01:790:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hegemony, Modernization Theory, Progressive Country
27 Feb 2017
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First wave 1829-1926, didn"t so much transition from authoritarianism but from absolute monarchy and the divine right of kings to parliamentary representation i. e. gb, france, us, Canada, norway, sweden, netherlands, switzerland: second wave 1945-1965, eliminate fascism, japan, germany, austria, italy, israel. ), saw democracy defeat communism, led to consolidation of democracy aka democracy is the only game in town. 2000-?, don"t all necessarily make it to democracy, jordan lebanon. 1926-1939 every country in europe with exception of gb and czechoslovakia abandoned democracy in some form whether it be for another system or emergency powers: second reverse wave 1960 - 1975. Countries weren"t necessarily abandoning democracy as they were abandoning their colonial status. Emerging countries had the option of choosing one type of government over the other. States emerging in latin america, africa, or elsewhere were choosing between democracy or communism and communism seemed more appealing. 5 contributing factors: authoritarian commitment to performance legitimacy .
