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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.

Author: Haerpfer Christian
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pages: 520
ISBN: 9780198732280
Cover: Paperback
Edition Number: 2
Release Year: 2018

1.: Introduction, Christian Welzel, Ronald Inglehart, Patrick Bernhangen, and Christian W. Haerpfer

Part One: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives
2: Theories of Democratization, Christian Welzel
3: Democratic and Undemocratic States, Richard Rose
4: Measuring Democracy and Democratization, Patrick Bernhagen
5: Long Waves and Conjunctures of Democratization, Dirk Berg-Schlosser
6: The Global Wave of Democratization, John Markoff and Daniel Burridge
Part Two: Causes and Dimensions of Democratization
7: The International Context, Hakan Yilmaz
8: The Political Economy of Democracy, Patrick Bernhagen
9: Political Culture, Mass Beliefs and Value Change, Christian Welzel and Ronald F. Inglehart
10: Gender and Democratization, Pamela Paxton and Kris Velasco
11: Social Capital and Civil Society, Natalia Letki
12: Social Movements and Contention in Democratization Processes, Federico M. Rossi and Donatella della Porta
Part Three: Actors and Institutions
13: Conventional Citizen Participation, Ian McAllister and Stephen White
14: Political Parties, Leonardo Morlino
15: Institutional Design in New Democracies, Matthijs Bogaards
16: The Media, Katrin Voltmer and Gary Rawnsley
17: Social Media, Larry Diamond and Zak Whittington
18: A Decade of Democratic Decline and Stagnation, Laura Jakli, M. Steven Fish, and Jason Wittenburg
Part Four: Regions of Democratization
19: Southern Europe, Richard Gunther
20: Latin America, Andrea Oelsner and Mervyn Bain
21: Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe Europe, Christian W. Haerpfer and Kseniya Kizilova
22: Post-Soviet Eurasia, Christian W. Haerpfer and Kseniya Kizilova
23: The Middle East and North Africa, Francesco Cavatorta
24: Sub-Saharan Africa, Michael Bratton
25: East Asia, Doh Chull Shin and Rollin F. Tusalem
Part 5: Conclusions and Outlook

26: Conclusions: The Future of Democratization, Christian Welzel, Ronald F. Inglehart, Patrick Bernhagen, and Christian Haerpfer

Christian W. Haerpfer is Full Professor of Sociology at the United Arab Emirates University - UAEU, Director of the Insitute for Comparative Survey Research - Eurasia Barometer in Vienna, and President of the World Values Survey Association.

Patrick Bernhagen is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Stuttgart.

Christian Welzel is Professor for Political Culture Research at Leuphana University of Lüneburg and President Emeritus of the World Values Survey Association, and is affiliated with National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.

Ronald F. Inglehart is Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and Founding President of the World Values Survey Association.

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