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Die Krise im Euro-Raum stellt sowohl die Integration Europas als auch die Demokratie in Europa in Frage. Die Globalisierung lässt keine andere Option als eine Weiterentwicklung der Europäischen Integration zu: Es geht nicht mehr um das Ob, sondern um das Wie. Vor dem Hintergrund einer kritischen Analyse der bisherigen Integration in verschiedenen Politikfeldern, vor allem der Finanzpolitik, werden dafür Handlungsstrategien aufgezeigt. Als Zielorientierung für mehr Demokratie in der EU dienen wissenschaftliche Befunde zur Funktionsweise westlicher Demokratien.

Democratization. --- Democratic consolidation --- Democratic transition --- Political science --- New democracies

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Why do new democracies succeed in some cases and struggle, backslide, or revert entirely to autocracy in others? What are the specific policies and practices at play? To answer these questions, Benjamin Cole turns to James Madisons "mischief of faction," drawing on a broad array of detailed case studies to demonstrate that factionalism is the most powerful predictor of adverse regime change and state failure in emerging democracies—and an existential threat to mature democracies, including the United States.

Democratization. --- New democracies. --- Political parties. --- Regime change. --- Failed states.

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Tel un talisman moderne, le concept de démocratie est constamment invoqué par les hommes politiques, les journalistes ou les simples citoyens. Mais comment s’est-il forgé, au fil des siècles ? Dans quels contextes, et au prix de quelles métamorphoses ? Wilfried Nippel se propose de retracer, de l’Athènes du ve siècle avant J.-C. à la récente constitution européenne, le long parcours de ce concept politique fondamental. Il entraîne le lecteur dans un passionnant voyage qui le conduira de la Grèce de Périclès à la Rome républicaine, puis dans l’Angleterre et les États-Unis des xviie et xviiie siècles, à Paris sous la Terreur et dans le Berlin des xixe et xxe siècles - bref, toute une série de moments historiques singuliers où les acteurs sociaux se sont réclamés des notions de démocratie et de liberté, et ont joué, de façon subtile et complexe, avec la référence à l’Antiquité grecque. C’est une fresque magistrale de l’histoire des idées et des pratiques politiques que propose cet ouvrage. Il s’agit là d’un livre indispensable aux spécialistes de science politique et de sciences sociales, mais aussi à tous les lecteurs désireux de découvrir, dans la longue durée, les visages multiples de la démocratie.

321.8 --- Social sciences States Democracies --- Démocratie --- Histoire. --- History --- liberté --- démocratie --- histoire des idées

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The end of the Cold War, the "third wave" of democratization, and economic globalization have presented the newly industrialized countries of East Asia and the liberal democracies of Latin America with increasingly similar international opportunities and constraints. During the 1980s, Latin America made great strides in democratization, while East Asia led the world in economic growth. Are the two regions now converging toward a model that combines economic and political liberalization? Many developments in both regions indicate that this is a serious possibility. Although significant countertrends do exist, there is now increased scope for mutual support and encouragement among aspiring democratic forces both within and between these two regions. This book examines these interrelated issues, paying special attention to the effects of the East Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 and its subsequent impact on Latin America.

Democratization --- Democratic consolidation --- Democratic transition --- Political science --- New democracies --- East Asia --- Latin America --- Economic policy.

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The quest for a broader reform of the current political regime and for equitable redistribution of Angola's wealth constitutes the most surmountable challenge this country faces since the end of civil war in 2002. State power has become a personalized affair to the extent of perpetuating an entrenched, centralised and overly bureaucratic structure of governance. To understand these dynamics, this book explores the role of the 'public' in post-war Angolan politics. The reality mimics the acti...

Democratization --- Democratic consolidation --- Democratic transition --- Political science --- New democracies --- Angola --- Politics and government