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Title:Hybrid regimes and the challenges of deepening and sustaining democracy in developing countries
Authors:Rocha Menocal, AlinaISNI
Fritz, VerenaISNI
Rakner, LiseISNI
Year:2008
Periodical:South African Journal of International Affairs
Volume:15
Issue:1
Pages:29-40
Language:English
Geographic terms:Africa
Latin America
Subjects:democratization
democracy
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10220460802217934
Abstract:A wave of democratization swept across the developing world from the 1980s onwards. However, despite the momentous transformation that this so-called 'Third Wave' has brought to formal political structures in regions ranging from Africa to Asia to Latin America, only a limited number of countries have succeeded in establishing consolidated and functioning democratic regimes. Instead, many of these new regimes have become stuck in transition, combining a rhetorical acceptance of liberal democracy with essentially illiberal and/or authoritarian traits. This article analyses the emergence and key characteristics of these 'hybrid regimes' and the challenges of democratic deepening. It suggests that, because a broad consensus to uphold democracy as the 'only game in town' is lacking, hybrid regimes tend to be unstable, unpredictable, or both. The article concludes by arguing that a deeper understanding of the problems besetting these regimes helps to provide a more realistic assessment of what these incipient and fragile democracies can be expected to achieve. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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