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001 2015010633
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008 150609s2015 mdu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781421418124 (paperback : acid-free paper)
020 $a1421418126 (paperback : acid-free paper)
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100 1 $aWay, Lucan,$d1968-
245 10 $aPluralism by default :$bweak autocrats and the rise of competitive politics /$cLucan Way.
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264 1 $aBaltimore, Maryland :$b,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
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520 $a"Focusing on regime trajectories across the former Soviet Union, Pluralism by Default posits that political competition in "new democracies" has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions, democratic leaders, or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Lucan Way contends that pluralism has persisted in many cases because autocrats lack the organization, authority, or coordination to steal elections, impose censorship, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals a largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process: the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. National divisions or weak states and parties--typically seen as impediments to democracy--can also stymie efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate control. Way demonstrates that the features that have made Ukraine the most democratic country in the former Soviet Union also contributed to the country's extreme dysfunction and descent into war in 2014"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Focusing on regime trajectories across three countries in the former Soviet Union (Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine), Lucan Way argues that democratic political competition has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions or emerging civil society, and more in the failure of authoritarianism. In many cases, pluralism has persisted because autocrats have been too weak to steal elections, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals an important but largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process in many countries - namely, that the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. Weak states and parties - factors typically seen as sources of democratic failure - can also undermine efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate political control"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aPolitical participation$zBelarus.
650 0 $aPolitical participation$zMoldova.
650 0 $aPolitical participation$zUkraine.
650 0 $aDemocratization$zBelarus.
650 0 $aDemocratization$zMoldova.
650 0 $aDemocratization$zUkraine.
651 0 $aBelarus$xPolitics and government$y1991-
651 0 $aMoldova$xPolitics and government$y1991-
651 0 $aUkraine$xPolitics and government$y1991-
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9781421418124.jpg