{"product_id":"democratic-transition-and-consolidation-in-drago-dragoman-9783631768594","title":"Democratic Transition and Consolidation in Romania: Civic Engagement and Elite Behavior After 1989","description":"\u003cp\u003eDemocratic transition is a very complex phenomenon. It relies on the outcome of the political competition between key actors during its initial stages, as well as on economic, social, and structural constraints inherited from the previous authoritarian regime. The book compares both series of factors by focusing on citizens' democratic engagement and on political elites' behavior. Despite a strong path-dependency to the previous authoritarian structures and low levels of initial democratic resources, citizens made proof of remarkable willingness to support democracy. By street protests, they even pressured political populist elites in power to abandon radical undemocratic regime changes. Romania managed therefore to maintain its European course and to avoid serious democratic backsliding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragoş Dragoman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3631768591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783631768594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Drago\u0026#351; Dragoman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446268408063,"sku":"9783631768594","price":44.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae325ffc-6ede-453f-8c94-48c944652e21.jpg?v=1777223635","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democratic-transition-and-consolidation-in-drago-dragoman-9783631768594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}