My+Notes+(D)

toc =General notes= There are four definitions of democracy: constitutional, substantive, procedural, process-oriented. Tilly sees it as a progress, therefore de-democratization. Acemoglu and Robinson: democracy is the result of a power struggle between citizens and elites. When citizens obtain a certain degree of de-facto political power (by virtue of their economic might and ability to mobilize for collective action), they will want to formalize and consolidate this power by gaining de jure political power through the establishment of democratic instituions. Geddes claims that the relationship between economic development and democratization may be spurious. Both may be caused by something else. Tilly talks about three main processes for democratization. trust networks, inequality, autonomous powers. Olson talks about stationary bandit vs. roving bandit.

Who is the driving force behind democracies? - Acemoglu & Robinson: Citizens - Olson- Government/citizen thingy - Tilly- Bottom-up - Inglehart: grassroots everynody wants it.

Acemoglu and Robinson also talk about external crises and shocks upsetting the status quo, creating a field of action for change and negotiation. Tilly also talks about external shocks upsetting the status quo and creating a space for bargaining.

Consolidation of democracy: Przeworski: economy. Acemoglu and Robinson: as a side note, talks about coups.

Relation of democracy to the level of economic development: - Conditions favoring economic growth =Reading citations=