The Ashgate Research Companion to the Politics of Democratization in Europe
Author | : Tuija Pulkkinen |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 0754688798 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780754688792 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Ashgate Research Companion to the Politics of Democratization in Europe written by Tuija Pulkkinen and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Democratization' is a concept often used in academic book titles, yet not many of them deal with the initial breakthrough of democratization. This research companion applies a comparative approach to analyzing debates in a number of countries. It discusses the politics, concepts and histories involved in European democratization as a complex of changes that has altered the conditions of political action and debate in the continent for the past two centuries.