Contention and Democracy in Europe, 1650–2000

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ID19924923
AuthorsCharles Tilly (Columbia University, corresponding author)
Year2003
Publication date2003-11-10
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueContention and Democracy in Europe, 1650-2000 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511756092
OpenAlexW4211248582
Open LibraryOL3688551M
ISBN9780511756092
LanguageEN
Citations received74
References cited131

Contention and Democracy in Europe, 1650–2000, first published in 2004, is an analysis of the relationship between democratization and contentious politics that builds upon the model set forth in the pathbreaking book, Dynamics of Contention. Using a sustained comparison of French and British histories since 1650 or so as a springboard for more general comparison within Europe Contention and Democracy goes on to demonstrate that democratization occurred as result of struggles during which (as in 19th century Britain and France) few, if any, of the participants were self-consciously trying to create democratic institutions. Consequently, circumstances for democratization vary from era to era, region to region as functions of previous history, international environments, available models of political organization, and predominant patterns of social relations

Democracy · Democratization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Europe · politics and government

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