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基本説明
Provides a critical but systematic overview of democratic theory and practice in the contemporary world.
Full Description
This text provides a critical but systematic overview of democratic theory and practice in the contemporary world. The authors show that recent developments are more complex than admitted by proponents of the idea of a democratic world with, what they call, de-democratization of various forms running in parallel with democratization.
Contents
Democracy as an Idea and as a Process
Formal and Substantive Democracy
Myths and Misconceptions About Democracy
Popular Sovereignty, Citizenship, and the Limits of Liberal Democracy
Democracy and Insecurity
Poverty, Inequity and Democracy
Global Regimes, Governability and Democratization
Democracy, Authoritarianism and De-Democratization
Conclusion: The Crisis of Democracy Revisited.