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Burnell, Peter J. (2006) Autocratic opening to democracy: why legitimacy matters. Third World Quarterly, Vol.27 (No.4). pp. 545-562. doi:10.1080/01436590600720710 ISSN 0143-6597.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436590600720710
Abstract
As recent experiments in democratisation around the world show signs of achieving success, or failure, or more usually something in between, the attention of democracy promotion actors in the international community is turning to the world's remaining outstanding autocracies. This article identifies the autocracies, discusses the notion of autocratic opening, and explores how opening can come about, with particular reference to international intervention. The article argues that, for identifying the prospects for autocratic opening and determining the forms of constructive engagement available to international actors, it is useful to distinguish between the different grounds on which various autocracies claim legitimacy, and the specific vulnerabilities to which their principal legitimating base gives rise.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Democratization -- International cooperation, Authoritarianism, Despotism, Political science, Democracy, International relations | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Third World Quarterly | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 0143-6597 | ||||
Official Date: | May 2006 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.27 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 545-562 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/01436590600720710 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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