Democratization Theories and the Third Wave of Democracy

Download or read book Democratization Theories and the Third Wave of Democracy written by Aleksander Bjelland Koldingsnes and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - General and Theories of International Politics, grade: C, University of Bergen (Institute of comparative politics), course: 115 - Democracy and democratization, language: English, abstract: In this paper I will compare and contrast the theoretical foundations of theories of democratization which emphasize structural determinants and theories which focus on agency, and assess their potential for explaining democratization during the third wave. To do this I will first present some background theory, before I go into a discussion and reach a conclusion. The paper is based up on literature from course syllabus for SAMPOL115 "Democracy and democratization".