TY  - GEN
T1  - Ordinary people in extraordinary times : the citizenry and the breakdown of democracy
A1  - Bermeo, Nancy Gina, 1951-
LA  - English
PP  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
YR  - 2003
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1159003097
AB  - Based on extensive research, this book overturns the common wisdom. It shows that the German experience was exceptional, that people's affinity for particular political positions are surprisingly stable, and that what is often labeled polarization is the result not of vote switching but of such factors as expansion of the franchise, elite defections, and the mobilization of new voters. Democratic collapses are caused less by changes in popular preferences than by the actions of political elites who polarize themselves and mistake the actions of a few for the preferences of the many. These conclusions are drawn from the study of twenty cases, including every democracy that collapsed in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in interwar Europe, every South American democracy that fell to the Right after the Cuban Revolution, and three democracies that avoided breakdown despite serious economic and political challenges.
OP  - 265
CN  - JC337 .B47 2003eb
SN  - 9780691214139
SN  - 0691214131
SN  - 0691089701
SN  - 9780691089706
SN  - 0691089698
SN  - 9780691089690
KW  - Bürger, ...
KW  - Europa
KW  - Civil society.
KW  - Democracy.
KW  - Authoritarianism.
KW  - Allegiance.
KW  - Government, Resistance to.
KW  - Crises.
KW  - Elite (Social sciences)
KW  - South America : Politics and government : Case studies.
KW  - Authoritarianism
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Société civile.
KW  - Démocratie.
KW  - Autoritarisme.
KW  - Allégeance.
KW  - Résistance au gouvernement.
KW  - Crises (Sciences sociales)
KW  - Élite (Sciences sociales)
KW  - Amérique du Sud : Politique et gouvernement : Études de cas.
KW  - democracy.
KW  - 89.36 authoritarian systems (political science)
KW  - 15.70 history of Europe.
KW  - 15.85 history of America.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : International Relations : General.
KW  - Allegiance
KW  - Civil society
KW  - Crises
KW  - Government, Resistance to
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - South America
KW  - Autoritarismus
KW  - Demokratie
KW  - Internationaler Vergleich
KW  - Krise
KW  - Verhalten
KW  - Zusammenbruch
KW  - Südamerika
KW  - Bürger
KW  - Maatschappelijk middenveld.
KW  - Democratie.
KW  - Economische crises.
KW  - Elites.
KW  - Amérique du Sud : Politique et gouvernement : 20e siècle.
KW  - Case studies.
KW  - Case studies
ER  -