External-Internal Linkages in Democratization: Developing an Open Model of Democratic Change

Yilmaz, Hakan

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“…IOs promote democracy by altering elites’ incentives to comply with or maintain democratic institutions (Donno, 2013; Pevehouse, 2005; Poast & Urpelainen, 2018), or by providing technical assistance to leaders in new democracies (Poast & Urpelainen, 2018). Authors that approach this topic primarily from the domestic point of view also emphasize the importance of domestic elites, and especially executives, as the critical intermediaries or “gatekeepers” between international actors and states (Moravcsik, 1994; Tolstrup, 2013; Yilmaz, 2002). As such, IO membership can increase executive power relative to other domestic institutions.…”

Section: Linking Ios and Democratic Backslidingmentioning

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The Unintended Consequences of Democracy Promotion: International Organizations and Democratic Backsliding

Meyerrose

2020

Comparative Political Studies

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Since the end of the Cold War, international organizations (IOs) have engaged in unprecedented levels of democracy promotion, and research overwhelmingly links them to positive democratic outcomes. However, this increased emphasis on democracy has more recently been accompanied by rampant illiberalism and a sharp rise in cases of democratic backsliding in new democracies. What explains democratic backsliding in an age of unparalleled international support for democracy? Backsliding occurs when democratic institutions are weakened or eroded by elected officials, resulting in an illiberal or diminished form of democracy. I argue that IOs that support democracy unintentionally make backsliding more likely by neglecting to promote democratic institutions other than executives and elections, increasing executive power, and limiting states’ domestic policy options, which stunts institutional development. I find membership in IOs associated with democracy promotion makes backsliding more likely, decreases checks on executive power, and limits domestic policy options and party development in new democracies.

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The Unintended Consequences of Democracy Promotion: International Organizations and Democratic Backsliding

Meyerrose

2020

Comparative Political Studies

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“…Dans les années 1980, les chercheurs soutenaient que les transitions découlaient plus de variables internes, donnant en revanche un rôle marginal au contexte international (Diamond & Linz, 1989). Plus tard, les chercheurs ont commencé à émettre l'hypothèse que les transitions démocratiques devaient être analysées en fonction de variables d'ordre plus global (Levitsky & Way, 2010;Mainwaring & Pérez-Liñán, 2013;Pevehouse, 2005;Whitehead, 1996;Yilmaz, 2002). Selon ces chercheurs, expliquer la transition vers la démocratie par les efforts du national fournit un portrait tronqué du processus.…”

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La dimension internationale de la transition démocratique en Tunisie. Défis méthodologiques d’une recherche qualitative

Marzo

2020

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Malgré un débat académique qui offre un cadre conceptuel riche quant aux influences de certains acteurs internationaux sur la scène nationale, les chercheurs éprouvent des difficultés méthodologiques quand il s'agit d'étudier qualitativement l'impact des influences externes dans une transition démocratique. Ces enjeux sont plus marqués lorsque la recherche cible un pays du monde arabo-musulman. L'identification des acteurs impliqués, l'accès aux informateurs, les biais d'interaction lors des entretiens et le positionnement du chercheur par rapport à un sujet complexe constituent quelques-uns des obstacles rencontrés. Comment, alors, mener une étude sur le contexte international d'une transition démocratique dans le monde arabe? En s'appuyant sur les expériences de recherche de l'auteur sur le terrain en Tunisie, cet article propose diverses stratégies susceptibles d'augmenter les chances de réussite d'une enquête qualitative sur l'impact des influences externes dans un processus de démocratisation d'un pays du monde arabe. Mots clés RECHERCHE QUALITATIVE, TERRAIN EXPLORATOIRE, TRIANGULATION DES DONNÉES, BOULE DE NEIGE, TRANSITION DÉMOCRATIQUE TUNISIENNE

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“…They encourage their friends in those democracies whose governments have some diplomatic leverage to lobby for international pressure to be put on their own regime. In consequence undemocratic regimes that are sensitive to their international legitimacy see the incentive structure changing: they respond not by raising the levels of repression but by increasing the political space in which pro-democracy activists can press their case (Yilmaz, 2002). Belonging to one of the political party internationals may be a starting point for the domestic opposition to have access to international channels in this way.…”

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Globalising Democracy

Burnell¹

2006

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Globalising Democracy brings together expert contributors to explore the intersection of two major contemporary themes: globalisation and the contribution that both domestic party politics and international party aid, in particular, make to democratisation.This new volume clearly shows what globalisation means for domestic and international efforts to build effective political parties and competitive party systems in new and emerging democracies. Contrasting perspectives are presented through fresh case studies of European postcommunist countries, together with Turkey, which at first glance seem to tell a positive story, and of sub-Saharan Africa, where the problems and the challenges are more complex. The reader is clearly shown how international party assistance is one manifestation and vehicle of globalisation, understood in the political sense: as the global convergence of a distinctive set of (Western-derived) political values and institutions takes place.This book also shows how globalisation assessed in terms of global economic integration, the growth of global communications and the development of multilevel (or polycentric) governance poses serious implications for party politics almost everywhere. Such themes are highly relevant to how new and emerging democracies can find a set of party politics fit for the purpose of improving and consolidating their respective systems. This book will be of great interest to all students of globalisation, governance, international relations and politics.

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External-Internal Linkages in Democratization: Developing an Open Model of Democratic Change

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The Unintended Consequences of Democracy Promotion: International Organizations and Democratic Backsliding

The Unintended Consequences of Democracy Promotion: International Organizations and Democratic Backsliding

La dimension internationale de la transition démocratique en Tunisie. Défis méthodologiques d’une recherche qualitative

Globalising Democracy

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