{"product_id":"pluralism-by-default-weak-autocrats-and-the-rise-of-competitive-politics-9781421418124","title":"Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lucan Way\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comparative Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn audacious new explanation for the emergence of political pluralism in weak states.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePluralism by Default\u003c\/i\u003e explores sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way proposes that pluralism in \"new democracies\" is often grounded less in democratic leadership or emerging civil society and more in the failure of authoritarianism. Dynamic competition frequently emerges because autocrats lack the state capacity to steal elections, impose censorship, or repress opposition. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may also thwart the development of stable democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46503789133975,"sku":"9781421418124","price":4733.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781421418124.webp?v=1769189776","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pluralism-by-default-weak-autocrats-and-the-rise-of-competitive-politics-9781421418124","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}