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Democratization is the most comprehensive volume on this critical
field of contemporary politics, with insightful coverage of the key
theories, actors, dynamics, and developments. This authoritative
guide brings together leading experts from diverse international
backgrounds, including some of the best known names in the field,
making it an invaluable resource to students of democratization.
This second edition reflects the dramatic changes in today's
political world, with empirical coverage of developments on every
continent. It considers the role of new technologies, including a
dedicated chapter on social media and democratization, as well as
the resilience of authoritarianism and renewed antidemocratic
tendencies in many parts of the world. The book is accompanied by a
range of online resources designed to support both students and
lecturers. For students: - Revise key terms and test your knowledge
of terminology from the book with our digital flashcard glossary. -
Expand your knowledge of key developments in world affairs with
additional case studies. - Take your learning further with links to
reliable web content and relevant OUP journals. For registered
adopters of the textbook: - Guide class debate with suggested
seminar questions and activities. - Adapt PowerPoint(R) slides as a
basis for lecture presentations, or use as handouts in class.
Die vorliegende Studie ist die gekurzte Fassung meiner
Dissertationsschrift, die an der Wirtschafts- und
Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultat der Universitat Potsdam im
November 1996 angenommen wurde. Sie entstand aus der von der
Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft finanzierten Potsdamer
Elitenstudie, an der ich von der Entstehung der Projektidee bis zur
Verlegung des Ab schlussberichts mitwirken konnte. Die Arbeit
behandelt im Schwerpunkt die politischen Ordnungspraferen zen
ehemaliger DDR-Burger in der bundesdeutschen Elite (hinfort:
Ostelite) und bezieht sie systematisch auf deren gesellschaftliche
Stellung im SED Regime zuruck. Zentrale Befunde zur osteuropaischen
Elitentransformation finden dabei Berucksichtigung, weil ich
zumindest nicht axiomatisch von einem reinen Sonderfall der
Transformation in den neuen Bundeslandern ausgehe. Dies erscheint
mir um so mehr berechtigt, als die hier verfolgte Fragestellung
weniger institutioneller denn politisch-soziologischer Natur ist.
Auf den Punkt gebracht lautet sie, ob und wie sich unter den
Bedingungen des Realsozialismus genuine Tragerschichten der
Demokratie entwickelt haben, aus denen sich dann ein demokratischer
Elitenwandel speisen konnte. Die Verlegung der Fragestellung ins
sozialstrukturelle Vorfeld der Ak teursbildung erscheint mir gerade
im Kontext autokratischer Regimes von zentraler Bedeutung, da
demokratisch orientierte Krafte aufgrund der hier bestehenden
Repressionsdrohungen uber langere Zeit an der Formierung gehindert
werden und erst in akuten Regimekrisen Sichtbarkeit erlangen."
This book demonstrates that people's basic values and beliefs are
changing, in ways that affect their political, sexual, economic,
and religious behaviour. These changes are roughly predictable: to
a large extent, they can be interpreted on the basis of a revised
version of modernisation theory presented here. Drawing on a
massive body of evidence from societies containing 85 percent of
the world's population, the authors demonstrate that modernisation
is a process of human development, in which economic development
gives rise to cultural changes that make individual autonomy,
gender equality, and democracy increasingly likely. The authors
present a model of social change that predicts how the value
systems play a crucial role in the emergence and flourishing of
democratic institutions - and that modernisation brings coherent
cultural changes that are conducive to democratisation.
This book presents a comprehensive theory of why human freedom gave
way to increasing oppression since the invention of states - and
why this trend began to reverse itself more recently, leading to a
rapid expansion of universal freedoms and democracy. Drawing on a
massive body of evidence, the author tests various explanations of
the rise of freedom, providing convincing support of a
well-reasoned theory of emancipation. The study demonstrates
multiple trends toward human empowerment, which converge to give
people control over their lives. Most important among these trends
is the spread of 'emancipative values', which emphasize free choice
and equal opportunities. The author identifies the desire for
emancipation as the origin of the human empowerment trend and shows
when and why this desire grows strong; why it is the source of
democracy; and how it vitalizes civil society, feeds humanitarian
norms, enhances happiness, and helps redirect modern civilization
toward sustainable development.
This book re-evaluates Almond, Verba, and Pye's original ideas
about the shape of a civic culture that supports democracy.
Marshaling a massive amount of cross-national, longitudinal public
opinion data from the World Values Survey Association, the authors
demonstrate multiple manifestations of a deep shift in the mass
attitudes and behaviors that undergird democracy. The chapters in
this book show that in dozens of countries around the world,
citizens have turned away from allegiance toward a decidedly
'assertive' posture to politics: they have become more distrustful
of electoral politics, institutions, and representatives and are
more ready to confront elites with demands from below. Most
importantly, societies that have advanced the most in the
transition from an allegiant to an assertive model of citizenship
are better-performing democracies - in terms of both accountable
and effective governance.
This book presents a comprehensive theory of why human freedom gave
way to increasing oppression since the invention of states - and
why this trend began to reverse itself more recently, leading to a
rapid expansion of universal freedoms and democracy. Drawing on a
massive body of evidence, the author tests various explanations of
the rise of freedom, providing convincing support of a
well-reasoned theory of emancipation. The study demonstrates
multiple trends toward human empowerment, which converge to give
people control over their lives. Most important among these trends
is the spread of 'emancipative values', which emphasize free choice
and equal opportunities. The author identifies the desire for
emancipation as the origin of the human empowerment trend and shows
when and why this desire grows strong; why it is the source of
democracy; and how it vitalizes civil society, feeds humanitarian
norms, enhances happiness, and helps redirect modern civilization
toward sustainable development.
This book demonstrates that people's basic values and beliefs are
changing, in ways that affect their political, sexual, economic,
and religious behaviour. These changes are roughly predictable: to
a large extent, they can be interpreted on the basis of a revised
version of modernisation theory presented here. Drawing on a
massive body of evidence from societies containing 85 percent of
the world's population, the authors demonstrate that modernisation
is a process of human development, in which economic development
gives rise to cultural changes that make individual autonomy,
gender equality, and democracy increasingly likely. The authors
present a model of social change that predicts how the value
systems play a crucial role in the emergence and flourishing of
democratic institutions - and that modernisation brings coherent
cultural changes that are conducive to democratisation.
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