first wave 1820s-1926 29 democracies in the world reverse wave 1942 only 12 democracies second wave...
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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world. – Earl Warren
DemocratizationBy Tauqir Abdullah
Democratic Regime
• Definition: A set of institutions that allow the citizens to choose the makers of public policy in free, competitive elections.
• Procedural Democracy: Follow minimum requirements.
• Substantive Democracy: Political Rights and Civil Liberties
Procedural Democracy
• Meets the requirements of a Democracy• Guarded Democracy / Illiberal Democracy• Electoral Authoritarianism
Substantive Democracy
•Freedom• True Democracy• Impossible
Democratization
• Transformation from nondemocratic regime to procedural democracy to substantive democracy.
• Three “Waves” of Democracy
First wave1820s-1926
29 democracies in the world
Reverse Wave1942 only 12 democracies
Second WaveAlly win in WWII
By 1962 : 36 Democratic Countries
Second “reverse wave” due to economic problems
30 democracies
Third WaveLate 1970s
Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa
190 procedural democracies
Why Democratization does or doesn’t occur
Occurs• Loss of Legitimacy• Middle Class• Human Rights• “Snowball” effect
Doesn’t Occur• Cultural clash• Economy• Reverse “Snowball”
effect
Preconditions of Democratization
• Level of Economic Development– Modernization
• Movement to cities• Technology• Education• Etc.
• International Environment of Democracy– Prohibit/impose– Prestige– Incentives
Outcome of Democratizations
• Democratic Consolidation• Or Others
Sources• http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap05_comp_go
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www-cshs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/teachers/keefet/Downloads/FOV1-00050122/AP%20Comparative%20Study%20Guide.pdf
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emocracy.html