PSCI257 Lecture 3: PSCI%20257%20Lecture%2010%20Outline-%20Spreading%20Democracy%20

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI257
• Professor: Bessma Momani

Document Summary

Lecture outline: what encourages democratization, will there be democracy in the me, case of egypt; tunisia; libya, what next. Encourage democratization : national unity togetherness", political leadership-- personalities, historical legacy-- colonialism, political culture people view power, ethnic harmony-- cooperation, strong political parties-- brokerage, political institutions legisl; judiciary, socioeconomic development middle class, relationship among classes bourgeoisie, national security no external threat. Democracy a domino effect: latin america, eastern europe, asia, domino-effect can be a trigger, if internal conditions are favorable , middle east/ arab world next, see: democratic mirage in the middle east www. ceip. org. Middle easterners want democracy : strong appetite for democracy, ex. of struggles for democracy, early 1980s- turkey shifted to democracy; military watchdog, 1989, jordan- parliamentary elections. Us free trade candidates: iran, the youth, reformers. But, in iraq, both banned for unfavorable coverage of us. Push factors for political liberalization in me : of satellite, open media.