Incorporating Spain into the Comparative Democratization Syllabus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6100850 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bonnie N Field (0000-0002-0096-4008, Bentley University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 701-705 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096507071120 |
| OpenAlex | W2052618547 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
On June 15, 2007, Spain celebrated 30 years since the 1977 elections inaugurated the current democratic political system. These were the first democratic elections in 40 years—the last were held during Spain's first experience with mass democracy during the Second Republic (1931–1936). This essay explores why and how to incorporate the Spanish case into syllabi on comparative democratization. I suggest a few interesting topics to explore and more fully develop how the Spanish case can be used to illustrate explanations of democratization, namely modernization theory and elite pact making
Comparative politics · Democracy · Democratization · Elite · Modernization theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Syllabus · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2019 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |