Regional VS. Global Patterns of Democratization： A Comparative Study  

作　　者：Kunihiko Imai 

机构地区：[1]Elmira College, New York, USA

出　　处：《International Relations and Diplomacy》2014年第3期176-198,共23页国际关系与外交（英文版）

摘　　要：This study analyzes the comparative patterns of democratization between geographic regions and the world. It addresses the question that how some determinants of democracy have different effects among geographical regions. Further, by comparing the similarities and differences in the patterns of democratic diffusion across regions, this study seeks to delineate what changes scholars should adopt in our epistemological approaches and methodological tools, such as the indices of democracy, in an attempt to better understand the policy implications of disparate findings from various empirical studies. As part of a larger research project, this paper focuses its attention on two of the geographical regions Asia and the Middle East.

关 键 词：DEMOCRATIZATION determinants of democracy levels of democracy regional vs. global democratization. 

分 类 号：D8[政治法律—政治学]