State-Formation and Democratization

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This book examines the connection between two major developments in the world: state-formation and democratization. Since 1946, the number of states has increased from 66 to almost 200 independent states, but our knowledge of these state-formation processes is limited. The authors present a new database on state-formation and democratization, which enables novel classifications and analyses of these processes on the global level. They argue that the form of state-formation affects the probability for democratization in new states and that the initial regime that state-formation establishes at the time of independence has long-term effects on new states’ democratization. 
Thomas Denk is Chair Professor of Political Science at Örebro University, Sweden. His research focuses on democratization, political culture, state-formation, and political methodology. 
Sarah Lehtinen is Research Analyst at the Swedish National Council for CrimePrevention (BRÅ) and former Researcher in Political Science at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. She has examined how political institutions during state-formations are developed and democratized, investigated the conditions of democratic diffusion, and developed quantitative databases.

This book examines the connection between two major developments in the world: state-formation and democratization. Since 1946, the number of states has increased from 66 to almost 200 independent states, but our knowledge of these state-formation processes is limited. The authors present a new database on state-formation and democratization, which enables novel classifications and analyses of these processes on the global level. They argue that the form of state-formation affects the probability for democratization in new states and that the initial regime that state-formation establishes at the time of independence has long-term effects on new states’ democratization. 

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“The book by Denk and Lehtinen is a new approach to the relation between state formation and democratization. It provides a well-designed argument to support a thesis that both analysed processes are linked, and utilizes clearly triangulated methods to show it. Many scholars will appreciate the study for its clarity and consistency – a valuable point of departure especially for more contextual and dynamic analyses of fundamental political processes in the times of global flux.” (Krzysztof Kasianiuk, Democratization, Vol. 27 (2), 2020)

“The question how processes of state formation affect the creation of states has been surprisingly overlooked in the literature. This new book constitutes an important contribution in the field of research as it presents a coherent framework for analyzing processes of state formation. Denk and Lehtinen have compiled an impressive global data set, which contains valuable information about the conditions characterizing states at the time of their independence. The authors show that state formation characteristics play a vital role in explaining whether the initial regime of the newly independent state becomes  democratic or not. In addition, prospects for democratic success or failure are highly dependent on the mode of the initial regime of the newly formed state. The book and its dataset will have a profound impact in the comparative study of state formation and democratization.” (Carsten Anckar, Professor of Political Science and Comparative Politics, Åbo Akademi University, Finland) 

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