Dilemmas of Democratic Consolidation : A Game-Theory Approach /
Ulfelder, Jay
Dilemmas of Democratic Consolidation : A Game-Theory Approach / Jay Ulfelder. - 1 online resource (177 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Democracy Game -- 3 How Fragile Is Democracy? Patterns in Cross-National Data -- 4 How Does Democracy Break Down? Evidence from Random Narratives -- 5 Exploring Confounding Cases -- 6 Implications for Democracy Promotion -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendix Episodes of Democracy, 1955–2007 -- References -- Index -- About the Book
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Why have so many attempts at democracy in the past half-century failed? Confronting this much discussed question, Jay Ulfelder offers a novel explanation for the coups and rebellions that have toppled fledgling democratic regimes and that continue to threaten many new democracies today. Ulfelder draws on an original dataset of 110 democratic failures spanning 1955–2007 and also presents analytic narratives for six cases (Cyprus, Fiji, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, and Venezuela) to illustrate why some governments survive while others collapse. Focusing on political parties and the military as key players in the "democracy game," he sheds light on the pathways by which new democracies slide all too often from founding elections to polarization and breakdown.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781626373341
10.1515/9781626373341 doi
Democracy--Mathematical models.
Democracy.
Democratization--Mathematical models.
Democratization.
Game theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics.
JC423 / .U444 2010
321.8
Dilemmas of Democratic Consolidation : A Game-Theory Approach / Jay Ulfelder. - 1 online resource (177 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Democracy Game -- 3 How Fragile Is Democracy? Patterns in Cross-National Data -- 4 How Does Democracy Break Down? Evidence from Random Narratives -- 5 Exploring Confounding Cases -- 6 Implications for Democracy Promotion -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendix Episodes of Democracy, 1955–2007 -- References -- Index -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Why have so many attempts at democracy in the past half-century failed? Confronting this much discussed question, Jay Ulfelder offers a novel explanation for the coups and rebellions that have toppled fledgling democratic regimes and that continue to threaten many new democracies today. Ulfelder draws on an original dataset of 110 democratic failures spanning 1955–2007 and also presents analytic narratives for six cases (Cyprus, Fiji, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, and Venezuela) to illustrate why some governments survive while others collapse. Focusing on political parties and the military as key players in the "democracy game," he sheds light on the pathways by which new democracies slide all too often from founding elections to polarization and breakdown.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781626373341
10.1515/9781626373341 doi
Democracy--Mathematical models.
Democracy.
Democratization--Mathematical models.
Democratization.
Game theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics.
JC423 / .U444 2010
321.8