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Seven Myths about Democracy
Av Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning
Inbunden, 2026
1002 kr
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This timely book challenges seven widespread misconceptions about democracy that continue to shape public and academic debates about its past, present, and future.Drawing on historical evidence, comparative research, and case illustrations, it demonstrates that commonly repeated claims—such as that …
Innovations, Reinvented Politics and Representative Democracy
Av Agnès Alexandre-Collier, Alexandra Goujon m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2517 kr
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This volume focuses on the issue of change in democratic politics in terms of experimental or actual innovations introduced either within political parties or outside the party system, involving citizen participation and mobilization. Including a wide and diverse range of alternatives in the …
Democratizing Public Governance in Developing Nations
With Special Reference to Africa
Av Shamsul Haque, Anastase Shyaka m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
751 kr
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This edited volume brings together critical insights that address the multifaceted problems of governance and democracy in the developing regions with specific reference to Africa. It explores both the externally prescribed and home-grown governance initiatives geared toward democracy and …
Nationalism, Referendums and Democracy
Voting on Ethnic Issues and Independence
Häftad, 2020
649 kr
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This revised and expanded edition analyses the factors conducive to holding independence and secession referendums, to winning these votes and to their status in domestic and international law. Taking into account the votes in Catalonia and Scotland, the book shows that votes on secession and …
Challenges of Democracy in the 21st Century
Concepts, Methods, Causality and the Quality of Democracy
Häftad, 2020
690 kr
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The effectiveness and capacity of survival of democratic regimes has been recently and widely questioned in the public and political debate. Both democratic institutions and political actors are increasingly confronted with rapid economic and societal transformations that, at least according to …
International Aid and Democracy Promotion
Liberalization at the Margins
Inbunden, 2020
2508 kr
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International Aid and Democracy Promotion investigates the link between foreign aid and the promotion of democracy, using theory, statistical tests, and illustrative case studies.This book challenges the field of development to recognize that democracy promotion is unlike other development goals. …
International Aid and Democracy Promotion
Liberalization at the Margins
Häftad, 2022
690 kr
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International Aid and Democracy Promotion investigates the link between foreign aid and the promotion of democracy, using theory, statistical tests, and illustrative case studies.This book challenges the field of development to recognize that democracy promotion is unlike other development goals. …
Legitimacy of Citizen-led Deliberative Democracy
The G1000 in Belgium
Av Didier Caluwaerts, Min Reuchamps
Häftad, 2020
690 kr
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For deliberative democrats, the strength of any democracy is public deliberation, the frequent and reasoned discussion between citizens on political issues. Despite all the theoretical claims made about deliberative systems, the question remains how to empirically assess both the legitimacy and …
Political Participation, Diffused Governance, and the Transformation of Democracy
Patterns of Change
Häftad, 2019
722 kr
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Although democratic governments have introduced a number of institutional reforms in part intended to increase citizens’ political involvement, studies show a continued decline in regular political engagement. This book examines different forms of political participation in democracies, and in what …
When Democracies Collapse
Assessing Transitions to Non-Democratic Regimes in the Contemporary World
Av Luca Tomini
Häftad, 2019
693 kr
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While the process of democratization is nowadays an established scholarship, the reverse process of de-democratization has generated less attention even when the regression or even breakdown of democracy occurred on a regular basis over past decades.This book investigates both the different …
Internet and Politics
Citizens, Voters and Activists
Av Sarah Oates, Diana Owen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
2600 kr
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This volume explores the nature of the Internet's impact on civil society, addressing the following central questions:is the Internet qualitatively different from the more traditional forms of the media?has the Internet demonstrated real potential to improve civil society through a wider provision …
Democratization in the Muslim World
Changing Patterns of Authority and Power
Av Frederic Volpi, Francesco Cavatorta
Inbunden, 2007
2525 kr
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This book examines the role that political Islam plays in processes of democratization in the Muslim world, detailing the political processes that facilitate the collective learning of democratic ways of solving the practical problems of those polities. Democratization in the Muslim World …
Internet and Politics
Citizens, Voters and Activists
Av Sarah Oates, Diana Owen m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
776 kr
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This volume explores the nature of the Internet's impact on civil society, addressing the following central questions:is the Internet qualitatively different from the more traditional forms of the media?has the Internet demonstrated real potential to improve civil society through a wider provision …
Global Democracy: For and Against
Ethical Theory, Institutional Design and Social Struggles
Inbunden, 2008
2525 kr
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This book defends the case for the expansion of the democratic model to the global political sphere. Concentrating on the democratic deficit of international affairs, it examines the nexus between the phenomenon of international exclusion and the political response of global democracy.This …
Constructing Democracy in Southern Europe
A comparative analysis of Italy, Spain and Turkey
Inbunden, 2008
1530 kr
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Why are some regimes democratic while others are not? Specifically, how have Spain and Italy managed to become democratic while Turkey, which shares many similar characteristics, has not?Spain, Italy and Turkey have shared common historical features which would have been disruptive to any new …
