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Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation
Since their classic volume The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes was published in 1978, Juan J. Linz and Alfred Stepan have increasingly focused on the questions of how, in the …
Rethinking Religion and World Affairs
In recent years, the role of religion in the study and conduct of international affairs has become increasingly important. Rethinking Religion and World Affairs seeks to question …
Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey
While Turkey has grown as a world power, promoting the image of a progressive and stable nation, several choices in policy have strained its relationship with the East and the …
Democratic Transition in the Muslim World
In early 2011, widespread protests ousted dictatorial regimes in both Tunisia and Egypt. Within a few years, Tunisia successfully held parliamentary and presidential elections and …
The State and Society
Although the state's role in society has clearly expanded since the 1930s, its independent effect on social structure and change has been given little weight in modern political …
The Military in Politics
The nature of the military institution in Brazil, its relations with civilian governments up to 1964, and its use of power since the coup of that year are examined by Alfred …
Crafting State-Nations
Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many …
The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes
The fate of democratic governments throughout the world is a topic of growing concern. The crises of modern history, from the Machtergreifung by Hitler through the downfall of …
Crafting State-Nations
Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many …
Authoritarian Brazil
The development model followed by the military regime that came to power in Brazil in 1964 is one of the most controversial among the less developed countries. The regime’s …
Arguing Comparative Politics
This volume brings together new and classic articles by one of the leading scholars in comparative politics. The articles focus in particular on the nature of contemporary …
The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes
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