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Is the international environment becoming less benign for democratisation?

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Regression of Democracy?

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In order to know whether the international environment is becoming less benign for democratisation this article argues that we must first establish how we would know if such a trend is happening or not, before going on to what it means and the implications for democratisation. Although the answer to the headline question is probably a qualified yes, more analytical and much empirical research is needed to compare the international context for democratisation on the one side and authoritarian resilience or resurgence on the other.

Final version of article submitted March 2010.

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Burnell, P. (2011). Is the international environment becoming less benign for democratisation?. In: Erdmann, G., Kneuer, M. (eds) Regression of Democracy?. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-93302-3_4

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