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Sangmook Lee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Democratic Transition and the consolidation of democracy in south korea
Taiwan journal of democracy, 2007Co-Authors: Sangmook LeeAbstract:This article discusses the negative effects that the path to Democratic Transition in South Korea had on the nation’s consolidation of democracy. Unlike previous studies which argue that negotiating pacts among elites is the most successful formula for Democratic Transition, the South Korean case shows that a smooth Democratic Transition through a political pact became an important factor for the institutionalization of Democratic rules and procedures. By focusing on the unDemocratic experience of the Kim Young Sam civil government, the essay posits that the failure of Kim's government essentially resulted from structural problems in the process of Democratic Transition, as well as from Kim's leadership style.
Romain Wacziarg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Democratic Transition
Journal of Economic Growth, 2014Co-Authors: Fabrice Murtin, Romain WacziargAbstract:Over the last two centuries, many countries experienced regime Transitions toward democracy. We document this Democratic Transition over a long time horizon. We use historical time series of income, education and democracy levels from 1870 to 2000 to explore the economic factors associated with rising levels of democracy. We find that primary schooling, and to a weaker extent per capita income levels, are strong determinants of the quality of political institutions. We find little evidence of causality running the other way, from democracy to income or education.
Eghosa E. Osaghae - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The global and regional contexts of South Africa's Democratic Transition
Politikon, 1996Co-Authors: Eghosa E. OsaghaeAbstract:ABSTRACT This paper analyses the global and regional (i.e. African and Southern African) contexts of South Africa's Democratic Transition. It argues and demonstrates that by the nature of the country — its multi‐racial, international population, strategic importance to the West, continued practice of the worst form of colonial oppression and exploitation long after colonialism had become an anachronism, and the power of the apartheid state which was difficult for the liberation movements alone to defeat — the pressures and forces unleashed in these contexts played a key role in Democratic Transition. The paper examines the various forces and pressures, and shows that the global context was the more critical because of the dependency and weakness of the African states which spearheaded the anti‐apartheid movement. Within the global context, the apartheid regime exploited the cold war to delay transformation, but once the war ended and the global Democratic revolution was set in motion, the road to democrat...
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Democratic Transition in Africa
1992Co-Authors: Bernard Caron, Alex Gboyega, Eghosa E. OsaghaeAbstract:24 papers were read at the symposium on Democratic Transition in Africa, organized by CREDU (Centre de Recherches et de Documentation Universitaire / Centre for Research, Documentation and University Exchances) in Ibadan, Nigeria on September 16-19, 1992. They have been gathered under seven headings : 1) The international environment of Democratic Transition; 2) Democratic theory and retionale for Transition; 3) The civil society context of Democratic Transition ; 4) The military context of Democratic Transition ; 5) Legal and institutional mechanisms for Democratic Transition; 6) The economic context of Democratic Transition ; 7) The future of democracy in Africa. Beyond the Transition. Contributors include: Victor Adetula; C.O. Ajila; S.T. Akindele; Olabode O. Alokan; 'Kunle Amuwo; Wilfred Jingwa Awung; Sam Obadiah Ayele; Solomon Akhere Aziegbe; Kola Babarinde; Daniel Bach; I.L. Bashir; Gilbert Keith Bluweh; Mathew A. Dayomi; Peter P. Ekeh; Jibrin Ibrahim; 'Sina Kawonise; Abubakar Momoh; A. Niandou Souley; Ben Nwabueze; Kris Obodumu; Biodun Ogunyemi; Chike F. Okolocha; Wale Are Olaitan; Eghosa E. Osaghae; A. Olayiwola Owolabi; Rotimi T. Suberu; Samuel M. Woldu.
María Inclán - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Oxford Scholarship Online - The Zapatista Movement and Mexico's Democratic Transition
Oxford Scholarship Online, 2018Co-Authors: María InclánAbstract:What happens to insurgent social movements that emerge during a Democratic Transition but fail to achieve their goals? How influential are they? Are they able to survive their initial mobilizing boom? Using the development of the Zapatista movement during Mexico’s Democratic Transition in the 1990s, this book seeks to answer these questions. The Zapatista movement is probably the best example of an influential and salient insurgent social movement emerging during a Democratic Transition that successfully mobilized sympathy and support for the indigenous agenda inside and outside of the country, yet failed to achieve its goals vis-à-vis the Mexican state. Why did such an influential movement fail to have its demands fully met? The answer is illustrated using a sliding door analogy to explain how the Zapatista movement developed within almost simultaneous openings and closings of political opportunities for its mobilization, success, and survival. Framing the relative achievements and failures of the movement within Mexico’s democratization is essential to understanding how social movements develop and survive and how responsive an electoral democracy can actually become. As such, this book offers a test of the quality of Mexico’s democracy and the resilience of the Zapatista movement, identifying the extent to which emerging political forces have incorporated dissident and previously excluded political actors into the new polity.
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Oxford Scholarship Online - Democratic Transitions and Political Opportunities
Oxford Scholarship Online, 2018Co-Authors: María InclánAbstract:This chapter presents the theoretical arguments of the book, which come from the literatures on political opportunities and Democratic Transitions, in particular protracted Transitions and Transitions from below. The chapter first compares Mexico’s Democratic Transition to other democratization processes in which insurgent social movements play a crucial role, such as the cases of El Salvador and South Africa. Then it provides an analysis of the opportunities that Democratic Transitions may open for the mobilization, success, and survival of an insurgent social movement. Third, hypotheses contextualized to the Mexican case illustrate how these expectations may influence the development of a specific movement’s cycle of protests, negotiating success, and chances of survival within a protracted Democratic Transition.
Fabrice Murtin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Democratic Transition
Journal of Economic Growth, 2014Co-Authors: Fabrice Murtin, Romain WacziargAbstract:Over the last two centuries, many countries experienced regime Transitions toward democracy. We document this Democratic Transition over a long time horizon. We use historical time series of income, education and democracy levels from 1870 to 2000 to explore the economic factors associated with rising levels of democracy. We find that primary schooling, and to a weaker extent per capita income levels, are strong determinants of the quality of political institutions. We find little evidence of causality running the other way, from democracy to income or education.