The downfall of simplicity and the complex notion(s) of democratization
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Abstract:
Many articles have been written on democratization, especially in which scholars are concentrated on important factors when looking for democracy. In these articles, focus has been on the ‘pluralist’ notion, the ‘critical’ notion or the ‘hybrid’ notion. This article holds that all three mentioned notions are (too) simplistic. In reality democratization is more complex and many concepts are involved in the process. This article introduces a fourth notion, called the ‘complex’ notion, in which attention is given to more (explanatory) variables in relation to each other.
Authors:
Vries, S. de
Series Title:
Knowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia Working Paper
Category:
Research
Serial number:
4
ISSN:
2210-3473
Keywords:
civil society
,
democratisation
Language:
eng
Organization:
Hivos – Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation
Organization:
University of Amsterdam. Department of Political Science. Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
PAGE:
22
Place:
The Hague [etc.]
Publisher:
Hivos [etc.]
Year:
2010
Right:
© 2010 Hivos & University of Amsterdam
Subject:
Social and Political Change
Title:
The downfall of simplicity and the complex notion(s) of democratization