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LYNNE RIENNER PUBLISHERS INC Growing Up Democratic by David Denemark Richard Mattes Richard G. Niemi
What explains differing levels of support for democracy in postauthoritarian countries? Do young people value democracy simply because they have grown up with it? Or do older generations, having experienced the alternative, value democracy more highly? Does the socialization of new generations into the norms of democratic citizenship herald the normalization of democratic governance? Or have frustrations with political corruption and economic stagnation led to the rejection of democracy or, at a minimum, the view that it is irrelevant?These questions are at the heart of this groundbreaking study of the impact of generational change on support for democracy and opposition to authoritarian rule in countries and regions around the world. Growing Up Democratic-R. Mattes, D. Denemark, and R.G. Niemi. POSTAUTHORITARIAN SOCIETIES. Southern Europe: Elite-Led Culture Change-R. Gunther and J.R. Montero. Latin America: The Modest Dividend of Growing Up Democratic-A. Moreno and M. Lagos. East Asia: Variable Support for Democracy in a Diverse Region-J.F. Hsieh and J. Lin. South Asia: An Arm's Length Embrace of Democracy-S. Shastri, R. Syal, S. Palshikar, and S. Sarawgi. Eastern and Central Europe: Growing up Communist, Learning to Be Democratic-W. Mishler, R. Rose, and N. Matukhno. Sub-Saharan Africa: The Positive Impact of Effective Democracy-R. Mattes. COMPARISONS WITH ESTABLISHED DEMOCRACIES AND NONDEMOCRACIES. Advanced Democracies: The Erosion of Traditional Democratic Citizenship-D. Denemark, T. Donovan, and R.G. Niemi. The Arab World: The Challenges of Political Islam-E. Gao. China: The Impact of Modernization and Liberalization on Democratic Attitudes-M. Huang, Y. Chu, and C. Yongrong. CONCLUSION. Generational Change in Postauthoritarian Democracies?-R. Mattes, D. Denemark, and R.G. Niemi.