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Rethinking the Transition to Democracy in the Cases of Military Rule, Religion and Economic Development
Abstract
Studies of democratization have developed and have become increasingly more sophisticated across the past 20 years as a result of new datasets being completed and shared. Scholars have written widely on the subject and have offered explanations of transitions to democracy, but some of these explanations are incoherent with others. This paper offers a discussion of a variety of conditions which provide fertile soil for transitions to democracy, ranging from military rule and religion to economic development. Addressing this contestation, the paper argues that there is no single explanation for the transition to democracy and that it requires very sophisticated thinking to determine the conditions for democratization.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Political Science
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
İlhan Bilici
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0000-0002-4085-7274
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 20, 2021
Submission Date
March 26, 2021
Acceptance Date
October 2, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 13 Number: 4