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Investigates the successes and failures in consolidating various democratic regimes that emerged in Europe and Latin America in the last quarter of the 20th century. This book suitable for political scientists, particularly those with an interest in democracy, democratization, comparative politics and comparative methodology.

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 that distinguishes between 'thinner' and 'thicker' definitions of democracy.The authors argue that the empirical pattern revealed by this typology is explained by the combination of internal structural constraints and international factors facilitating democracy. The result of such contending forces is that most of the democratizations in recent decades have only produced competitive elections, rather than 'more demanding' attributes of democracy such as political liberties, the rule of law, and social rights.Examining theoretical and empirical approaches to measuring, defining and understanding democracy, the book will be of interest to scholars of political theory and comparative politics in general and democratization studies in particular.

This volume brings together studies of many of the small number of previously established states that have retained and/or restored democracy despite, in many cases, formidable economic, social or political challenges.

Explores the nature of the Internet's impact on civil society, addressing such questions as: Is the Internet qualitatively different from the more traditional forms of the media? Does the Internet pose a threat to the coherence of civil society as people are encouraged to abandon shared media experiences and pursue narrow interests?

Investigates US foreign policy and tests the hypothesis that US government transition-inspired democracy promotion can successfully establish liberal democracy around the world. This title features two case studies that explore political liberalisation in Bosnia and Afghanistan.

Though scholarly attention to democracy promotion is increasing, there is still little comparative and theoretically-based work on the protagonists of democracy promotion. This book investigates the motives that drive democracy promotion in a comparative and theoretically oriented manner, exploring how democracy promoters deal with conflicting objectives and the factors that shape their behaviour.

This examination of how Western governments support democracy worldwide considers how countries use this aid.

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 contextual studies in Europe, North America, Japan, Russia and Turkey.

Explores the contention that fresh challenges have arisen to democratization and assesses the claim that democratization around the world is facing a serious challenge. This book examines the issues relating to developments within non-democratic states and issues related to the democratic world and its efforts to support the spread of democracy.

This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers.

Brings together leading international scholars to assess the claim that democratization around the world is facing a serious challenge and features in-depth studies on US democracy promotion, the Middle East, Russia, China and new democracies.

Presents an analysis of democracy in Europe, with a focus on the EU member states. This book seeks to provide a critical reconceptualization of the notion of democratic political culture by developing a 'multiple democracies' theoretical approach. It analyzes multiple political cultures and their role in the emergence of democratic regimes.

This study gives examples of how the Internet is creating new political communities at various levels, both in democracies and authoritarian regimes.

This study gives examples of how the Internet is creating new political communities at various levels, both in democracies and authoritarian regimes.

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.

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? Providing a comparative case study analysis, this book offers some clues as to the reasons for successful transitions to democracy.

This examination of how Western governments support democracy worldwide considers how countries use this aid.

Using new areas of research, this book argues that the ideals and the practices of Anglo-American democracy can be best understood by studying diverse forms of participation, which go beyond classical expressions of contestation and dissent such as voting. The authors analyze political parties, social movements, communications and social media, governance, cultural diversity, identity politics, public-private actors and social cohesion to illustrate how the structure and context of popular participation play a significant role in whether, and when, citizens¿ efforts have any meaningful impact on those who exercise political power. In doing so, the authors take crucial steps towards understanding how a vigorous public sphere and popular sovereignty can be made to work in today¿s global environment.

The essays in this volume analyse differing aspects of the complex relationship between the media and democracy in a diverse range of national contexts.

The essays in this volume analyse differing aspects of the complex relationship between the media and democracy in a diverse range of national contexts.

This collection examines the nature, scope and prospects for political opposition under African National Congress political dominance.

Featuring a broad range of perspectives on the democratic process, this collection of essays explores the development of civil society and how civil societies manage democratic change around the world.

Defends the case for the expansion of the democratic model to the global political sphere. This book examines the nexus between the phenomenon of international exclusion and the political response of global democracy. It defends a model of cosmo-federalism that is all-inclusive, multilayered and rooted.