Pluralism by Default : Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics

Way, Lucan

Johns Hopkins University Press（2016/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 274 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781421418124
• DDC分類 321

Full Description

Pluralism by Default explores sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way proposes that pluralism in "new democracies" is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic competition frequently emerges because autocrats lack the state capacity to steal elections, impose censorship, or repress opposition. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may also thwart the development of stable democracy.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Acronyms
1. Introduction
2. Perestroika and the Origins of Post-Soviet Pluralism by Default
3. Pluralism by Default in Ukraine
4. Pluralism by Default in Moldova
5. Authoritarian Consolidation in Belarus
6. Consolidated and Unconsolidated Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Union
7. Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Bibliography
Index