Requisites Of Democracy: Conceptualization, Measurement, And Explanation (democratization Studies)
by Jørgen Møller /
2011 / English / PDF
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This book brings together the conceptual and theoretical writings
of Joseph Schumpeter, Robert A. Dahl, Guillermo O’Donnell, and T.
H. Marshall. It demonstrates that most of the different
conceptions of democracy in the democratization literature can be
ordered in one systematic regime typology that distinguishes
between ‘thinner’ and ‘thicker’ definitions of democracy.
This book brings together the conceptual and theoretical writings
of Joseph Schumpeter, Robert A. Dahl, Guillermo O’Donnell, and T.
H. Marshall. It demonstrates that most of the different
conceptions of democracy in the democratization literature can be
ordered in one systematic regime typology that distinguishes
between ‘thinner’ and ‘thicker’ definitions of democracy.
The authors argue that the empirical pattern revealed by this
typology is explained by the combination of internal structural
constraints and international factors facilitating democracy. The
result of such contending forces is that most of the
democratizations in recent decades have only produced competitive
elections, rather than ‘more demanding’ attributes of
democracy such as political liberties, the rule of law, and
social rights.
The authors argue that the empirical pattern revealed by this
typology is explained by the combination of internal structural
constraints and international factors facilitating democracy. The
result of such contending forces is that most of the
democratizations in recent decades have only produced competitive
elections, rather than ‘more demanding’ attributes of
democracy such as political liberties, the rule of law, and
social rights.
Examining theoretical and empirical approaches to measuring,
defining and understanding democracy, the book will be of
interest to scholars of political theory and comparative politics
in general and democratization studies in particular.
Examining theoretical and empirical approaches to measuring,
defining and understanding democracy, the book will be of
interest to scholars of political theory and comparative politics
in general and democratization studies in particular.
