Colonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship by Lee, Alexander

Colonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship

Why are some countries more democratic than others? For most non-European countries, elections began under Western colonial...
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Author: Alexander Lee
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Colonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship by Lee, Alexander

Colonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship

$114.23

Colonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship

$114.23
Author: Alexander Lee
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Why are some countries more democratic than others? For most non-European countries, elections began under Western colonial rule. However, existing research largely overlooks these democratic origins. Analyzing a global sample of colonies across four centuries, this book explains the emergence of colonial electoral institutions and their lasting impact. The degree of democracy in the metropole, the size of the white settler population, and pressure from non-Europeans all shaped the timing and form of colonial elections. White settlers and non-white middle classes educated in the colonizer's language usually gained early elections but settler minorities resisted subsequent franchise expansion. Authoritarian metropoles blocked elections entirely. Countries with lengthy exposure to competitive colonial institutions tended to consolidate democracies after independence. By contrast, countries with shorter electoral episodes usually shed democratic institutions and countries that were denied colonial elections consolidated stable dictatorships. Regime trajectories shaped by colonial rule persist to the present day.

Author: Alexander Lee, Jack Paine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/25/2024
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781009423533

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