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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sergio Bitar (President, Fundacion por la Democracia, Chile) , Abraham F. Lowenthal (Professor Emeritus) , Abraham F. LowenthalPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9781421417608ISBN 10: 142141760 Pages: 488 Publication Date: 10 November 2015 Recommended Age: From 13 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction Chapter 1.Brazil Chapter 2. Chile Chapter 3. Ghana Chapter 4. Indonesia Chapter 5. Mexico Chapter 6. The Philippines Chapter 7. Poland Chapter 8. South Africa Chapter 9. Spain Chapter 10. Women Activists in Democratic Transitions Chapter 11. From Authoritarian Rule toward Democratic Governance Acknowledgments About the Editors and Contributors Selected Bibliography IndexReviewsDemocratic Transitions is a balanced, thoughtful, empirically-based volume that adds an important dimension to our understanding of both the theoretical and the policy issues surrounding the spread of democracy abroad. It is a major addition to the literature on post-authoritarian transitions and on the how-to of consolidating democracy after dictatorship. In an era of undue pessimism about the fate of democracy worldwide, it is a timely reminder of how democratic transitions can be made to work. Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs ... In evoking all of these collective distilled experiences from some of the world most successful politicians from recent decades, Bitar and Lowenthal also convey their passion for democracy forcefully, and they enable the college freshman and the scholar to understand better the events and processes that have shaped the world for the better in which we live. ReVista Democratic Transitions is a balanced, thoughtful, empirically-based volume that adds an important dimension to our understanding of both the theoretical and the policy issues surrounding the spread of democracy abroad. It is a major addition to the literature on post-authoritarian transitions and on the how-to of consolidating democracy after dictatorship. In an era of undue pessimism about the fate of democracy worldwide, it is a timely reminder of how democratic transitions can be made to work. Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs Author InformationSergio Bitar, president of Chile's Foundation for Democracy, is a political leader and public intellectual. Abraham F. Lowenthal, professor emeritus of the University of Southern California, was the founding director of the Inter-American Dialogue and the Wilson Center's Latin American Program. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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