Boundary Control: Subnational Authoritarianism in Federal Democracies

by Edward L. Gibson

Book Overview

The democratization of a national government is only a first step in diffusing democracy throughout a country's territory. Even after a national government is democratized, subnational authoritarian 'enclaves' often continue to deny rights to citizens of local jurisdictions. Gibson offers new theoretical perspectives for the study of democratization in his exploration of this phenomenon. His theory of 'boundary control' captures the conflict pattern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521127335
• ISBN13: 9780521127332
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"