The Role of Party-Led Dissent in Redemocratization; A Comparative Study  

Oleh:

Franklin, James C.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Party Politics vol. 7 no. 5 (Sep. 2001), page 567–580.
Topik: democratization  dissent  protest
Fulltext: 567PP75.pdf (56.69KB)

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A previous study (Franklin, 1999) shows that when competitive regimes are overthrown, political parties often take part in active resistance under the subsequent authoritarian regime. This study examines whether such party-led dissent has an impact on the redemocratization process by comparing the length of time that passed before re-establishment of democracy in 22 countries. The primary finding is that a relatively early redemocratization only occurred in countries that experienced party-led dissent under authoritarian rule. However, partyled dissent alone is not sufficient for an early return to democracy, as seven of the 17 countries experiencing such dissent took longer to redemocratize. Therefore, some consideration is given here to other factors that may combine with the presence of party-led dissent in causing authoritarian leaders to relent and allow a return to democracy. These possible factors include the timing of dissent, the level of instability in the authoritarian government, the level of unity in the opposition, and the international political context.

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