The Third Wave: Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series, cartea 4
Autor Samuel P. Huntingtonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 1993
Nivel de studiu: licenta si master in stiinte politice si sociologie. Observam in The Third Wave o lucrare fundamentala pentru intelegerea arhitecturii politice globale de la sfarsitul secolului XX. Samuel P. Huntington nu propune doar o teorie, ci o explicatie empirica a modului in care peste treizeci de tari au trecut de la sisteme autoritare la democratii intre 1974 si 1990. Gasim in acest volum o analiza riguroasa a factorilor care au declansat aceasta transformare: de la dilemele de legitimitate ale regimurilor dictatoriale si schimbarile din sanul Bisericii Catolice, pana la influenta marilor puteri si fenomenul de „snowballing”, prin care schimbarile dintr-o tara au stimulat reformele in statele vecine.
Editia de fata, publicata de University of Oklahoma Press in cadrul seriei Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series, este structurata pentru a oferi claritate prin date concrete, incluzand 9 tabele si 4 figuri care sustin argumentatia autorului. Cititorii familiarizati cu CRISIS AND BREAKDOWN OF NON-DEMOCRATIC REGIMES de Pietro Grilli Di Cortona vor aprecia modul in care Huntington trece de la analiza colapsului autoritar la solutii practice. Spre deosebire de lucrarile care se concentreaza strict pe esecul regimurilor vechi, Huntington introduce sectiuni aplicate, precum „Guidelines for Democratizers”, oferind sugestii specifice pentru gestionarea tranzitiei si a consolidarii democratice. Autorul abordeaza frontal „problema tortionarului” si „problema pretoriana”, elemente esentiale pentru stabilitatea noilor sisteme. Textul ramane o referinta profesionala indispensabila prin modul in care echilibreaza analiza istorica cu perspectivele politice despre viitorul democratiei.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0806125160
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 4 figures, 9 tables, notes, index
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: University of Oklahoma Press
Seria Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series
Locul publicării:United States
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Aceasta carte este esentiala pentru studentii la stiinte politice si cercetatorii interesati de tranzitiile de regim. Cititorul castiga un cadru conceptual clar pentru a intelege de ce unele democratii se stabilizeaza, in timp ce altele regreseaza. Este o lectura obligatorie pentru a descifra mecanismele din spatele revolutiilor democratice globale si pentru a accesa ghiduri practice de reforma politica, fundamentate pe date istorice si sociologice.
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Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In "The""Third Wave, "Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. The recent transitions, he argues, are the third major wave of democratization in the modem world. Each of the two previous waves was followed by a reverse wave in which some countries shifted back to authoritarian government. Using concrete examples, empirical evidence, and insightful analysis, Huntington provides neither a theory nor a history of the third wave, but an explanation of why and how it occurred.
Factors responsible for the democratic trend include the legitimacy dilemmas of authoritarian regimes; economic and social development; the changed role of the Catholic Church; the impact of the United States, the European Community, and the Soviet Union; and the "snowballing" phenomenon: change in one country stimulating change in others. Five key elite groups within and outside the nondemocratic regime played roles in shaping the various ways democratization occurred. Compromise was key to all democratizations, and elections and nonviolent tactics also were central. New democracies must deal with the "torturer problem" and the "praetorian problem" and attempt to develop democratic values and processes. Disillusionment with democracy, Huntington argues, is necessary to consolidating democracy. He concludes the book with an analysis of the political, economic, and cultural factors that will decide whether or not the third wave continues.
Several "Guidelines for Democratizers" offer specific, practical suggestions for initiating and carrying out reform. Huntington's emphasis on practical application makes this book a valuable tool for anyone engaged in the democratization process. At this volatile time in history, Huntington's assessment of the processes of democratization is indispensable to understanding the future of democracy in the world.