{"product_id":"democratization-and-autocratization-in-comparative-perspective-concepts-currents-causes-consequences-and-challenges-paperback","title":"Democratization and Autocratization in Comparative Perspective: Concepts, Currents, Causes, Consequences, and Challenges - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJørgen Møller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSvend-Erik Skaaning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides balanced, critical, and comprehensive coverage of the theories and realities of autocratization and democratization. It sketches developments in the conceptions of democracy, discusses how to distinguish between different forms of political rule, and maps the development of democracy and autocracy across space and time. The book reviews the major debates and findings about domestic and international causes and consequences of democratization and autocratization. It synthesizes theoretical models and empirical relationships based on an explicit comparative perspective which focuses on similarities and differences across countries and historical periods. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Offers a coherent framework, which students and scholars can use to grasp the literature on democratization and autocratization as a whole. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Includes tables and figures as well as plentiful, illustrative in-text features, including chapter summaries, text boxes, concluding bullet points, and discussion questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Fully updated to account for the recent developments within the relevant academic literature as well as global and regional patterns of democratization and autocratization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A section on democracy and autocracy today, highlighting important political challenges for democracy, such as populism and polarization, and providing an overview of the level of democratic crisis in developed democracies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemocratization and Autocratization in Comparative Perspective will be essential reading for students and scholars of political science, democracy and democratization, comparative politics, political theory, and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJørgen Møller\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University. His research interests include comparative-historical methodology, international relations theory, and historical studies of representative institutions, the politics of succession, religious-lay interactions, and civil conflict. He is author\/co-author of \u003ci\u003eState Formation, Regime Change and Economic Development\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2017), \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Stability in an Age of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2020), \u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Church and European State Formation, AD 1000-1500\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2022), and \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Succession: Forging Stable Monarchies in Europe, AD 1000-1800\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSvend-Erik Skaaning is Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University, project manager for Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), and consultant for International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). His research interests include the definition, measurement, explanations, and effects of democracy and other governance-related issues. He is author\/co-author of \u003ci\u003eRequisites of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2011), \u003ci\u003eVarieties of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (CUP, 2020), \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Stability in an Age of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2020), and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e (JHUP, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355687895289,"sku":"9781032348964","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/EjYO1Uqsyu9781032348964.webp?v=1769854422","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/democratization-and-autocratization-in-comparative-perspective-concepts-currents-causes-consequences-and-challenges-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}