Requisites of Democracy: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Explanation - Brossura

Møller, Jørgen

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ISBN 10: 1138376973 ISBN 13: 9781138376977

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2018

Riassunto

This book brings together the conceptual and theoretical writings of Joseph Schumpeter, Robert A. Dahl, Guillermo O’Donnell, and T. H. Marshall. It demonstrates that most of the different conceptions of democracy in the democratization literature can be ordered in one systematic regime typology that distinguishes between ‘thinner’ and ‘thicker’ definitions of democracy.

The authors argue that the empirical pattern revealed by this typology is explained by the combination of internal structural constraints and international factors facilitating democracy. The result of such contending forces is that most of the democratizations in recent decades have only produced competitive elections, rather than ‘more demanding’ attributes of democracy such as political liberties, the rule of law, and social rights.

Examining theoretical and empirical approaches to measuring, defining and understanding democracy, the book will be of interest to scholars of political theory and comparative politics in general and democratization studies in particular.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning are both Assistant Professors at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1138376973
• ISBN 13: 9781138376977
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 184
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile