Autocratization in post-Cold War Political Regimes

by Andrea Cassani, Luca Tomini

Overview

This book deals with post-Cold War processes of auratization, that is, regime change towards auracy. While these processes are growing in number and frequency, auratization remains a relatively understudied phenomenon, especially its most recent manifestations. In this volume, the authors offer one of the first cross-regional comparative analyses of the recent processes of regime change towards auracy. Building on an original conceptual framework, the two authors engage in the empirical investigation of the spreading of this political syndrome, of the main forms that it takes, and of the modes through which it unfolds in countries ruled by different political regimes, with different histories and belonging to different regional contexts. The research is conducted through a mix of research techniques that include descriptive statistical analysis, Qualitative Comparative Analysis and case study. This book will be of interest to a heterogeneous readership that encompasses thebroader community of scholars, analysts, observers, journalists, and practitioners interested in political development and regime change in different geographical areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030031244
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	12/15/2018
Series:	Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
Edition description:	1st ed. 2019
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Andrea Cassani is Research Fellow at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy. His work has been published in journals such as International Political Science Review, Italian Political Science Review, Africa Spectrum, European Journal of Political Research, Contemporary Politics, and European Political Science.

Luca Tomini is Chercheur Qualifié FNRS (Research Associate Professor) at the Centre d’Etude de la Vie Politique of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. His work has been published in journals such as European Journal of Political Research, Europe-Asia Studies, Comparative European Politics, Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. He is the author of the book When Democracies Collapse (2017).

Table of Contents

1 Introduction: From Democratization to Auratization.- 2 What Auratization is.- 3 Trends of post-Cold War Auratization.- 4 Modes of post-Cold War Auratization.- 5 Cases of post-Cold War Auratization.- 6 Conclusion: Patterns of post-Cold War Auratization.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“When democratization left room to processes of auratization, no author was ready to develop a new conceptual framework for analysing those processes, to single out the historical and geographical trends and to investigate the modalities of change. In this much welcome book the authors do that for the first time with insight and depth, making this book a compulsory careful reading for every comparatist.” (L. Morlino, Professor of Political Science, LUISS G. Carli, Rome, Italy, Former President, International Political Science Association (IPSA))

Editorial Reviews

Auratization in Post‐Cold War Political Regimes provides significant contributions to the literature on comparative political regime studies and the debate on the state of democracy. Hopefully, the book will pave the way for future research on patterns of regime transition using an authoritarian perspective.” (Angelo Vito Panaro, Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics & Society,JSPPS, Vol. 5 (2), 2019)

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