Format:
xi, 249 Seiten
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Diagramme
ISBN:
9780190097301
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9780190097318
Content:
Introduction : when the revolution doesn't deliver -- The challenges of civil resistance transitions -- The challenges at work : testing the civil resistance transitions data -- "The elephant's tail :" Nepal's transition to fractious semi-democracy -- "Power is sweet" : elite semi-democracy in Zambia -- Brazil : mobilization and moderation -- Civil resistance and democratization.
Content:
Peaceful protest is a strong driver for democratization across the globe. Yet, it doesn't always lead to democratic transition, as seen in the Arab Spring revolutions in Egypt or Yemen. Why do some nonviolent transitions end in democracy while others do not? In From Dissent to Democracy, Jonathan Pinckney systematically examines transitions initiated by nonviolent resistance campaigns and argues that two key factors explain whether or not democracy will follow such efforts. First, a movement must sustain high levels of social mobilization. Second, it must direct that mobilization away from revolutionary "maximalist" goals and tactics and towards support for new institutions. Pinckney tests his theory by presenting a global statistical analysis of all political transitions from 1945-2011 and three case studies from Nepal, Zambia, and Brazil. Original and empirically rigorous, this book provides new insights into the intersection of democratization and nonviolent resistance and gives actionable recommendations for how to encourage democratic transitions.
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis Seite 219-243, Register
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190097332
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Pinckney, Jonathan C From dissent to democracy New York : Oxford University Press, 2020
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Pinckney, Jonathan C; From dissent to democracy Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020 ISBN 9780190097332
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
