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Transitions to Democracy: A Comparative Perspective
Kathryn Stoner
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Description for Transitions to Democracy: A Comparative Perspective
Paperback. Extensive primary research and a rubric that can be applied to burgeoning democracies offer readers valuable tools and information. Editor(s): Stoner, Kathryn; McFaul, Michael. Num Pages: 456 pages, 9, 9 graphs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421408149
SKU
V9781421408149
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About Kathryn Stoner
Kathryn Stoner is a senior fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, deputy director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and faculty director of the Susan Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies at Stanford University. Michael McFaul the Peter and Helen Bing Sr. Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor of political pcience ... Read more
Reviews for Transitions to Democracy: A Comparative Perspective
The book is solid in scholarship, methodology, and organization. Choice