In the acclaimed Politics of Democratic Consolidation, Nikiforos
Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, and their co-authors showed how
democratization unfolded in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain,
culminating in consolidated democratic regimes. This volume
continues that analysis, posing the basic question: What kind of
democratic politics emerged in those countries? It presents
systematic analyses of the basic institutions of government and of
the dynamics of electoral competition in the four countries (set in
comparative context alongside several other democracies), as well
as detailed studies of the evolution of the major parties, their
electorates, their ideologies, and their performances in government
over the past twenty years. The authors reach two major
conclusions. First, the new democracies' salient features are
moderation, centripetalism, and the democratization of erstwhile
antisystem parties on the Right and Left. Second, no single
"Southern European model" has emerged; the systems differ from one
another about as much as do the other established democracies of
Europe.
Contributors: P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, University of Athens
Richard Gunther, Ohio State University Thomas C. Bruneau, Naval
Postgraduate School, Monterey Arend Lijphart, University of
California at San Diego Leonardo Morlino, University of Florence
Risa A. Brooks, Stanford University JosA(c) R. Montero, Autonomous
University of Madrid Giacomo Sani, University of Pavia Paolo
Segatti, University of Trieste Gianfranco Pasquino, University of
Bologna Takis S. Pappas, College Year, Athens Hans-Jrgen Puhle,
Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main Anna Bosco, University of
Trieste
Praise for The Politics ofDemocratic Consolidation:
"Without doubt the best comparative work on Southern European
politics to date." -- Journal of Modern Greek Studies
"There is a wealth of information here, but the outstanding
merit of this volume lies in its illuminating comparative
analysis." -- Foreign Affairs
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