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Democratic transition

Specific phase in a political system

Democratic transition
Summary

Specific phase in a political system

Since 1900, the number of countries democratizing (yellow) has been higher than those [[autocratizing]] (blue), except in the late 1920s through 1940s and since 2010.

A democratic transition describes a phase in a country's political system as a result of an ongoing change from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one. The process is known as democratisation, political changes moving in a democratic direction. Democratization waves have been linked to sudden shifts in the distribution of power among the great powers, which created openings and incentives to introduce sweeping domestic reforms. Although transitional regimes experience more civil unrest, they may be considered stable in a transitional phase for decades at a time. Since the end of the Cold War transitional regimes have become the most common form of government. Scholarly analysis of the decorative nature of democratic institutions concludes that the opposite democratic backsliding (autocratization), a transition to authoritarianism is the most prevalent basis of modern hybrid regimes.

Typology

Autocratization

Main article: Autocratization

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Democratisation

Main article: Democratization

Map showing democratization of countries after the [[Cold War

Factors

Decolonization

Main article: Decolonization

Democratic globalization

Main article: Democratic globalization

Democracy promotion

Main article: Democracy promotion

Outcomes

Democratic consolidation

Main article: Democratic consolidation

Stalled transition

Hybrid regime

Main article: Hybrid regime

Measurement

Main article: Democracy indices

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Notes

References

References

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