Democratization in the Muslim World
Changing Patterns of Authority and Power
Av Frederic Volpi, Francesco Cavatorta
Häftad, 2007
754 kr
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This book examines the role that political Islam plays in processes of democratization in the Muslim world, detailing the political processes that facilitate the collective learning of democratic ways of solving the practical problems of those polities. Democratization in the Muslim World …
New Challenges to Democratization
Av Peter Burnell, Richard Youngs
Inbunden, 2009
1530 kr
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This important text explores the widespread contention that new challenges and obstacles have arisen to democratization, assessing the claim that support for democratization around the world is facing a serious challenge. Bringing together leading international scholars of democratization, …
New Challenges to Democratization
Av Peter Burnell, Richard Youngs
Häftad, 2009
505 kr
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This important text explores the widespread contention that new challenges and obstacles have arisen to democratization, assessing the claim that support for democratization around the world is facing a serious challenge. Bringing together leading international scholars of democratization, …
Consolidation of Democracy
Comparing Europe and Latin America
Inbunden, 2008
2525 kr
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This book investigates the successes and failures in consolidating those democratic regimes that emerged in Europe and Latin America in the last quarter of the 20th century. The theoretical approach developed combines the most prominent political-institutional and socio-structural approaches to …
Multiple Democracies in Europe
Political Culture in New Member States
Av Paul Blokker
Inbunden, 2009
2759 kr
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This book provides an in-depth discussion and analysis of democracy in Europe, with a focus on the new EU member states, and makes an important and original contribution to the debate on the future of European democracy. Author Paul Blokker seeks to provide a critical reconceptualization of the …
Globality, Democracy and Civil Society
Av Terrell Carver, Jens Bartelson
Inbunden, 2010
2525 kr
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Globality, Democracy and Civil Society explores the relationship between the concepts of democracy and civil society through a comparison of their meaning and function in different historical and cultural contexts. This volume presents detailed contextual studies in Europe, North America, Japan, …
Global Democracy: For and Against
Ethical Theory, Institutional Design and Social Struggles
Häftad, 2009
915 kr
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This book defends the case for the expansion of the democratic model to the global political sphere. Concentrating on the democratic deficit of international affairs, it examines the nexus between the phenomenon of international exclusion and the political response of global democracy.This …
Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based Reconstruction
The United States & Democratic Consolidation in Bosnia, Afghanistan & Iraq
Inbunden, 2011
2525 kr
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This book investigates US foreign policy and tests the hypothesis that transition-inspired democracy promotion will successfully establish liberal democracy around the world, and thus fulfil the aims of the American mission and its application of the democratic peace. It features two detailed case …
Constructing Democracy in Southern Europe
A comparative analysis of Italy, Spain and Turkey
Häftad, 2010
505 kr
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Why are some regimes democratic while others are not? Specifically, how have Spain and Italy managed to become democratic while Turkey, which shares many similar characteristics, has not?Spain, Italy and Turkey have shared common historical features which would have been disruptive to any new …
Requisites of Democracy
Conceptualization, Measurement, and Explanation
Av Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning
Inbunden, 2011
2525 kr
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This book brings together the conceptual and theoretical writings of Joseph Schumpeter, Robert A. Dahl, Guillermo O’Donnell, and T. H. Marshall. It demonstrates that most of the different conceptions of democracy in the democratization literature can be ordered in one systematic regime typology …
Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion
Av Christopher Hobson, Milja Kurki
Inbunden, 2011
2315 kr
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How do different meanings of the concept of ‘democracy’ operate in democracy promotion? How do conceptual decisions influence real political events? How is policy and reflection on democracy promotion shaped by the way different practitioners and scholars understand democracy?The Conceptual …
Ethnic Politics and Democratic Transition in Rwanda
Av David Kiwuwa
Inbunden, 2012
2525 kr
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This book offers an examination of how a deeply divided post-conflict society embarks on democratic transition. Using Rwanda as the case study, it combines analysis of democratic transition and ethnopolitical debate, asking why deeply divided ethnic societies have a tendency to fail.Though …
Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective
Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences
Av Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning
Inbunden, 2012
2525 kr
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This book provides an introduction to democratic theory and empirical research on democracy and democratization. The book first examines conceptions of democracy from the origins in ancient Greece to the present day, then tracks when and where modern democracy has developed. On this basis, the book …
Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective
Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences
Av Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning
Häftad, 2013
900 kr
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This book provides an introduction to democratic theory and empirical research on democracy and democratization. The book first examines conceptions of democracy from the origins in ancient Greece to the present day, then tracks when and where modern democracy has developed. On this basis, the book …
Democratic Transitions
Modes and Outcomes
Av Sujian Guo, Gary A Stradiotto
Inbunden, 2014
2525 kr
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Democratic transitions have occurred in many countries in various regions across the globe, such as Southern Europe, Latin America, Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and these nations have undergone simuntaneously political, economic and social transformations. …
