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Favouring transitions to democracy on the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean was a key objective of the European Union and its member states when they prepared the Barcelona conference in 1995. But European Neighbourhood policies have failed to promote democracy. While the authors remain sensitive to changes that ultimately may translate into greater participation and respect for civil liberty, they also set out to explain why certain short-term goals of the EU are undermining its democratic principles. However, the crucial question - especially after 9/11 - is whether the erosion of democracy in the North has affected the promotion of democracy in the South. Failure of democracy in the South may well be linked to the erosion of democracy on a global scale.
Contents
1. Eberhard Kienle, Introduction2. Oliver Schlumberger, Assessing Political Regimes: What Typologies and Measurements Tell Us - and What They Don't3. Mohamed Mouaqit, Constitutionalism vs. 'Fiqhism': The Evolution and Limits of the Rule of Law in Morocco 4. Virginie Collombier, 'Modernizing' Political Parties: The National Democratic Party in Egypt on the path of British New Labour?5. Mustapha Kamel al-Sayyid, Judicial Activism North and South of the Mediterranean6. Eric Gobe, Deceptive Liberal Reforms: Institutional Adjustments and the Dynamics of Authoritarianism in Tunisia (1997-2005)7. Isabel Schafer, The European Union's Reform Agenda for Palestine: Democratizing a Polity or Marginalizing Political Actors?8. Robert Springborg, Comparative De-Democratization: Backsliding in the West, Sinking in the South9. Eberhard Kienle, Absent Transitions from Authoritarianism in the South or Erosion of Democracy at a Global Scale? 10. Gilles Massardier, Authoritarian Islands in Pluralist Democracies11. Marc Lazar, Challenges to Established Democracies: The Italian Example12. Holger Albrecht, How Do Regimes Work? Formal Rules and Informal Mechanisms in Middle Eastern Politics
