{"product_id":"the-politics-of-democratic-consolidation-9780801849824","title":"The Politics of Democratic Consolidation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchmitter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Political and Socioeconomic Contours of Southern European History\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Democratic Transition and Consolidation in Southern Europe, with Reflections on Latin America and Eastern Europe\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Democratic Consolidation and the Military in Southern Europe and South America\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The International Context of Democratic Consolidation: Southern Europe in Comparative Perspective\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Mass Mobilization and Regime Change: Pacts, Reform, and Popular Power in Italy (1918–1922) and Spain (1975–1978)\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Legitimacy and Democracy in Southern Europe\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Executive-Legislative Relations in Southern Europe\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Organized Interests and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405186867543,"sku":"9780801849824","price":35.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801849824.jpg?v=1730489034","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-democratic-consolidation-9780801849824","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}