HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Samuel Finer, Morale, Authoritarianism
5 Dec 2020
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As totalitarianism waned following world war ii, scholars began to shift their focus from the causes of totalitarianism to the conditions favorable to democratization. In samuel huntington"s view, modernization and mobilization, coupled with a lag in the development of political institutions, are problematic for stability and democracy. The type of government is less important in this regard than the degree of government, or level of institutionalization. Governments with low levels of institutionalisation are in states of political decay, characterized by high levels of corruption, the blurring of private and public in government, lack of civil associations, and an absence of political consensus. George kahin, guy pauker, and lucian pye7 identify similar factors that inhibit democratization. For seymour martin lipset, economic and demographic factors explain why some countries are democratic and others are not. In particular, urban-ization, industrialization, education, and healthy populations all lead to pressures within a country to democratize.
