عنوان

Pluralism by default

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1421418126

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1421418134

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9781421418124

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9781421418131

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Title Proper

Pluralism by default

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

weak autocrats and the rise of competitive politics /

First Statement of Responsibility

Lucan Way.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Baltimore, Maryland :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

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Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2015.

Place of Manufacture

(Baltimore, Md. :

Name of Manufacturer

Project MUSE,

Date of Manufacture

2015)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

"Focusing on regime trajectories across the former Soviet Union, Pluralism by Default posits that political competition in "new democracies" has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions, democratic leaders, or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Lucan Way contends that pluralism has persisted in many cases because autocrats lack the organization, authority, or coordination to steal elections, impose censorship, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals a largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process: the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. National divisions or weak states and parties--typically seen as impediments to democracy--can also stymie efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate control. Way demonstrates that the features that have made Ukraine the most democratic country in the former Soviet Union also contributed to the country's extreme dysfunction and descent into war in 2014"--

Text of Note

"Focusing on regime trajectories across three countries in the former Soviet Union (Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine), Lucan Way argues that democratic political competition has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions or emerging civil society, and more in the failure of authoritarianism. In many cases, pluralism has persisted because autocrats have been too weak to steal elections, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals an important but largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process in many countries - namely, that the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. Weak states and parties - factors typically seen as sources of democratic failure - can also undermine efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate political control"--

Way, Lucan,1968-

Project Muse

Date of Transaction

20190629175310.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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