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Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics
Lucan Way
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Paperback. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may thwart the development of stable democracy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Pluralism by Default explores sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way proposes that pluralism in new democracies is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic competition frequently emerges because autocrats lack the state capacity to steal elections, impose censorship, or repress opposition. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may also thwart the development of stable democracy.
Pluralism by Default explores sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way proposes that pluralism in new democracies is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic competition frequently emerges because autocrats lack the state capacity to steal elections, impose censorship, or repress opposition. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may also thwart the development of stable democracy.
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
394g
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421418124
SKU
V9781421418124
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99-1
About Lucan Way
Lucan Way is an associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto. He is the coauthor of Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War.
Reviews for Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics
[Way] challenges the strong and persistent tendency in the literature to look for causes of political pluralism in robust institutions, emerging civil society, or the victory of a democratic culture...Highly recommended [for] lower-division undergraduates through faculty.
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