Introduction 1. Transition to Non-Democratic Regimes: a Theoretical Overview 2. The Reverse Process in the Contemporary Period: a Preliminary Assessment 3. Focusing on the Conditions: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis 4. Incumbent Entrenchment: Dominican Republic and Bolivia 5. Opposition Takeover: Venezuela and Gambia 6. Democratic Coup: Nigeria and Thailand 7. Stabilizing Coup: Mali and Turkey Conclusion: When Democracies Collapse
Luca Tomini is FNRS Chercheur Qualifié in Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium.
This book investigates both the different combination of explanatory factors triggering the transition from democratic rule as well as the role of the actors' involved in the process.