Is democracy a hot-house plant? By focusing on the objective conditions that make democracy probable, sociological and historical theories of democracy often lose sight of what is possible. This title explores those conciliatory political undertakings that political actors on all sides now engage in to make the improbable possible.
"Giuseppe Di Palma's book could not be more timely, given the snowballing events that are gaining momentum in Eastern and Western Europe. . . . It represents a truly fresh look at the red-hot issue of transitions to democracy."-Joseph LaPalombara, Yale University
