Conservative parties and the birth of democracy in Europe / Daniel Ziblatt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziblatt, Daniel, 1972- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Europe.

Political parties.

Democracy.

Europe.

Conservatism--Europe.

Conservatism.

Democracy--Europe.

Europe--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xv, 427 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Today, political democracies, new and old alike, are under siege. Understanding the circumstances of their origins and early survival in Europe helps us not only grasp how new democracies emerge, but also offers insight into the sources of potential resilience in today's old democracies. For countries democratizing today, old regime elite party organization can help democracy thrive, no matter whether those old elites are aristocrats, single-party leaders, or modern-day tyrants; democracy depends on the buy-in of these groups, and political parties offer one route to that end"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Two patterns of democratization; 2. The old regime and the conservative dilemma; 3. From 1688 to mass politics: British democratization; 4. A virtuous cycle? Conservative strength and Britain's settled path, 1884-1906; 5. Averting a democratic disaster in Britain, 1906-1922; 6. Weak party conservatism and the case of Germany; 7. Stalled democratization in Germany before 1914; 8. The unsettled path: conservative weakness in Weimar Germany, 1918-1928; 9. A deluge: conservative weakness and democratic breakdown in Germany; 10. How countries democratize: Europe and beyond; 11. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107001626

1107001625

9780521172998

0521172993

OCLC:

972382369