State-Formation and Democratization: A New Classification

By Sarah Lehtinen and Thomas Denk

Book Overview

This book examines the connection between two major developments in the world: state-formation and democratization. Since 1946, the number of states has increased from 66 to almost 200 independent states, but our knowledge of these state-formation processes is limited. The authors present a new database on state-formation and democratization, which enables novel classifications and analyses of these processes on the global level. They argue that the form of state-formation affects the probability for democratization in new states and that the initial regime that state-formation establishes at the time of independence has long-term effects on new states' democratization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030062910
• ISBN13: 9783030062910
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"