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Summary:

"As demonstrated by current events in Tunisia and Egypt, oppressive regimes are rarely immune to their citizens' desire for democratic government. Of course, desire is always tempered by reality; therefore how democratic demands are made manifest is a critical source of study for both political scientists and foreign policy makers. What issues and consequences surround the fall of a government, what type of regime replaces it, and to what extent are these efforts successful? Kathryn Stoner and Michael McFaul have created an accessible book of fifteen case studies from around the world that will help students understand these complex issues. Their model builds upon Guillermo O'Donnell, Philippe C. Schmitter, and Laurence Whitehead's classic work, Transitions from Authoritarian Rule, using a rubric of four identifying factors that can be applied to each case study, making comparison relatively easy. Transitions to Democracy yields strong comparisons and insights. For instance, the study reveals that efforts led by the elite and involving the military are generally unsuccessful, whereas mass mobilization, civic groups, and new media have become significant factors in supporting and sustaining democratic actors. This collection of writings by scholars and practitioners is organized into three parts: successful transitions, incremental transitions, and failed transitions. Extensive primary research and a rubric that can be applied to burgeoning democracies offer readers valuable tools and information."--Publisher's website.

Table of Contents:

• Transitional successes and failures : the international-domestic nexus / Kathryn Stoner ... [et al.]
• The Soviet Union and Russia : the collapse of 1991 and the initial transition to democracy in 1993 / Kathryn Stoner with Michael McFaul
• Poland : international pressure for a negotiated transition, 1981-1989 / Gregory F. Domber
• Serbia : evaluating the Bulldozer Revolution / Ray Salvatore Jennings
• Ukraine : external actors and the Orange Revolution / Michael McFaul and Richard Youngs
• Indonesia : economic crisis, foreign pressure, and regime change / Edward Aspinall and Marcus Mietzner
• South Africa : enabling Liberation / Timothy D. Sisk
• Chile : coordinating a successful democratic transition / David Altman, with Rafael Piñeiro and Sergio Toro
• Ghana : democratic transition, presidential power, and the World Bank / Antoinette Handley
• Mexico : international influences but "made in Mexico" / Alberto Diaz-Cayeros and Beatriz Magaloni
• South Korea : the puzzle of two transitions / A. David Adesnik and Sunhyuk Kim
• Turkey : the counterintuitive transition of 1983 / Senem Aydin-Düzgit and Yaprak Gürsoy
• Algeria : an aborted transition / Kristina Kausch and Richard Youngs
• Iran : the genealogy of a failed transition / Abbas Milani
• China : the doomed transitional moment of 1989 / Minxin Pei
• Azerbaijian : losing the transitional moment / Valerie J. Bunce and Sharon L. Wolchik.

Contributors:

Stoner, Kathryn, 1965-

McFaul, Michael, 1963-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Regime change — History — 20th century

Democratization — History — 20th century

Regime change — Case studies

Democratization — Case studies

1900-1999

Democratization

Regime change

Genres:

Case studies

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

vi, 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Call Numbers:

JC489 .T72 2013

ISBNs:

9781421408132 (hdbk, alk. paper)
9781421408149 (pbk., alk. paper)
9781421408774 (electronic) [Invalid]
1421408139 (hdbk, alk. paper)
1421408147 (pbk., alk. paper)
1421408775 (electronic) [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 40022115199

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2012023935

OCLC Numbers:

798498927