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Book SynopsisSchmitter.
Trade ReviewThe book has two chief qualities. The first is its uncompromising comparative scope and the subsequent complementarity of its parts. The editors avoid a common pitfall of edited volumes: lack of integration and unifying perspective... The second quality of the book lies in its ambition to transcend the boundaries of Southern Europe and draw insights from the understanding of that region's experience to be used more generally in the theoretical study of democratic consolidation... It is without doubt the best comparative work on Southern European politics to date. -- Stathis N. Kalyvas Journal of Modern Greek Studies There is a wealth of information here, but the outstanding merit of this volume lies in its illuminating comparative analysis. Foreign Affairs Many of the contributions are required reading for anyone interested in the postauthoritarian politics of southern Europe. -- Omar G. Encarnacion Comparative Politics
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Political and Socioeconomic Contours of Southern European History
Chapter 3. Democratic Transition and Consolidation in Southern Europe, with Reflections on Latin America and Eastern Europe
Chapter 4. Democratic Consolidation and the Military in Southern Europe and South America
Chapter 5. The International Context of Democratic Consolidation: Southern Europe in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 6. Mass Mobilization and Regime Change: Pacts, Reform, and Popular Power in Italy (1918–1922) and Spain (1975–1978)
Chapter 7. Legitimacy and Democracy in Southern Europe
Chapter 8. Executive-Legislative Relations in Southern Europe
Chapter 9. Organized Interests and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe
Chapter 10. Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe
Chapter 11. Conclusion
Notes
Contributors
Index
