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The Politics of Democratic Consolidation

Southern Europe in Comparative Perspective

Richard Gunther, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Hans-Jürgen Puhle

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With democracy on the rise worldwide, questions about "transition" are rapidly being replaced by questions about "consolidation." How can leaders provide for a stable democracy once a nation has made its initial commitment to the rule of law and to popularly edledted government? In The Politics of Democratic Consolidation, a distinguished group of internationally recognized scholars focus on four nations of Southern Europe—Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece—which have successfully consolidated their democratic regimes.

Contributors: P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, Hans-Jürgen Puhle...

With democracy on the rise worldwide, questions about "transition" are rapidly being replaced by questions about "consolidation." How can leaders provide for a stable democracy once a nation has made its initial commitment to the rule of law and to popularly edledted government? In The Politics of Democratic Consolidation, a distinguished group of internationally recognized scholars focus on four nations of Southern Europe—Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece—which have successfully consolidated their democratic regimes.

Contributors: P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, Hans-Jürgen Puhle, Edward Malefakis, Juan J. Linz, Alfred Stepan, Felipe Agüero, Geoffrey Pridham, Sidney Tarrow, Leonardo Morlino, José R. Montero, Gianfranco Pasquino, and Philippe C. Schmitter.

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There is a wealth of information here, but the outstanding merit of this volume lies in its illuminating comparative analysis.

Many of the contributions are required reading for anyone interested in the postauthoritarian politics of southern Europe.

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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Political and Socioeconomic Contours of Southern European History
Chapter 3. Democratic Transition and

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Political and Socioeconomic Contours of Southern European History
Chapter 3. Democratic Transition and Consolidation in Southern Europe, with Reflections on Latin America and Eastern Europe
Chapter 4. Democratic Consolidation and the Military in Southern Europe and South America
Chapter 5. The International Context of Democratic Consolidation: Southern Europe in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 6. Mass Mobilization and Regime Change: Pacts, Reform, and Popular Power in Italy (1918–1922) and Spain (1975–1978)
Chapter 7. Legitimacy and Democracy in Southern Europe
Chapter 8. Executive-Legislative Relations in Southern Europe
Chapter 9. Organized Interests and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe
Chapter 10. Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe
Chapter 11. Conclusion
Notes
Contributors
Index

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