Comparative Democratization and Peaceful Change in Single-Party-Dominant Countries

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-v

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Marco Rimanelli

      Pages 1-22

3. Single-Party-Dominant Systems and Western Pluralist Democracies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. Political Immobilism, Clientelism, Collapse, and Democratic Renewal in Italy

      • Marco Rimanelli

      Pages 25-98

   3. Greece: The Perils of Incorporation

      • Platon N. Rigos

      Pages 99-117

   4. Democratic Transitions: The Portuguese Case

      • Alfred G. Cuzán

      Pages 119-136

   5. Neo-Liberal Renovación, Democratic Transition, and Fragmentation: The Fall of Spain’s Socialist Hegemony

      • Anthony N. Celso

      Pages 137-155

   6. Political Polarization and Electoral Change in Israel

      • John J. McTague

      Pages 157-174

   7. Politics, Culture, and Democratic Reform in Japan

      • John P. Horgan

      Pages 175-198

4. Pluralist Democratization in Ex-Marxist Régimes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199

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   2. The Russian Case: Élite Self-Emancipation

      • Robert V. Barylski

      Pages 201-235

   3. Out from the Cold: Peaceful Democratization in Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic

      • Beat Kernen

      Pages 237-257

   4. Evolution and Demise of One-Party Rule in Nicaragua

      • Harry E. Vanden

      Pages 259-288

5. Democratization Among Third World Single-Party-Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289

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   2. Mexico: Revolution in the Revolution?

      • Waltraud Q. Morales, Corinne B. Young

      Pages 291-308

   3. Peaceful Democratic Change in Brazil and Argentina

      • Franco Mazzella

      Pages 309-337

   4. The Political Party System of India: From One-Party Dominance to No-Party Dominance

      • Renu Khator

      Pages 339-361

   5. Local and Provincial Elections in Taiwan: Appraising Steps in Democratization

      • James A. Robinson

      Pages 363-378

   6. South Africa

      • Charles W. Arnade, Keith Tankard

      Pages 379-403

   7. The Dilemmas of Democracy in Nigeria

      • Festus Ugboaja Ohaegbulam

      Pages 405-440

One of the more positive international trends as of late has been the transformation of several countries from authoritarian-based dictatorships and single party systems into multi-party democracies characterized by peaceful political transitions. In this volume, a group of experts are gathered to analyse this progression on a comparative level. The scholars examine previously right-wing regimes in Brazil, Argentina, and South Africa, former Communist states in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, and single party-dominant democracies in Italy, Japan, Mexico, and Israel. The essays reveal how the dramatic collapse of the USSR functioned as a crucial catalyst in allowing pent-up domestic pressures for change to emerge in a less charged international environment. In addition, the chapters study the historical and current evolution of these countries, focusing on their success in developing long-term pluralistic structures, and gauging whether these recent trends are more overnight fads than long lasting advancements.

• communism
• corruption
• democracy
• democratization
• dictatorship
• Israel
• pluralism
• revolution
• transformation

MARCO RIMANELLI is Associate Professor of European and Security Studies at Saint Leo College in Florida. He is the editor of the Political Chronicle journal.

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