Based on a detailed study of 35 cases in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and post-communist
Eurasia, this book explores the fate of competitive authoritarian regimes between 1990 and …

Scholars and policymakers alike have recently begun to tout the ability of international
organizations (IOs) to encourage and secure democracy throughout the world. Despite this …

Few scholars have systematically examined whether the world outside a state's borders can
influence the prospects for democracy. Jon Pevehouse argues that regional organizations …

A keen analysis of the impact of European regionalism in the Mediterranean, focusing on the
politics of representation and constructions of identity. The Mediterranean-as a region, as an …

The status of the EU as a polity is unclear and ambiguous. There are different interpretations
of what constitutes its core characteristics, as well as of the future direction of integration. To …

This book examines the impact of European political conditionality on the process of
democratization in Turkey over a twenty year period. Employing theoretical and conceptual …

Why do the armed forces sometimes intervene in politics via short-lived coups d'état, at other
times establish or support authoritarian regimes, or in some cases come under the …

The civil-military-relations literature has long concentrated on domestic factors in explaining
the relationship between civilians and the military. This article concentrates on the effect of …

Legitimität ist ein Schlüsselkonzept für die Machterhaltung und die Stabilität politischer
Systeme, seien sie demokratisch oder autokratisch. Jedes politische Regime muss sich …

Why are some regimes democratic while others are not? Specifically, how have Spain and
Italy managed to become democratic while Turkey, which shares many similar …