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Transitions from Authoritarian Rule, Vol. 1: Southern Europe

By Laurence Whitehead , Philippe C. Schmitter , Guillermo O’Donnell

Book information

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Year
1986
ISBN
0801831903, 9780801831904
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16382744 bytes)
Pages
232\231
Time added
2023-02-20 09:12:18

Description

An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in southern Europe and Latin America. They provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to initiate transition to democracy, efforts that have met with widely varying degrees of success and failure. Extensive case studies of individual countries, a comparative overview, and a synthesis conclusions offer important insights for political scientists, students, and all concerned with the prospects for democracy. The historical example of Italy after Mussolini as well as the more recent cases of Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey suggest factors that may make a transition relatively secure.

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