After Authoritarianism by Monika Nalepa

After Authoritarianism by Monika Nalepa

Does transitional justice the practice of reckoning with members and collaborators of a former authoritarian regime stabilize or destabilize new democracies? After Authoritarianism shows engaging with secret legacies authoritarian regimes to be critical for the success of new democracies, more so than purging old elites from the state apparatus.

'This methodologically sophisticated book dives deeply into the study of the processes by which new democracies extricate themselves from their authoritarian pastIt convincingly demonstrates that lustrations and truth commissions exert a positive effect on the quality of representation of new democracies. This occurs because policies that disclose information about association with the outgoing regime limit the ability of former elites to extort concessions from politicians who collaborated with the authoritarian governments. Monika Nalepa successfully overturns the conventional wisdom about the efficacy of transparency during democratic transitions.' Isabela Mares, Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science, Yale University
'Dealing with those who collaborated with the former regime is a critical challenge in the wake of transitions from autocracy to democracy. Challenging conventional wisdom, Nalepa argues that exposing secret collaboration and dealing with known functionaries of the autocratic regime pose separate problems that require distinct approaches. After Authoritarianism combines conceptual and analytic clarity, original data, and cutting-edge empirical evaluation. This is a provocative book that calls into question received wisdom and offers a fresh perspective on the best means to establish and consolidate democracy in the face of authoritarian legacies.' Georg Vanberg, Ernestine Friedl Professor of Political Science, Duke University
'In this powerful and sophisticated book, Monika Nalepa delivers an extremely important lesson: 'doing nothing' about authoritarian elites after the end of a dictatorship (the so-called 'Spanish model' of democratic transition celebrated by so many in the academic and policy communities) distorts and diminishes the quality of democratic politics.' Carles Boix, Robert Garrett Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University
'… the book combines analytical narratives and empirical data, the latter conveniently assembled in appendixes following thematic chapters … Recommended.' S. Mitropolitski, Choice
'… there is much to appreciate in this book's efforts to triangulate the slippery topic of transitional justice and reveal its often-illusive impact. After Authoritarianism and the GTJD [Global Transitional Justice Database] on which it is based will spur continued conversations about the conditions under which personnel reforms support democratization.' Cynthia M. Horne, Perspectives on Politics

Monika Nalepa is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Her first book, Skeletons in the Closet: Transitional Justice in Post-Communist Europe, received the Best Book Award from the Comparative Democratization section of APSA and the Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award from the Political Organizations and Parties section of APSA. With a focus on post-communist Europe, her research interests include transitional justice, parties and legislatures, and the political economy of regime change.

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ISBN 13	9781316513439
ISBN 10	1316513432
Title	After Authoritarianism
Author	Monika Nalepa
Series	Political Economy Of Institutions And Decisions
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2022-09-22
Number of pages	300
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