State-Formation and Democratization A New Classification /

• Main Authors: Denk, Thomas (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lehtinen, Sarah (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
• Subjects: Political theory.; Democracy.; Comparative politics.; Political science.; World politics.; Political Theory.; Comparative Politics.; Governance and Government.; Political History.

This book examines the connection between two major developments in the world: state-formation and democratization. Since 1946, the number of states has increased from 66 to almost 200 independent states, but our knowledge of these state-formation processes is limited. The authors present a new data...

Table of Contents:

• 1: Introduction
• 2: A Comparative Framework of State-Formation
• 3: Paths to Independence
• 4: Paths to Independence and Democratization
• 5: The Legacy of Initial Regimes and Democratization in New States
• 6: Conclusion.