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Robert R. Kaufman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Inequality and Regime Change: Democratic Transitions and the Stability of Democratic Rule
    American Political Science Review, 2012
    Co-Authors: Stephan Haggard, Robert R. Kaufman
    Abstract:

    Areinequalityanddistributiveconflictsadriving force in the transition to Democratic Rule? Are unequal democracies more likely to revert to authoritarianism? These questions have a long pedigree in in the analysis of the transition to Democratic Rule in Europe (Lipset 1960; Marshall 1963; Moore 1966), and have been raised again in newer comparative historical work on democratization (Collier 1999; Rueschemeyer, Stephens, and Stephens 1992). More recently, an influential line of theory has attempted to ground the politics of inequality on rationalist assumptions about citizens’ preferences over institutions (Acemoglu and Robinson 2000; 2001; 2006; Boix 2003; 2008; Przeworski 2009). These distributive conflict approaches conceptualize authoritarian Rule as an institutional means through which unequal class or group relationsaresustainedbylimitingthefranchiseandthe ability of social groups to organize. The rise and fall of Democratic Rule thus reflect deeper conflicts between elites and masses over the distribution of wealth and income. Despite its logic, there are several theoretical and empirical reasons to question the expectations of these new distributive conflict models. Socioeconomic inequality plays a central role in these models, but has cross-cutting effects. The more unequal a society, the greater the incentives for disadvantaged groups to press for more open and competitive politics. Yet the

Vincenzo Memoli - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • does democratization foster state consolidation Democratic Rule political order and administrative capacity
    Governance, 2015
    Co-Authors: Giovanni Carbone, Vincenzo Memoli
    Abstract:

    The established view in political science is that a sound and functioning state has to be in place before democracy can be introduced. State first, and then democracy. While acknowledging the existence of a basic state infrastructure as a necessary starting point, we examine the possibility that democratization itself may play an important role in the subsequent development and consolidation of the state. We do this by addressing the major conceptual and methodological shortcomings of existing research on this topic. The results of our panel analysis, covering a population of 122 countries, show that both a country's level of democracy and the interaction between degree and duration of democracy positively and significantly affect the consolidation of the state and of its two key individual dimensions, namely, political order and administrative capacity.

Stephan Haggard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Inequality and Regime Change: Democratic Transitions and the Stability of Democratic Rule
    American Political Science Review, 2012
    Co-Authors: Stephan Haggard, Robert R. Kaufman
    Abstract:

    Areinequalityanddistributiveconflictsadriving force in the transition to Democratic Rule? Are unequal democracies more likely to revert to authoritarianism? These questions have a long pedigree in in the analysis of the transition to Democratic Rule in Europe (Lipset 1960; Marshall 1963; Moore 1966), and have been raised again in newer comparative historical work on democratization (Collier 1999; Rueschemeyer, Stephens, and Stephens 1992). More recently, an influential line of theory has attempted to ground the politics of inequality on rationalist assumptions about citizens’ preferences over institutions (Acemoglu and Robinson 2000; 2001; 2006; Boix 2003; 2008; Przeworski 2009). These distributive conflict approaches conceptualize authoritarian Rule as an institutional means through which unequal class or group relationsaresustainedbylimitingthefranchiseandthe ability of social groups to organize. The rise and fall of Democratic Rule thus reflect deeper conflicts between elites and masses over the distribution of wealth and income. Despite its logic, there are several theoretical and empirical reasons to question the expectations of these new distributive conflict models. Socioeconomic inequality plays a central role in these models, but has cross-cutting effects. The more unequal a society, the greater the incentives for disadvantaged groups to press for more open and competitive politics. Yet the

Pushkar Maitra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

K. I. Theletsane - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Drawbacks in South Africa's pursuit of Democratic Rule and good governance
    2014
    Co-Authors: K. I. Theletsane
    Abstract:

    The history of South Africa, in terms of Democratic Rule, whether examined from the indigenous, colonial or post-independence period, evokes varied emotions because of its chequered nature. It is, therefore, not surprising that there is acceptance of the popular belief that "ex Africa semper aliquid movi" (there is always something new out of Africa). Analysts often associate the problem of corruption with single factors such as the indigenous past or colonial Rule. This paper adopts a broader view in order to argue that there are multiple and complex factors, sometimes even conflicting and contradictory, which individually or in combination contribute to the failure to attain Democratic Rule and good governance in African states such as South Africa. Most African countries fought for independence on the nationalism slogan, which operated as a catalyst for rallying the nation together to eliminate colonial Rule. Thus, most often there was a sense of unity and a sense of belonging. However, this tended to be short-lived after independence.