Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521689663)

Far from sweeping the globe uniformly, the 'third wave of democratization' left burgeoning republics and resilient dictatorships in its wake. Applying more than a year of original fieldwork in Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, and the Philippines, in this book Jason Brownlee shows that the mixed record of recent democratization is best deciphered through a historical and institutional approach to authoritarian rule. Exposing the internal organizations that structure elite conflict, Brownlee demonstrates why the critical soft-liners needed for democratic transitions have been dormant in Egypt and Malaysia but outspoken in Iran and the Philippines. By establishing how ruling parties originated and why they impede change, Brownlee illuminates the problem of contemporary authoritarianism and informs the promotion of durable democracy.

Author: Jason Brownlee
ISBN-10: 052168966X
ISBN-13: 9780521689663
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/23/2007
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.29w x 0.67d