Comparing democracies There are four major factors that contributed to the new interest in comparing democracies that is the comparison of regimes‚ the ‘third wave’ of democratization‚ institutional engineering‚ and the last one is Neo-institutionalism. The first factor comes from the study of Powell (1982) and Lijphart (1984) that has characterize and compare democratic regimes as a whole. Lijphart has elaborated the distinction of the majoritarian and the consensus models of democracy to
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The Third Wave of Democratization - The Spanish Paradigm History of the Third Wave History has proven that democratization around the world has occurred in stages. Samuel P. Huntington breaks these stages into three waves‚ with the final wave being the current wave. The third wave of democratization began in 1975 with Portugal’s transition. The vast majority of the countries that democratized during this time were transformed from a one-party system‚ a military regime or a personal dictatorship
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1. Introduction The Democratic Peace theory‚ known as the “democracies seldom if ever go to war against another” states simply that there is a relative absence of war between states which foster the system of democracy. This thesis has already established itself as an undeniable axiom for the US foreign policy which could be effortlessly traced in the President Clinton’s address of 1994 for the State of the Union: “Democracies don’t attack each other” and “ultimately the best strategy to insure
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The missing presence of war within democracies are explained by the wide variety of different historical‚ economic‚ and political events that did not support military violence between democratic states. The democratic peace challenges the effectiveness of other governmental bodies which highlights balance-of-power estimations and strategic interests to provide factual reasoning on the peace and stability that is built in democratic system. The idea of spreading democracies is something that would
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Politics in Thailand." Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal Of International & Strategic Affairs 36‚ no. 3: 356-385. International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center‚ EBSCOhost (accessed January 29‚ 2015). Moghadam‚ Valentine M. 2014. "DEMOCRATIZATION AND WOMEN ’S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN NORTH AFRICA."Journal Of International Affairs 68‚ no. 1: 59-78. International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center‚ EBSCOhost(accessed January 29‚ 2015). Ojo‚ Emmanuel O. 2014. "The Military And
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authoritarianism)? Compare two different post-communist states (democracy vs. competitive authoritarianism) in support of your argument. University: American University of Central Asia One of the reasons of the soviet countries that joined to the democratization wave is the failure of communism. In this wave some of the countries could successfully have transition to democracy‚ but some of them could not. Each of the communist countries had their specific procedures in terms of
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"The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept." -Thucydides In the modern-day United States‚ we live in a culture of self-expression‚ prosperity‚ and freedom. But these ideas of universal entitlement and inalienable humans rights have become so ingrained in our society‚ that we often forget that the rest of the world doesn ’t necessarily think the same way. The development of our social values and beliefs was a process‚ and we cannot force them onto any
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The relationship between democracy and economic growth has generated much controversy‚ research‚ and even bewilderment. If economic development is an expression of the level of development of societies‚ it will also be compatible with the level of democratic development. Democracy will become a catalyst and engine of economic and social development in society. To what extent does the economy affect the building of democracy? Is democracy a condition for economic development‚ or is economic development
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Transitions to Democracy: An Analysis of Romania in Linz and Stepan’s "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" Linz and Stepan’s chapter on Romania in their book‚ "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" is a complete and well done analysis of the transition of the Romanian government after the death of Ceausescu and the effects of Ceausescu’s sultanistic reign on that transition. Throughout the chapter‚ Linz and Stepan attempt to answer the question they postulate in
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Democratization in Iraq: Is it Possible? A successful democracy consists of more than just a statement of purpose. It requires a sustained commitment and clear objectives for the particular country’s needs. Creating a democracy for any country is easier said than done. Iraq is currently undergoing this transition. I believe complete democratization of Iraq will never take place. It is a long process consisting of many requirements to begin developing it‚ challenges that will slow down the process
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