Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Tentative Conclusions about Uncertain Democracies

Political science scholars consider four-volume work Transitions from Authoritarian Rule to be a foundational text for studying process of democratization, specifically in those cases where an authoritarian regime is giving way to some form of democratic government. The most important of four books is without a doubt fourth volume, Tentative Conclusions about Uncertain Democracies, also known as the little green book. Transitions from Authoritarian Rule was first book in any language to systematically compare process of transition from authoritarianism across a broad range of countries. Political democracy is not only possible outcome. Guillermo O'Donnell, Philippe C. Schmitter, and Laurence Whitehead…