Concept information
social science subjects
politics and international relations
political science
democracy and democratization
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politics and international relations
political science
political theory
empirical political theory
social science subjects
politics and international relations
international relations
global governance
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politics and international relations
political science
democracy and democratization
good governance
Preferred term
democratization
Definition
- Democratization is the process through which a political regime becomes democratic. The explosive spread of democracy around the world over the last 35 years radically transformed the international political landscape from one in which democracies were the exception to one in which they are the rule. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Democratization]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/democratization
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