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Author Brancati, Dawn, author.

Title Democracy protests : origins, features, and significance / Dawn Brancati (Washington University, St. Louis).

Publication Info. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
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Summary "Why do democracy protests emerge in some countries at certain times, but not in others? Why do governments accommodate these protests, undertaking sweeping reforms in some cases, and in others find ways to suppress protests? In Democracy Protests, Brancati highlights the role of economic crises in triggering protests. She argues that crises increase discontent with governments, and authoritarianism in particular, and also increase support for opposition candidates who are more likely to organize protests, especially during election periods. Economic crises are also shown to create chances for opportunists to capitalize on anti-regime sentiment and mobilize support against governments. However, if crises are severe and protests concomitantly large, governments are likely to be compelled to make accommodations with protestors, regardless of their likelihood of retaining office. Brancati's argument rests on a rich statistical analysis of the causes and consequences of democracy protests around the globe between 1989 and 2011, combined with qualitative case studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Characteristics of democracy protests -- Relating economic crises to democracy -- Analyzing the rise of democracy protests -- Analyzing elections as trigger events -- Historical trends in government responses -- Analyzing political accommodation -- Historical trends in democratization -- Analyzing democratization -- Appendix: Data and measures.
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Subject Democracy -- Case studies.
Democracy.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Subject Democracy -- Economic aspects -- Case studies.
Democracy -- Economic aspects.
Protest movements -- Case studies.
Protest movements.
World politics -- 1989- -- Case studies.
World politics.
Chronological Term 1989-
Subject Democracy -- Statistics.
Genre/Form Statistics.
Subject Democracy -- Economic aspects -- Statistics.
Protest movements -- Statistics.
World politics -- 1989- -- Statistics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Chronological Term Since 1989
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Case studies.
Statistics.
Other Form: Print version: 9781107137738 110713773X (DLC) 2016026407 (OCoLC)951949478
ISBN 9781316480960 (electronic book)
1316480968 (electronic book)
9781108114653 (electronic book)
1108114652 (electronic book)
9781108111935
1108111939
9781107137738 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
110713773X (hardback ; alkaline paper)