Books in the Oxford Studies in Democratization series

This book provides a unique insight into the institution building process and constitutional politics in new democracies of Eastern Europe. For the first time, an in-depth empirical analysis of thirteen individual post-communist countries is provided within a sound comparative and theoretical context.

This is a comparative study of the effect of institutional design on representation, political stability, and inter-ethnic/racial accommodation in the emerging democracies of Southern Africa. The author presents a host of revealing conclusions that will help us to evaluate the success or failure of democratic design in other fledgling democracies.

One of the most important political and ethical questions faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule, is how to deal with legacies of repression. This study sheds light on this important aspect of transitional politics.

A series of essays which seek to examine the extent to which it is possible to strive towards a new form of developmental state that can promote broad based and equitable development in the context of legitimized, inclusive democracy. The OXFORD STUDIES IN DEMOCRATIZATION series.

This title analyzes the attempts by Chile and Uruguay to resolve the human rights violations conflicts inherited from military dictatorships. It is part of a series which concentrates on the study of the democratization processes that accompanied the decline and termination of the Cold War.

This text discusses the successes and failures of constitutional design. Chapters analyze the effect of presidential and parliamentary systems, federalism and autonomy, and electoral systems. The book concludes with case studies of Fiji, Ireland, Eritrea, Indonesia, Nigeria, and India.

Highly respected and international contributors examine the development of democratic government in Latin America and Europe, and the role that world politics play in shaping it in this revised edition of a highly acclaimed volume.

This volume analyses the evolution of selected public policies and the changing roles and structure of the state in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain since the 1960s. It makes a major contribution to work on recent democratic regime transition in southern Europe.

A study of the way in which the democratizing states of Asia and the Pacific have managed political change, with particular focus on innovative reforms to democratic institutions such as electoral systems, political parties and executive governments

This book explores a particular form of democracy promotion carried out by international actors in the context of international administration. The book examines three cases of international administration; Kosovo, Bosnia, and East Timor, and uses the insights from the cases to highlight the positive and negative impact on democratization efforts.

One of the most important political and ethical questions faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule, is how to deal with legacies of repression. This study sheds light on this important aspect of transitional politics.

Bringing together leading scholars in the discipline to discuss the successes and failures of constitutional design, this work analyses the effect of presidential and parliamentary systems, issues of federalism and autonomy, and the varying impact of electoral systems. It concludes with case studies of Fiji, Ireland, Eritrea, Indonesia, and more.

After decades of democratization around the world this is a major new analysis of all its processes in three important areas: Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

This book examines different ideologies and related political coalitions forming the bases of movements for accountability reform in Southeast Asia.

This book examines how coercive foreign policies influence the survival of dictatorships.

This volume investigates the ways in which the interaction between legislative institutions and the policy positions of key actors affects the initiation and passage of legislation. The volume covers seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.

This volume offers a systematic account of the international dimensions of authoritarianism, identifying both the range of possible international influences and the causal mechanisms through which they promote and protect authoritarianism.

This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East Asia and the Mediterranean, addressing theoretical debates over the international dimensions of political change and the EU's characteristics as an international actor.