Constraining Elites in Russia and Indonesia: Political Participation and Regime Survival - Hardcover

Lussier, Danielle N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107084377 ISBN 13: 9781107084377

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Dominant theories of democratisation do not explain why some democracies survive and others fail. Focusing on Indonesia's and Russia's experience of democracy after the authoritarian regimes of the 1990s, this is an essential study for scholars and graduate students of comparative politics and democratisation, with an emphasis on Russia and Southeast Asia.

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'This book represents a valuable contribution to the field of political science, offering a new perspective with well-elaborated concepts and in-depth historical analysis of countries. Moreover, it provides insights into the lives of ordinary citizens and reveals their values and views as relevant to democracy studies. Constraining Elites in Russia and Indonesia is an interesting and memorable piece of work, highly recommended not only for political scientists but everyone who is curious about the complex phenomenon of democracy.' Nanuli Silagadze, Europe-Asia Studies

Reseña del editor:

This is a thought-provoking analysis on why democracy succeeds in some countries but not others, comparing the post-transition experiences of two cases of contemporary democratisation: Russia and Indonesia. Following authoritarian regimes, democracy eroded in Russia but flourished in Indonesia - so confounding dominant theories of democratisation that predicted the opposite outcomes based on their levels of socioeconomic development and histories of statehood. Identifying key behaviours and patterns of political participation as a factor, Lussier interweaves ethnographic interview and quantitative public opinion data to expand our understanding on how mass political participation contributes to a democracy's survival. The integration of both micro- and macro-level data in a single study is one of this project's most significant contributions, and will enhance its appeal to both researchers and instructors.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1107084377
• ISBN 13: 9781107084377
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 332