{"product_id":"elites-and-democratic-transitions-by-regime-transformation-in-southern-europe-9783031046193","title":"Elites and Democratic Transitions by Regime Transformation in Southern Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines three cases of democratic transitions by self-transformation of the non-democratic regimes in Southern Europe—the Spanish \u003ci\u003ereforma pactada-ruptura pactada\u003c\/i\u003e of 1976-77, the Greek “Markezinis experiment” of 1973, and the Turkish democratic transition of 1983—in a comparative perspective. The author argues that a democratic transition initiated by the regime elites is, in contrast to widely held assumptions and notwithstanding some reservations on whether democracy can be (re-)introduced by non-democrats, worth viewing as a “window of opportunity” for democratisation. It is up to the democratic counter-elites to respond to it, using the civil society and the international factor as allies to achieve their goal of acquiring more concessions from the regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Democratisation Theory and Comparative Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. From 'Organic Democracy' to 'Democracy without Adjectives': Spain 1976-77.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. From Dictatorship to Dictatorship: Greece 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. From Dictatorship to 'Difficult Democracy': Turkey 1983.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Is 'Democracy Out of Tyranny' Feasible and Viable?  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516330991959,"sku":"9783031046193","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elites-and-democratic-transitions-by-regime-transformation-in-southern-europe-9783031046193","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}