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Democratization in the late twentieth century By Samuel D. Huntington Li Yuan CHEN/Fumie NAKAMURA. The Third Wave. Chapter 1 What?. The start of the third wave. Beginning: At twenty-five minutes after midnight, Thursday, April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal. The following 15 years : - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE THIRD WAVE
Democratization in the late twentieth centuryBy Samuel D. HuntingtonLi Yuan CHEN/Fumie NAKAMURA
THE START OF THE THIRD WAVE
Chapter 1 What?
Beginning: At twenty-five minutes after midnight,
Thursday, April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal.
The following 15 years : - Scope: Portugal → Global - 30 countries: Authoritarianism →
Democracy - A score of other countries were also
affected by the democratic wave.
Chapter 1What?
The meaning of democracy
Concept of Democracy:As a form of government
Old Usage: Greek Philosophers Modern Usage: (mid-20c)terms of
sources of authority for government, purpose served by government, and procedures for constituting government.
Central Procedure of Democracy - Joseph Schumpeter (1942) Capitalism,
Socialism, and Democracy : Selection of leaders through competitive elections by the people they govern.
How to define political system as democracy pp. 7
- Robert Dahl: two dimensions---Contestation and participation
The critical point in the process of democracy: pp. 9
The replacement of a government that was not chosen this way by one that is selected in a free, open, and fair election.
Several other points about defining democracy
1. The definition of democracy in terms of elections is a minimal definition.
2. Conceivably a society could choose its political leaders through democratic means, but these political leaders might not exercise real power.
3. The fragility or stability of a democratic political system.
4. Whether to treat democracy and nondemocracy as a dichotomous or continuous variable.
5. Nondemocratic regimes do not have electoral competition and widespread voting participation.
Totalitarian Authoritarianism
A single party, led by one man
Single leader or small group of leaders, No party or weak party
A pervasive and powerful secret police
No mass mobilization
A highly developed ideology/ideal society
No ideology
Government control mass communication and economic organizations
Limited government
Chapter 1 What?
The waves of democratization
Initial push in the West
English Revolution The fundamental Orders of ConnecticutJANUARY 14,1639“First written constitution of modern democracy.”
Waves Year
First, long wave of democratization
1828-1926
First reverse wave 1922-1942
Second, short wave of democratization
1943-1962
Third wave of democratization 1971-
The third wave of democratization First: Southern Europe Late 1970s: move to Latin America also
in Asia. The end of the decade: engulfed the
communist world. The movement toward democracy was a
global one. The democratization waves and the
reverse waves suggest a two-step-forward, one- step backward pattern.
Chapter 1 What?
The issues of democratization
1. Political democracy is closely associated with freedom of the individual.
2. Political stability and form of government are two different variables.
3. The spread of democracy has implications for international relations.
The future of democracy in the world is special importance to Americans.
WHY DO DEMOCRATIZATION WAVES OCCUR?
Ch.2 “WHY”
4 Possible Explanations of Democratization
Waves
Single Cause
One single cause(A) can cause a democratization(x) in multiple countries. For example: a rise of a new superpower, major change in international distribution of power, war.
Parallel Development
Democratization could be caused by similar developments in the same independent variables (a1, a2…)
For example: when a country has reached a certain level of GNP, it is likely to develop democracy.
Snowballing
An important cause for democratization occurs in one country (a1) and it triggers further democratization movements in different countries. (Not simultaneously.)
Prevailing Nostrum
The specific individual cause of political change (a1 to d4) & common set of political beliefs (z=nostrum to the existing problems) produce similar responses (x1, x2..).
Simultaneous.
DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
Dependent Variable: Democratization =dynamic, complex.≠ Democracy
What could be the Independent variable?
POSSIBLE INDEPENDENT
VARIABLES OF THE THIRD WAVE
1) Declining Legitimacy and the Performance Dilemma
2) Global Economic Development of the 1960s
3) Religious Changes 4) Policies of “External Actors”
(Europe and US, etc.) 5) ”Snowballing,” Demonstration
effects
1)Declining Legitimacy and the Performance Dilemma
Authoritarianism: justified by nationalism and ideology.
The victory of the Western Allies in WWII(cause of the second wave) : People came to accept the ideas of democracy
For example; One-party system (i.e. Communist regime)
2)Global Economic Development of the 1960s
3 economic factors that affected the third wave: 1) the oil price hikes and Marxist-Leninist
constraints
2) by the 1970s many countries had achieved overall levels of economic development that provided an economic basis for democracy
3) rapid economic growth in some countries destabilized authoritarian regimes
3)Religious Changes Strong correlation exists between
Western Christianity and democracy. I.e. Christianity expanded in South Korea in the 1960s
to 70s. Christianity offered a surer doctrinal and
institutional basis for opposing political repression.
Economic growth of catholic countries Change “within” Catholic Church itself Efforts by Pope on global base, and more
locally by individual priests
4)Policies of “External Actors” Governments and institutions of
external to a country can influence democratization.
European institutions US: policy toward promotion of human
rights in other countries became more active in early 70s. Carter and Reagan administration
Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev
5)”Snowballing,” Demonstration effects
Contagion, diffusion, or snowballing, or domino effect of democratization from one country to another. It shows that it can be done and
stimulate the second movement. It shows HOW it can be done.
Expansion of global communication was necessary.
To summarize…
Multiple factors contributed to the breakdown or weakening of authoritarian regimes during 1970s and 1980s.
Variety of factors influenced the emergence of democratic regimes during this period.
Last but not least…Democracies are created not by causes but by causers. Political leaders and publics have to act.