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010			_z 2015010633
020			_a9781421418131
020			_a1421418134
020			_z9781421418124 (paperback : acid-free paper)
020			_z1421418126 (paperback : acid-free paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)932290395
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050	0	0	_aJN6649.A15 _bW38 2015
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100	1		_aWay, Lucan, _d1968-
245	1	0	_aPluralism by default _h[electronic resource] : _bweak autocrats and the rise of competitive politics / _cLucan Way.
260			_aBaltimore, Maryland : _b, _c[2015] _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 257 pages )
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Focusing on regime trajectories across three countries in the former Soviet Union (Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine), Lucan Way argues that democratic political competition has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions or emerging civil society, and more in the failure of authoritarianism. In many cases, pluralism has persisted because autocrats have been too weak to steal elections, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals an important but largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process in many countries - namely, that the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. Weak states and parties - factors typically seen as sources of democratic failure - can also undermine efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate political control"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Focusing on regime trajectories across the former Soviet Union, Pluralism by Default posits that political competition in "new democracies" has often been grounded less in well-designed institutions, democratic leaders, or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Lucan Way contends that pluralism has persisted in many cases because autocrats lack the organization, authority, or coordination to steal elections, impose censorship, repress opposition, or keep allies in line. Attention to the dynamics of this "pluralism by default" reveals a largely unrecognized contradiction in the transition process: the same factors that facilitate democratic and semi-democratic political competition may also thwart the development of stable, well-functioning democratic institutions. National divisions or weak states and parties--typically seen as impediments to democracy--can also stymie efforts to crack down on political opposition and concentrate control. Way demonstrates that the features that have made Ukraine the most democratic country in the former Soviet Union also contributed to the country's extreme dysfunction and descent into war in 2014"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aDemocratization _zUkraine.
650		0	_aDemocratization _zMoldova.
650		0	_aDemocratization _zBelarus.
650		0	_aPolitical participation _zUkraine.
650		0	_aPolitical participation _zMoldova.
650		0	_aPolitical participation _zBelarus.
651		0	_aUkraine _xPolitics and government _y1991-
651		0	_aMoldova _xPolitics and government _y1991-
651		0	_aBelarus _xPolitics and government _y1991-
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/43833/
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 Political Science and Policy Studies
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 Russian and East European Studies
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 Complete
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