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"Democratic transition" as a book category covers works that analyze and narrate the process by which political systems move from authoritarian or non-democratic rule toward democratic governance. It includes theoretical and comparative studies of causes and pathways of transition, case studies of particular countries or regions, and practical guides on constitution‑making, electoral design, party building, transitional justice, civil society mobilization, and security-sector reform. Books in this category examine actors (elites, movements, militaries, international actors), institutional choices, sequencing and timing, risks of backsliding, and strategies for consolidation or failure. Interdisciplinary in scope—drawing on political science, history, law, sociology, and economics—these works serve scholars, students, policymakers, and readers interested in how democracies emerge, are constructed, and endure.

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