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The Irregular Pendulum of Democracy
Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos
其他書名
Populism, Clientelism and Corruption in Post-Yugoslav Successor States
出版Springer Nature, 2023-04-30
主題Political Science / GeneralPolitical Science / World / EuropeanSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralPolitical Science / Comparative PoliticsPolitical Science / International Relations / General
ISBN30312560939783031256097
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=doy8EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book argues that the backsliding or stagnation of democracy should be interpreted in a wider perspective on irregular movements towards and away from contemporary liberal democracy. This a perspective couched by a metaphor, namely the 'pendulum of democracy', which the author has constructed to suggest that democratic regimes may swing between a democratic end (fully developed liberal democracy) and a semi-authoritarian end (competitive authoritarianism). The pendulum does not have a predictable frequency. Democratization may lead to irregular movements back and forth. It is easier to analyze such movements of the pendulum when democracy is not consolidated yet (for instance, in the three post-Yugoslav political regimes mentioned above), as democratic institutions and processes are not yet stable. For this reason, this book analyses the swing of unconsolidated democracy away from the democratic end in the cases of today’s Serbia and Montenegro and the swing back towards liberal democracy in the case of North Macedonia which - until 2017 - had been developing into a competitive authoritarian regime, but then embarked on the road to democratic recovery.