Dynamics of Democratization

GRAEME GILL is Professor of Government and Public Administration, University of Sydney.

The author assesses the main theories developed to account for and explain why and how authoritarian regimes give way to democratic ones.The author assesses the main theories developed to account for and explain why and how authoritarian regimes give way to democratic ones. The book takes issue with the predominantly élite-centred focus of much of the literature, and illustrates how an understanding of democratization can be gained only if the role of civil society is taken into account.