European Democratization since 1800

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Liberal Democratic Theory: Some Reflections on Its History and Its Present....Pages 6-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Democratization in Britain....Pages 29-49
Bearing the Stamp of History: the Elitist Route to Democracy in the Netherlands....Pages 50-75
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Democracy and War....Pages 79-95
The Attempt at Democratization under Weimar....Pages 96-115
The Corporatist Threat and the Overthrow of the Spanish Second Republic....Pages 116-137
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Restoration and Stability: The Creation of a Stable Democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 141-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Post-Communist East-Central Europe: Dilemmas of Democratization....Pages 165-190
Russia’s Democratic Transition and Its Challenges....Pages 191-205
Insiders, Mafiosi and Stationary Bandits: Some Stories about Russian Capitalism....Pages 206-224
Citizenship and Democracy....Pages 225-242
Democratic Destination: The Examples of Britain and Italy....Pages 243-263
Conclusions....Pages 264-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-292