Democratization Theorists and Transitional West African States
| dc.contributor.author | Peddicord, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.program | Bachelor's Degree | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-04T18:21:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-04T18:21:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description | From Michael Kuchinsky: In approaching African politics for the first time in his academic career, Michael Peddicord embraces the spirit of dialogue in his paper reviewing trends in African democratization. Peddicord aprroaches this difficult subject (on account of a colonial and imperialist history by democratic states to the continent) using scholars from the Africa and the West. Using a rigorous comparative categories methodology, Peddicord succeeds in providing insightful comparisons and contrasts across categories that in future papers could examine the necessary steps and institutions for expanding democratization in African states. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | I developed an interest in democratization when studying twentieth century Latin American history. I quickly learned that “democratization” comprises an entire field within political science. The distinction between an authoritarian regime and an elected government is not always a stark contrast; in truth, the differences between the two forms of government in many areas of the world are nuanced. Many years may elapse before a given country becomes truly “democratic.” This interim period is a “transitional” time when governments may or may not relapse. In this way, the extent of democratization in a given country may be ordered on a continuum relative to other countries. Political events, natural disasters, internal or external conflicts, among countless other factors, influences whether a given country becomes “more” or “less” democratic over time. The body of social science literature examining these processes attempts to offer substantive recommendations for achieving “more democracy.” Africa is a continent sorely in need of this advice. The purpose of my paper is to question the relevance of a few selected theorists. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | MIchael Kuchinsky | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://blogs.goucher.edu/verge/verge-1/ | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 21 p. | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles | en_US |
| dc.genre | research articles | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/M2WX7P | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/2693 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Goucher College, Baltimore, MD | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Verge: the goucher journal of undergraduate writing;1 | |
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| dc.subject | Research -- Periodicals. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Humanities -- Research -- Periodicals. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social sciences -- Research -- Periodicals. | en_US |
| dc.title | Democratization Theorists and Transitional West African States | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |