GOVT-130 FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Philadelphia Eleven, Arab Spring, Authoritarianism
9 Sep 2016
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The legitimacy problems of authoritative governments: argentina and the falklands, unable to cope with a military defeat and economic failure. The burgeoning economies of many countries: have as a result a growing economy, education, living standards, urbanization. The changes in religious institutions: make more them more prone to oppose authoritarianism, oppose rather than defend the status quo, the roman catholic church and the pope. Pushing to promote human rights and democracy: by external actors (united nations and eu, non-governmental agencies. The snow balling or demonstration effects: enhanced by new demonstration methods and communication methods, tiananmen square, arab spring, march on washington. Four general types of transitions from non-democratic to democratic regimes: When elites in power take the lead to bring about democracy: spain, india, hungary, brazil. Replacements (where opposition groups take the lead: argentina, east germany. Transplacements (joint action between the government and opposition groups: czechoslovakia, poland, bolivia, and nicaragua.
