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Regime Dispensability and Democratic Transitions: A Case Comparison of Spain and Turkey.
- Source :
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Perspectives on European Politics & Society . Oct2014, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p416-430. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Democratic transitions are usually complex and uncertain processes, and specifying paths to democratisation is a tentative process. One of the controversial and less explored paths is that of regime self-transformation. An attempt is made in this paper to explain this kind of transition with the notion of regime dispensability, a situation in which the dictatorial regime is abandoned in favour of a non-dictatorial one, using two countries that experienced such regime-initiated democratic transitions, namely Spain and Turkey, in a comparative framework. Dispensability is linked to the nature of the dictatorial regime and is used as a tool to account for causes of, and regime groups that can bring about, the regime's transformation, as well as for the implications of self-transformation for the future democracies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DEMOCRATIZATION
*POLITICAL systems
*POLITICAL science
*POLITICAL culture
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15705854
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Perspectives on European Politics & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97834519
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15705854.2014.881052