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Nonviolent Resistance and Democratic Consolidation

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2020
ISBN
3030393704, 9783030393700
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3429339 bytes)
Pages
204\196
Time added
2024-04-15 15:02:16

Description

This book argues that democracies emerging from peaceful protest last longer, achieve higher levels of democratic quality, and are more likely to see at least two peaceful handovers of power than democracies that emerged out of violent resistance or top-down liberalization. Nonviolent resistance is not just an effective means of deposing dictators; it can also help consolidate democracy after the transition from autocratic rule. Drawing on case studies on democratic consolidation in Africa and Latin America, the authors find that nonviolent resistance creates a more inclusive transition process that is more resistant to democratic breakdown in the long term.

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