The Transition Paradigm and the Concept of Democratic Consolidation

The democratic transition in the globe area promoted the research of comparative politics.But,in face of series of social and economic problems,democratic regimes drops into the reality of instability and regression of authoritarianism,the consolidation of new democratic regimes has become the focus of international political science.However,the concept of democratic consolidation becomes the most difficult issue in the research of democratic consolidation.This paper lists and analyses some important concepts of democratic consolidation,and shows the importance and respect of the concept of democratic consolidation in research.