What are the consequences of different paths toward democracy? How
can religion support democratic diversity? And what ongoing
dilemmas do democratic governments face in reining in the armed
forces that once ruled? The original essays in Problems Confronting
Contemporary Democracies investigate these and other questions,
which Alfred Stepan addressed in his pioneering work as one of the
most prominent comparative political scientists of the past four
decades. The contributors, who came together at a conference in
Stepan's honor at Columbia University in 2007, pay tribute to his
work and illuminate some of the debates he launched, while
advancing understanding of problems facing democracies around the
world. The essays in Problems Confronting Contemporary Democracies
demonstrate the substantive, geographic, and methodological range
of Stepan's work by building on many of his major scholarly
contributions. Principal themes include authoritarianism, the
breakdown of democratic regimes, transitions from authoritarianism
to democracy, democratic consolidation, the role of the military in
politics, and ways—including the varieties of federalism—to
manage conflict democratically in societies that are divided by
religious, ethnic, and national cleavages. The contributions range
from Latin America to the post-Soviet regions, Iran, China, Turkey,
Israel, Spain and Portugal, and the United States. This volume will
appeal to students and scholars of political science, sociology,
and international studies, particularly Latin American and Middle
Eastern studies. Contributors: Scott Mainwaring, Douglas Chalmers,
J. Samuel Fitch, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Mark Ungar, László
Bruszt, Robert M. Fishman, Mirjam Künkler, Ryan E. Carlin, Cecilia
MartÃnez-Gallardo, Jonathan Hartlyn, Juan J. Linz, Thomas Jeffrey
Miley, Ashley Esarey, Edward L. Gibson, Shamil Midkhatovich
Yenikeyeff, Brian H. Smith, Murat Akan, Hanna Lerner
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