European Democratization since 1800

STEPHAN BERGER Lecturer in Modern History, University of Wales, Cardiff PHILIP HANSON Professor of Political Economy of Russia and Eastern Europe, University of Birmingham, UK ROB VAN der LAARSE Assistant Professor, Department of History and Regional Studies, University of Amsterdam JAMES NEWELL Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford ADRIAN OLDFIELD Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, Salford University TERESA RAKOWSKI-HARMSTONE Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Carleton University (Canada) and Associate of Davis Centre of Russian Studies and Ukranian Research Institute, Harvard University MARK ROSEMAN Senior Lecturer in Modern History, Keele University ANGEL SMITH Lecturer in Modern Spanish History, University of Leeds ELIZABETH TEAGUE Senior Analyst with the Jamestown Foundation, USA

An historical and comparative analysis of democratization in Europe since 1800 which highlights the varied factors accounting for both its success and failure in the past, and its present prospects. Case studies are analysed from four key periods.An historical and comparative analysis of democratization in Europe since 1800 which highlights the varied factors accounting for both its success and failure in the past, and its present prospects. Case studies are analysed from four key periods.