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The State-Democracy Nexus - Conceptual Distinctions, Theoretical Perspectives, and Comparative Approaches (Paperback)
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The State-Democracy Nexus - Conceptual Distinctions, Theoretical Perspectives, and Comparative Approaches (Paperback)
Series: Democratization Special Issues
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The great dilemma of democracy revolves around the state.
Historically, the state has played a crucial role as enforcer of
liberal democratic constitutions, but it has also been used by
autocratic rulers to entrench their rule. The state is thus a
two-edged sword: It can both be the guarantee of democratic rights
and a tool that can be used to suppress such rights. One corollary
of this is that the influence of state structures on democratic
development depends on who holds government power. But the opposite
observation can also be made, as governments play an important role
in shaping the state apparatus. The state and the regime are thus
intertwined. Against this backdrop, this book presents a series of
attempts - authored by influential experts such as Francis Fukuyama
and Gerardo Munck - to disentangle the relationship between the
state and political regimes. The contributions differ in terms of
their particular theoretical and empirical focus. But they share
the assumption that three criteria need to be observed to achieve a
better understanding of the state-democracy nexus. First, it is
valuable to distinguish conceptually between different aspects of
the state. Second, the potential relationships between democracy
and these attributes of state should be carefully theorized. Third,
the consequent propositions must be interrogated using comparative
approaches. This book was originally published as a special issue
of Democratization.
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