Background
Vanhanen, Tatu was born on April 17, 1929 in Vuoksenranta, Finland. Son of Taavi and Anna (Jantunen) Vanhanen.
(This book provides the most extensive comparative survey ...)
This book provides the most extensive comparative survey of the state and conditions of democracy ever made. It focuses on 172 contemporary states, with historical data on the measures of democracy and on explanatory variables extending back to the 1850s. It presents a comprehensive exploration of democratization, its successes and failures, making predictions on the prospects for democracy for single countries and for seven regions of the world. As well as presenting empirical analyses of democratization on the basis of Vanhanens's resource distribution theory of democratization and making predictions on the prospects, the book includes contributions from five commentators, Mitchell A. Seligson on Latin America, Samuel Decalo and John W. Forje on Africa, John Henderson on Oceania and Ilter Turan on why some of the countires that pass Vanhanen's democratic threshold cannot in fact be seen as democracies. The volume also includes an introductory chapter which examines and compares other theoretical interpretations of democratization. Prospects for Democracy will be essential reading for all serious students of comparative politics and democracy.
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sociologist university professor
Vanhanen, Tatu was born on April 17, 1929 in Vuoksenranta, Finland. Son of Taavi and Anna (Jantunen) Vanhanen.
Candidate, School Social Sciences, Finland, 1958. Licentiate, School Social Sciences, Finland, 1963. Doctor of Social Sciences, University Tampere, Finland, 1968.
Vanhanen was a coauthor with Richard Lynn of intelligence quotient and the Wealth of Nations (2002) and intelligence quotient and Global Inequality (2006), and author of Ethnic Conflicts Explained by Ethnic Nepotism (1999) and many other works. Vanhanen developed an interest in evolutionary biology after studying East. O. Wilson"s sociobiology and later in his career wrote about intelligence and inequality. Vanhanen was known for his Index of Democratization.
Differences in intelligence are the most significant factor in explaining poverty".
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigations was considering launching a preliminary investigation on Vanhanen"s speech but later decided against it, not finding that he had incited hatred against an ethnic group or committed any other crime. Vanhanen died on 22 August 2015 after a long period of illness, aged 86.
(This book provides the most extensive comparative survey ...)
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In 2004, the Ombudsman of Minorities, Mikko Puumalainen, wanted the police to start an investigation regarding Vanhanen"s interview with a Helsingin Sanomat magazine Kuukausiliite, in which he stated that "Whereas the average intelligence quotient of Finns is 97, in Africa it is between 60 and 70. Political and social structures: Participant 2: European countries 1850-1974. Multi-party democracy in action.
Member Association for Politics and Life Sciences, International Political Science Association, Finnish Political Science Association (president 1986-1988).
Married Anni Tiihonen, July 15, 1951. Children: Rauno Juhani, Matti Taneli, Tuomo Tahvo.