41. Reshaping State-Society Relations Democratization in Southern and Eastern Europe
- Author:
- Rafael Durán
- Publication Date:
- 07-2000
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Kellogg Institute for International Studies
- Abstract:
- This comparative study attempts to analyze differences in populations' behavior during processes of transition from nondemocratic regimes to regimes democratic in intention. The central hypothesis is that the State—as reflected not only in its elites' preferences and strategies but also in its capacities—has to be considered if we are to understand mass behavior, whether transgressive or moderate, and even mass demobilization. The comparison includes two Southern European countries, Portugal and Spain during the mid-seventies, as points of reference and, as the main empirical cases, two Eastern European countries, Hungary and Romania, in which democratization began in 1989.
- Topic:
- Civil Society and Democratization
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Romania, Hungary, Spain, and Portugal