R) slides as a basis for lecture presentations, or use as handouts in class.

Christian W. Haerpfer is Full Professor of Sociology at the United Arab Emirates University - UAEU, Director of the Insitute for Comparative Survey Research - Eurasia Barometer in Vienna, and President of the World Values Survey Association.

Patrick Bernhagen is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Stuttgart.

Christian Welzel is Professor for Political Culture Research at Leuphana University of Lüneburg and President Emeritus of the World Values Survey Association, and is affiliated with National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.

Ronald F. Inglehart is Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and Founding President of the World Values Survey Association.

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Special Features

  • This leading textbook reflects recent developments in world politics, and is the only textbook on democratization to cover developments since the Arab Spring and Eurozone crisis, as well as current trends towards autocratization.
  • The text offers wide-ranging coverage of the theories, history, causes, dimensions, and actors in democratization, alongside extensive empirical examples from around the world.
  • An expert line-up of leading scholars from diverse international backgrounds brings together perspectives from some of the best-known names in the field.
  • This text is accompanied by additional online resources designed to take students' learning further.
New to this Edition
  • A new chapter on social media highlights this important new dynamic in democratization.
  • New chapters on Post-Communist Europe and the Post-Soviet Space demonstrate the significant changes in these regions in recent years.
  • Updates reflect the dramatic developments in world politics since the publication of the first edition, including the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and autocratizing tendencies in various regions of the world.
  • Increased coverage of resilient authoritarianism highlights this key area of contemporary debate.
  • An expanded glossary helps students to develop their technical vocabulary in this complex field of study.