Democracy from Above by Jon Pevehouse
Since the momentous events of the late 1980s, democratic transition has been a widely studied phenomenon. Most scholars who have investigated the causes and implications of the global trend to democracy have argued that domestic politics is the leading determinant in the success or failure of transitions to democracy. In this book, Jon Pevehouse argues that international factors, specifically regional organizations, play an important role in the transition to and endurance of democracy. Domestic elites use membership of regional organizations to advance the cause of democracy since these organizations can manipulate the costs and benefits of democracy to important societal groups such as business elites or the military. Six cases (Hungary, Peru, Greece, Paraguay, Guatemala, and Turkey) examine the causal processes behind the statistical association between regional organizations and democratization. These findings bridge international relations and comparative politics while also providing guidelines for policy-makers who wish to use regional organizations to promote democracy.
'Democracy from Above bridges disciplinary and methodological categories in a smart and thorough wayStudents of both international organisations and democratisation will have to contend with the book's convincing conclusions, and policy-makers should as well.' The Review of International Organizations
Jon C.W. Pevehouse is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an award-winning teacher and scholar. His research interests focus on international political economy, foreign policy, and international organizations. He is currently the editor of the leading professional journal in the field, International Organization. He received his BA from the University of Kansas and his PhD from Ohio State University. Joshua S. Goldstein is Professor Emeritus of International Relations, American University (Washington, DC) and Research Scholar, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is an award-winning scholar who has written and spoken widely on war and society, including war's effects on gender, economics, and psychological trauma). His book War and Gender won the International Studies Association's Book of the Decade award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521606585 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521606586 |
| Title | Democracy from Above |
| Author | Jon Pevehouse |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2005-01-13 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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