This textbook introduces students to the theoretical and practical dimensions of democratization in an accessible and systematic way. Democratization is the first textbook to focus on the 'global wave of democratization' which has been happening since about 1970. The book brings together leading authors from diverse international backgrounds, including some of the best known names in the field.

1. Introduction, Christian W. Haerpfer, Patrick Bernhagen, Ronald F. Inglehart and Christian Welzel Theoretical and Historical Perspectives 2. Democratic and Undemocratic States, Richard Rose 3. Measuring Democracy and Democratization, Patrick Bernhagen 4. Long Waves and Conjunctures of Democratization, Dirk Berg-Schlosser 5. The Global Wave of Democratization, John Markoff (with Amy White) 6. Theories of Democratization, Christian Welzel Causes and Dimensions of Democratization 7. The International Context, Hakan Yilmaz 8. Democracy, Business and the Economy, Patrick Bernhagen 9. Political Culture, Mass Beliefs and Value Change, Chritian Welzel and Ronald F. Inglehart 10. Gender and Democratization, Pamela Paxton 11. Social Capital and Civil Society, Natalia Letki Actors and Institutions 12. Social Movements, Trade Unions and Advocacy Networks, Federico M. Rossi and Donatella della Porta 13. Conventional Citizen Participation, Ian McAllister and Stephen White 14. Political Parties, Leonardo Morlino 15. Electoral Systems and Institutional Design in New Democracies, Matthijs Bogaards 16. The Media, Katrin Voltmer and Gary Rawnsley 17. Failed Democratization, Stephen Fish and Jason Wittenberg Regions of Democratization 18. Southern Europe, Richard Gunther 19. Latin America, Andrea Oelsner and Mervyn Bain 20. Post-Communist Europe and Post-Soviet Russia, Christian W. Haerpfer 21. The Middle East and North Africa, Francesco Cavatorta 22. Sub-Saharan Africa, Michael Bratton 23. East Asia, Doh Chull Shin and Rollin F. Tusalem 24. Conclusions and Outlook: The Future of Democratization, Christian W. Haerpfer, Patrick Bernhagen, Ronald F. Inglehart and Christian Welzel

Ronald F Inglehart , Department of Political Science, University of Michigan

`Democratization, edited by Christian W. Haerpfer, Patrick Bernhagen, Ronald F. Inglehart and ChristianWelzel, is an excellent undergraduate textbook.[...] It is divided into four parts. The first covers theories and historical perspectives. Richard Rose, the first of an impressive list of contributors, outlines variations between democratic and authoritarian states, as well as the incomplete democracies that lie between these two categories.[...] The second part of the volume focuses on various causal dimensions of democratisation the international context, economics, gender and civil society. [...] The final part of the volume is particularly useful for students studying global democratisation ' Political Studies Review: 2011 Vol 9, 67-141