Rethinking Regime Change

Bermeo, Nancy; O’Donnell, Guillermo; Schmitter, Philipe C.; Whitehead, Laurence; Schmitter, Philippe C.

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“…The new mechanisms were undermined by over-optimistic and simplistic assumptions about the feasibility and 5. Defined by Bermeo (1990) (Chai and Swedlow, 1998: 8). 7.…”

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When Popular Participation Won't Improve Service Provision: Primary Health Care in Uganda

Golooba-Mutebi¹

2005

Development Policy Review

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Advocates of participatory approaches to service delivery see devolution as key to empowering people to take charge of their own affairs. Participation is portrayed as guaranteeing the delivery of services that are in line with user preferences. It is assumed that people are keen to participate in public affairs, that they possess the capacity to do so, and that all they need is opportunities. Using evidence from ethnographic research in Uganda, this article questions these views. It shows that, to succeed in the long term, devolution and participation must take place in the context of a strong state, able to ensure consistent regulation, and a well‐informed public backed up by a participatory political culture.

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“…The new mechanisms were undermined by over-optimistic and simplistic assumptions about the feasibility and 5. Defined by Bermeo (1990) (Chai and Swedlow, 1998: 8). 7.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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When Popular Participation Won't Improve Service Provision: Primary Health Care in Uganda

Golooba-Mutebi¹

2005

Development Policy Review

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“…For the first time in its history most political and cultural forces of any weight now attribute high intrinsic value to the achievement and consolidation of democracy, a development which has occurred 'largely Downloaded by [Florida Atlantic University] at 02: 48 28 August 2015 as a consequence of the painful learning induced by the failures of authoritarian regimes and their unprecedented repression and violence'. 55 The experience of East-Central Europe is that of a region with mixed traditions of democracy and authoritarianism, the latter dominating historically because of (for democracy) unfavourable external conditions. Now, after 1989 there was a revival of democratic prospects due to external conditions being rather more favourable.…”

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Confining conditions and breaking with the past: Historical legacies and political learning in transitions to democracy

Pridham

2000

Democratization

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Historical factors have more often been assumed than explored in democratization studies. Their importance has been acknowledged broadly in reference to matters of change and continuity, including the effects of predecessor dictatorships on transition trajectories. But historical factors can have varied and sometimes persistent influences on the democratization process as a whole. These influences therefore need examining in a systematic way that considers also their implications for democratic consolidation. Developing from Kirchheimer's thesis of 'confining conditions and revolutionary breakthroughs', the discussion turns to forms of interaction and the changing balance between past impacts and the dynamics and changing agenda of regime change. A three-part approach is presented and applied: historical patterns and historical memory; historical legacies and 'overcoming the past'; and, then, political 'learning' and its ability to look to the future. It is generally argued that focusing on 'history' opens up new avenues in the study of regime change.

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“…Quase todos os especialistas em transição acreditam que o mau desempenho econômico aumenta a probabilidade do colapso do autoritarismo, assim como aumenta a solução de continuidade da democracia e a derrota dos candidatos a reeleição em democracias estáveis (e.g. Diamond e Linz, 1989;Bermeo, 1990). A maioria dos estudos quantitativos sustenta essa visão.…”

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“…Os eleitores, na vasta maioria das novas democracias, optaram por líderes de centro e partidos de centro-direita se saíram melhor do que o esperado (Bermeo, 1990). Onde as democracias sobreviveram, os arranjos iniciais de exclusão acabaram caducando.…”

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O quê sabemos sobre democratização depois de vinte anos?

Geddes

2001

Opin. Publica

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ResumoEste ensaio sintetiza os resultados do grande número de estudos publicados nos últimos vinte anos sobre a democratização ocorrida no final do século XX. Dados significativos dão sustentação à tese de que a democracia é mais provável em países mais desenvolvidos e que transições de regime de todos os tipos são mais prováveis durante períodos de declínio econômico. Porém, muito poucos dos outros argumentos apresentados na literatura sobre transição parecem ter validade geral. Este estudo propõe um modelo teórico, baseado nas características de diferentes tipos de regimes autoritários, para explicar muitas das diferenças entre as experiências de democratização em diferentes regiões. Os dados tirados de um conjunto de bases que inclui 163 regimes autoritários oferecem sustentação preliminar ao modelo proposto. Palavras-chave: democratização, transição, regime autoritário, militares AbstractThis essay synthesizes the results of the large number of studies of late 20th-century democratization published during the last 20 years. Strong evidence supports the claims that democracy is more likely in more developed countries and that regime transitions of all kinds are more likely during economic downturns. Very few of the other arguments advanced in the transitions literature, however, appear to be generally true. This study proposes a theoretical model, rooted in characteristics of different types of authoritarian regimes, to explain many of the differences in democratization experience across cases in different regions. Evidence drawn from a data set that includes 163 authoritarian regimes offers preliminary support for the model proposed.

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Rethinking Regime Change

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When Popular Participation Won't Improve Service Provision: Primary Health Care in Uganda

When Popular Participation Won't Improve Service Provision: Primary Health Care in Uganda

Confining conditions and breaking with the past: Historical legacies and political learning in transitions to democracy

O quê sabemos sobre democratização depois de vinte anos?

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