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The `Comparative Revolution' and the Transition in Central and Southern Europe

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  • Attila à gh

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The Latin American, South European and, later, the Central and East European democratic transitions have led to a `revolution' in comparative politics. Instead of the polar notions of democracy and dictatorship, different types of `transitions' have emerged and democracy has appeared also as a function of the world-system. The paper suggests that there are four scenarios for Central and East European democratic transitions in their international context: (1) Sleeping Beauty (easy westernization); (2) Deepfreeze (return to the past); (3) Latin Americanization (falling back to the Third World); and (4) Fair Weather (Central Europe joins the European integration).

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  • Attila à gh, 1993. "The `Comparative Revolution' and the Transition in Central and Southern Europe," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 5(2), pages 231-252, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:jothpo:v:5:y:1993:i:2:p:231-252
    DOI: 10.1177/0951692893005002004
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