Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Party System, Hereditary Monarchy, Authoritarianism
1 Jan 2016
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Transition from dictatorship to democracy is an example of a change of: government, regime, state, venue. Transition from dictatorship to democracy changes rules for determining who gets to run the country/form government. (new system for right to govern) doesn"t change features of state- it is still sovereign, territorial boundaries don"t change thus change in regime. Challenges to 3 worlds: a) development of some third world countries: Nics, brics: rise of china most strongly challenges developmental advantage of. West: collapse of ussr 1991- end of rival blocs, some of east turning west (east disappearing and west expanding influence- putin trying put boundaries on western advancement, democratization in developing world- since 1974, recharged. A new framework: western polyarchies (not an ideal democracy, it"s a democracy achievable in this real world-western world where 1st democracies emerged- not perfect but they are strong and deeply rooted)-
