the third wave: democratization in the late twentieth century

This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. The recent transitions, he argues, are the third major wave of … In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington … Huntington attempts to explain why, how, and the consequences of the third wave of democratization from 1974 to 1990. Huntington’s attempt in writing this book is to explain the global political development of the late twentieth century and the transition of over thirty different countries from nondemocratic to democratic political systems. Each of the two previous waves was followed by a reverse wave in which some countries shifted back to authoritarian government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century.

This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century.

Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. The recent transitions, he argues, are the third major wave of democratization in the modem world. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democ.