Bringing Down Dictators: The Diffusion of Democratic Change in Communist and Postcommunist Europe and Eurasia

dc.contributor.author	Bunce, Valerie
dc.contributor.author	Wolchik, Sharon
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-12T16:55:37Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-12T16:55:37Z
dc.date.issued	2007-07
dc.description.abstract	What explains the cross-national diffusion of democratic change? A comparative analysis of two waves of such changes in postcommunist Europe and Eurasia from 1988-2005 suggests that three factors are critical. One is an expansion of opportunities for change; another is the appeal of positive precedents, especially when parallels can be drawn between the “sender” and the “receiving” country; and a third is the rise of transnational groups supporting political change. For subversive innovations, all three factors seem to be necessary—which is one reason why each of the waves of democratic change came to an end.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/55032
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
dc.subject	Communism
dc.subject	Europe
dc.subject	Authoritarianism
dc.subject	Democracy
dc.subject	Transnational Change
dc.title	Bringing Down Dictators: The Diffusion of Democratic Change in Communist and Postcommunist Europe and Eurasia
dc.type	report

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