Reflections on Uneven Democracies: The Legacy of Guillermo O'Donnell - Couverture souple

 
9781421414607: Reflections on Uneven Democracies: The Legacy of Guillermo O'Donnell
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ISBN 10 : 1421414600 ISBN 13 : 9781421414607
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014

Synopsis

A tour-de-force analysis of the current state of democracy studies as seen through the scholarly legacy of Guillermo O'Donnell.

Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL

The third wave of democratization produced a wealth of enduring social science. Beginning in the 1970s, it prompted scholars to develop important theories on authoritarian breakdowns and transitions to democracy. No one in the field was more influential than Guillermo O'Donnell (1936-2011), whose pathbreaking work shaped the scholarship of generations of social scientists.

Reflections on Uneven Democracies honors the legacy of O'Donnell's research by advancing debates related to his work on democracy. Drawing together a veritable Who's Who of eminent scholars--including two of O'Donnell's closest collaborators, Philippe Schmitter and Laurence Whitehead--the volume examines issues related to democratic breakdowns and stability, the nature and quality of new democracies, institutional strength, the rule of law, and delegative democracy.

This reexamination of some of the most influential arguments about democracy of the past forty years leads to original approaches and insights for a new era of democracy studies. Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading.

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À propos des auteurs

Marcelo Leiras is an assistant professor of political science and international relations at Universidad de San Andrés in Argentina, where he is also director of the Master of Public Administration and Policy program.

Scott Mainwaring is the Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the coauthor of Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1421414600
ISBN 13 
9781421414607
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
432
Éditeur
Brinks Daniel, Leiras Marcelo, Mainwaring Scott
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781421414591: Reflections on Uneven Democracies: The Legacy of Guillermo O'Donnell

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ISBN 10 :  1421414597 ISBN 13 :  9781421414591
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014
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