POLS 241 Lecture 4: Pols241 Oct. 3 week 4 lec 3docx.docx
3 Oct 2013
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7 paths to democracy: 1) external restoration after external re-conquest. Not important for latin america: 2) internal reformation after external conquest. Liberated, two forces battle it out leading to democracy. Not important for latin america: 3) externally monitored installation after external conquest. Not important for latin america: 4) redemocratization is initiated from within the authoritarian regime. Modern dictatorship depend on technology to control population. Depend on radios, monitoring techniques, file son people ect. No recent cases of strong authoritarian regimes being taken down through violence from within the countries. Indicates that when a regime falls one of the forces of the regime have to make a choice to give up. At some point civil society, while they can"t take down regime, can increase the costs of repression. i. e south africa under. Apartheid- the problem wasn"t the military it was the economic costs.
