Spain's Transition to Democracy

The Authoritative Governance in the Middle East And the Process of “Transition to Democracy”

Duringpast two decades, “Pass through a democratic status” gave attention by mostMiddle East analysts. In fact, since the early 1980s, The Middle East and TheNorth of Africa affected by third wave of democratization effects and bothstate and society felt its impacts. Since, civil society has been promoting andstrengthening, from one hand, and sovereign governments gradually withdrawalhas begun,...

wave of transition to democracy in islamic republic of iran

“transition to democracy” is one of the significant results of social movements. inefficient domination using hardware method by the control system led the west to encourage liberal democracy using software method in order to change non-democratic governments, referred to as “transition period” or velvet revolution- the approach of transition theory holds that change is also necessary in iran (...

consistency and inconsistency of russia’s transition to democracy

experience of double revolutionary upheavals in russia during the 20th century which produced a new socio-economic regularity on one hand and changed the political system from monarchial to democratic republic and then soviet state and finally presidential republic at the end of 20th century on the other hand are treated as democratic movements. in this regard, crumbling of ex-soviet regime and...

Authoritarianism, Democracy and the Transition to Socialism

Direct Democracy for Transition Countries

Theoretical arguments and empirical evidence are advanced to bolster the claim that direct political participation via referenda and initiatives constitutes an advanced form of democracy with beneficial effects on Transition Countries. Direct democracy raises trust and honesty and improves social outcomes. Per capita incomes and subjective well-being are raised. Standard arguments against direc...