ELITES AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS: THE INSTRUMENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION.

ELITES AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS: THE INSTRUMENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION. Because of its uniqueness in every case, predicting the importance of elites and popular actors in a successful democratic transition from authoritarian rule is as impossible as trying to predict the day in which a baby will take its first steps. But despite the unpredictability of their nature, elite and popular actors share a vital role in the fight towards democracy: they are …showed first 75 words of 1793 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1793 total…it is more accurate to say that consistent opposition and the will to overcome an oppressive regime seem to be the main driving factor in democratic transition! s. Elites and popular actors, either individually or in conjunction, are just instrumental in the struggle for the desired outcome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Garton Ash, Timothy. The Magic Lantern. New York: Vintage Books, 1993. O’Donnell, Guillermo and Philippe C. Schmitter. Transitions from Authoritarian Rule. Baltimore: John’s Hopkins, 1993.