{"product_id":"pluralism-by-default-lucan-way-9781421418124","title":"Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn audacious new explanation for the emergence of political pluralism in weak states.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePluralism by Default\u003c\/i\u003e explores sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way proposes that pluralism in \"new democracies\" is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic competition frequently emerges because autocrats lack the state capacity to steal elections, impose censorship, or repress opposition. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may also thwart the development of stable democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucan Way\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421418126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421418124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016","brand":"Lucan Way","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43934797529343,"sku":"9781421418124","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2185e90e-a13b-4109-be6b-e07268bcd78a.jpg?v=1681416106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pluralism-by-default-lucan-way-9781421418124","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}