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Crisis of Parties and Change of Party System in Italy
No full textLeonardo Morlino. Is there a crisis of democracy in Southern Europe? 30 cm. This paper is based partly on a seminar entitled Is there a crisis of democracy in Southern Europe?" presented at the Center on November 16, 1995" - T.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-32
Changes for Democracy: Actors, Structures, Processes
No full textIn this major new work, the author presents a broad-ranging and far-reaching analysis of the process of democratization. Having reviewed the main theoretical positions in the literature, he goes on to propose a new definition of democracy and to highlight and discuss the existence of a new type of regime: the hybrid regime. The second and third parts of the book cover three geopolitical areas (Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Latin America) and examine the main issues in the process of democratization across each area, including the transition toward democracy, installation, consolidation and crisis. From this analysis a new, more nuanced theoretical position is developed and presented. The analysis provides the richest reflection yet on one of the most important political processes of the modern times. The book will be essential reading for all scholars and students of democratization
Transitions to Democracy. What Theory to Grasp Complexity?
Full text linkWhen analysing transitions towards democracy during the last three decades of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century, it is readily apparent that the variety of empirical processes is so wide that achieving meaningful theoretical results is extremely difficult, as the existing literature on the topic shows explicitly. This paper addresses the key theoretical questions that need to be dealt with by the empirical analysis of the transitional process. Are there key, recurring actors and factors that we should take into account when analysing all cases in depth? Why is a focus on installation (not only on transition) salient? Are there recurring patterns of successful transitions? Are there key recurring mechanisms that critically explain successful transitions? And are there obstacles that make it impossible to achieve a successful transition and doom such a process to failure? On the basis of existing knowledge in the subfield, an attempt is made to reply to these questions, and in this way to single out the main theoretical results achieved in the field
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