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基本説明
A productive dialogue between former prime ministers and presidents of new democracies and leading democratization scholars.
Full Description
New governments established during the third wave of democratization in Latin America, Eastern and Central Europe, Africa, and Asia face increasing threats to stabilization and consolidation. Alfred Stepan, a major voice in democratization studies, gathers leading experts in political science and government to better understand what is going wrong and how it can be fixed. The contributors identify and analyze three key problems that endanger these democracies: ethnonational conflicts, domestic security and the role of police and military, and power sharing in presidential and semi-presidential systems. For each of these issues, essays evaluate promising new policies, advance alternatives, and suggest political reforms that could increase the success of democratic governance. Stepan's introduction reflects on why these three critical issues have been neglected or misconceptualized by practitioners and theorists alike. A conclusion by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, offers unique insight on how to successfully manage and solve these problems.
Democracies in Danger is the product of informed and productive dialogue between former prime ministers and presidents of new democracies and leading democratization scholars. It will be essential in setting research agendas and policy discussions for a broad range of scholars and practitioners.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Undertheorized Political Problems in the Founding Democratization Literature
Part I: Managing Potential Cultural Conflicts Democratically
Chapter 1. Civil Society, Islam, and Ethnocommunal Conflict
Chapter 2. Debating Secession Peacefully and Democratically: The Case of Canada
Part II: Toward Creating and Controlling Democratically Usable Security Services
Chapter 3. The New "Double Challenge": Democratic Control and Efficacy of Military, Police, and Intelligence
Chapter 4. Beyond Threats to Democracy from the Armed Forces, Police, and Intelligence: The Spanish Case
Part III: Refining Presidentialism and Semi-Presidentialism
Chapter 5. Latin America's Interrupted Presidencies: Alternatives?
Chapter 6. The Predicament of Semi-presidentialism
Conclusion: The Way Forward
Notes
List of Contributors
Index
