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Why have so many attempts at democracy in the past half-century failed? Confronting this much discussed question, this title offers a novel explanation for the

This book argues that democracies emerging from peaceful protest last longer, achieve higher levels of democratic quality, and are more likely to see at least t

Why did precarious and collapsed democracies in Europe develop into highly stable democracies? Gerard Alexander offers a rational choice theory of democratic co

The book concludes with a hopeful view of the prospects for a fourth wave of global democratization.

A distinguished group of scholars examine recent transitions to democracy and the prospects for democratic stability in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican