Transitions from authoritarian rule. Tentative conclusions about uncertain democracies
Guillermo A. O'Donnell (Author), Philippe C. Schmitter (Author)
eBook, English, 2013
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The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2013
1 online resource
9781421410142, 1421410141
1352043842
Foreword by Cynthia J. Arnson and Abraham F. LowenthalForeword to the 1986 edition by Abraham F. LowenthalPrefaceChapter 1. Introducing UncertaintyChapter 2. Defining Some Concepts (and Exposing Some Assumptions)Chapter 3. Opening (and Undermining) Authoritarian RegimesChapter 4. Negotiating (and Renegotiating) PactsChapter 5. Resurrecting Civil Society (and Restructuring Public Space)Chapter 6. Convoking Elections (and Provoking Parties)Chapter 7. Concluding (but Not Capitulating) with a MetaphorNotesIndex