European Democratization since 1800

Notes on the Contributors Introduction Liberal Democratic Theory: Some Reflections on its History and its Present; A.Oldfield PHASE 1: The NINETEENTH CENTURY Democratization in Britain; J.Garrard Bearing the Stamp of History: the Elitist Route to Democracy in the Netherlands; R.van der Laarse PHASE 2: BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS Democracy and War; R.White The Attempt at Democratization under Weimar; S.Berger The Corporatist Challenge and the Overthrow of the Spanish Second Republic; A.Smith PHASE 3: POST-1945 Restoration and Stability: the Creation of a Stable Democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany; M.Roseman PHASE 4: POST-COMMUNIST EASTERN EUROPE Post-Communist East Central Europe: Dilemmas of Democratization; T.Rakowska-Harmstone Russia's Democratic Transition and its Challenges; V.Tolz Insiders, Mafiosi and Stationary Bandits: Some Stories about Russian Capitalism; P.Hanson Citizenship and Democracy; E.Teague Democratic Destination: the Examples of Britain and Italy; J.Newell Conclusions; J.Garrard, V.Tolz & R.White Index