Global Political Transitions

Tzortzis, Ioannis

This book examines three cases of democratic transitions by self-transformation of the non-democratic regimes in Southern Europe—the Spanish reforma pactada-ruptura pactada of 1976-77, the Greek “Markezinis experiment” of 1973, and the Turkish democratic transition of 1983—in a comparative perspective. The author argues that a democratic transition initiated by the regime elites is, in contrast to widely held assumptions and notwithstanding some reservations on whether democracy can be (re-)introduced by non-democrats, worth viewing as a “window of opportunity” for democratisation. It is up to the democratic counter-elites to respond to it, using the civil society and the international factor as allies to achieve their goal of acquiring more concessions from the regime.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-09-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031046193

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04620-9

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 207