Sujian Guo - Democratic Transitions: Modes and Outcomes

Democratic transitions have occurred in many countries in various regions across the globe, such as Southern Europe, Latin America, Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and these nations have undergone simultaneously political, economic and social transformations . Yet, the patterns and characteristics of transitions have varied significantly, and different modes of transition have resulted in different outcomes.

This book offers cross-national comparisons of democratic transition since the turn of the twentieth century and asks what makes democracies succeed or fail. In doing so it explores the influence the mode of transition has on the longevity or durability of the democracy, by theoretically examining and quantitatively testing this relationship. The authors argue that the mode of transition directly impacts the success and failure of democracy, and suggest that cooperative transitions, where opposition groups work together with incumbent elites to peacefully transition the state, result in democracies that last longer and are associated with higher measures of democratic quality.

Based on a cross-national dataset of all democratic transitioning states since 1900, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of international politics, comparative politics and democracy, and democratization studies.

Sujian Guo is Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University and Fudan University, and an academic committee member of Peking University-Fudan University-Jilin University Co-innovation Center for State Governance in China and Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Center for U.S.China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University, U.S.A.

Gary A. Stradiotto is Professorial Lecturer of Political Science at The George Washington University, U.S.A.

(formerly Democratization Studies, Frank Cass)

Democratization Studies combines theoretical and comparative studies with detailed analyses of issues central to democratic progress and its performance, all over the world.

The books in this series aim to encourage debate on the many aspects of democratization that are of interest to policy-makers, administrators and journalists, aid and development personnel, as well as to all those involved in education.

1 Democratization and the Media
Edited by Vicky Randall

2 The Resilience of Democracy
Persistent practice, durable idea
Edited by Peter Burnell and Peter Calvert

3 The Internet, Democracy and Democratization
Edited by Peter Ferdinand

4 Party Development and Democratic Change in Post-Communist Europe
Edited by Paul Lewis

5 Democracy Assistance
International co-operation for democratization
Edited by Peter Burnell

6 Opposition and Democracy in South Africa
Edited by Roger Southall

7 The European Union and Democracy Promotion
The case of North Africa
Edited by Richard Gillespie and Richard Youngs

8 Democratization and the Judiciary
Edited by Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar

9 Civil Society in Democratization
Edited by Peter Burnell and Peter Calvert

10 The Internet and Politics
Citizens, voters and activists
Edited by Sarah Oates, Diana Owen and Rachel Gibson

11 Democratization in the Muslim World
Changing patterns of authority and power
Edited by Frederic Volpi and Francesco Cavatorta

12 Global Democracy: For and Against
Ethical theory, institutional design and social struggles
Raffaele Marchetti

13 Constructing Democracy in Southern Europe
A comparative analysis of Italy, Spain and Turkey
Lauren M. McLaren

14 The Consolidation of Democracy
Comparing Europe and Latin America
Carsten Q. Schneider

15 New Challenges to Democratization
Edited by Peter Burnell and Richard Youngs

16 Multiple Democracies in Europe
Political culture in new member states
Paul Blokker

17 Globality, Democracy and Civil Society
Edited by Terrell Carver and Jens Bartelson

18 Democracy Promotion and Conflict-based Reconstruction
The United States and democratic consolidation in Bosnia and Afghanistan
Matthew Alan Hill

19 Requisites of Democracy
Conceptualization, measurement, and explanation
Jrgen Mller and Svend-Erik Skaaning

20 The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion
Edited by Christopher Hobson and Milja Kurki

21 Ethnic Politics and Democratic Transition in Rwanda
David Kiwuwa

22 Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective
Conceptions, conjunctures, causes and consequences
Jrgen Mller and Svend-Erik Skaaning

23 The Comparative International Politics of Democracy Promotion
Jonas Wolff, Hans-Joachim Spanger and Hans-Jrgen Puhle

24 Democratization and Ethnic Minorities
Conflict or compromise?
Edited by Jacques Bertrand and Oded Haklai

25 Democratic Transitions
Modes and outcomes
Sujian Guo and Gary A. Stradiotto

Modes and outcomes

Sujian Guo and Gary A. Stradiotto

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Stradiotto, Gary A.
Democratic transitions: modes and outcomes/Gary A. Stradiotto,
Sujian Guo.
pages cm. - (Democratization studies)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Democratization-Cross-cultural studies. I. Guo, Sujian. II. Title.
JC423.S863 2014
321.8-dc23
2013037826

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Professor Sujian Guo is tenured full Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Center for U.S.China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University (U.S.A.), editor-in-chief of the Journal of Chinese Political Science (U.S.A.), editor of Rowman & Littlefield-Lexington (U.S.A.)s book series Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development, director of the SFSU-Peking University Summer Programs, advisory board member of Palgrave Macmillans book series on China in Transformation , and former president of the Association of Chinese Political Studies (U.S.A.). Concurrently, Dr. Guo is Distinguished Professor of Zhejiang University, Distinguished Professor of Fudan University, Associate Dean of Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences, Editor-in-Chief of the Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences , member of editorial boards of China Social Sciences Quarterly and Rediscovering China series. Dr. Guo is also guest professor of many other academic institutions in China, such as the Center for Chinese Foreign Policy at Fudan University, Center for Public Policy at Zhejiang University, Renmin University of China, North China University, Inner Mongolia University, and Guizhou University in China. His areas of specialization include comparative politics, international relations and methodology. His research interests have focused on China/Asian politics, U.S.China relations, international relations of East Asia, communist and post-communist studies, democratic transition, and political economy of East and Southeast Asia. He has published more than 40 academic articles both in English and Chinese (over ten articles published in SSCI journals). His authored and edited 17 books include Chinese Politics and Government: Power, Ideology and Organization (2012), The State of Field: Political Science and Chinese Political Studies (2012), Civil Society and Governance in China (2012), Chinas Search for Good Governance (2011), Reviving Legitimacy: Lessons for and from China (2011), Chinas Environmental Crisis: Domestic and Global Political Responses and Impacts (2010), Thirty Years of ChinaUS Relations: Analytical Approaches and Contemporary Issues (2010), Environmental Protection Policy and Experience in the U.S. and Chinas Western Regions (2010), Greater China in an Era of Globalization (2009); China in Search of a Harmonious Society (2008); Harmonious World and Chinas New Foreign Policy (2008), Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development (2007), New Dimensions of Chinese Foreign Policy (2007), China in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and Opportunities (2007), The Political Economy of Asian Transition from Communism (2006), Chinas Peaceful Rise in the 21st Century: Domestic and International Conditions (2006); and Post-Mao China: From Totalitarianism to Authoritarianism? (2000). His book on Chinese Politics and Government was published by Routledge in 2012.