| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : when the revolution doesn't deliver -- The challenges of civil resistance transitions -- The challenges at work : testing the civil resistance transitions data -- Introduction to case study chapters -- "The elephant's tail" : Nepal's transition to fractious semi-democracy -- "Power is sweet" : elite semi-democracy in Zambia -- Mobilization and moderation in Brazil -- Civil resistance and democratization |
| Summary |
"Under what conditions will successful nonviolent revolutions lead to democratization? While the scholarly literature has shown that nonviolent resistance has a positive effect on a country's level of democracy, little research to date has disaggregated this population to explain which cases of successful nonviolent resistance lead to democracy and which do not. This book presents a theory of democratization in transitions initiated by nonviolent resistance based on the successful resolution of two central strategic challenges: maintaining high transitional mobilization and avoiding institutionally destructive maximalism. I test the theory first on a dataset of every transition from authoritarian rule in the post-World War II period and second with three in-depth case studies informed by interviews with key decision-makers in Nepal, Zambia, and Brazil. The testing supports the importance of high mobilization and low maximalism. Both have strong, consistent effects on democratization after nonviolent resistance"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 29, 2020) |
| Subject |
Democratization.
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Civil disobedience.
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Democratization -- Nepal
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Civil disobedience -- Nepal
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Democratization -- Zambia
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Civil disobedience -- Zambia
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Democratization -- Brazil
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Civil disobedience -- Brazil
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Civil disobedience
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Democratization
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Brazil
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Nepal
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Zambia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019055839 |
| ISBN |
9780190097332 |
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0190097337 |
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9780190097325 |
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0190097329 |
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9780190097349 |
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0190097345 |
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