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Democratization is the most comprehensive volume on this critical field of contemporary politics, with insightful coverage of the key theories, actors, dynamics, and developments. This authoritative guide brings together leading experts from diverse international backgrounds, including some of the best known names in the field, making it an invaluable resource to students of democratization. This second edition reflects the dramatic changes in today's political world, with empirical coverage of developments on every continent. It considers the role of new technologies, including a dedicated chapter on social media and democratization, as well as the resilience of authoritarianism and renewed antidemocratic tendencies in many parts of the world.

This title brings together competing theories of civil society with critical studies of the role of civil society in diverse situations and the way in which it has been promoted as the key to democratization. The combination of contemporary theory and practical applications provides valuable reading for students of civil society and contemporary social and political change, and its policy implications for Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

A review essay on a book by Tatu Vanhanen, Democratization: A Comparative Analysis of 170 Countries (London: Routledge, 2003). References.

For the most of the time of the sixty years of its history, as a constitutional monarchy, Thailand has been ruled by authoritarian governments. The author examines the process of democratization in this country paying special attention to citizen partizipation, electoral competition, civil liberties and prospects for democracy. (DÜI-Sen)