Democracy in the South: Participation, the State and the People
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| Title: | Democracy in the South: Participation, the State and the People |
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| Description: | Traditionally, studies on democracy have focused on the orthodox so-called Northern models of democratic governance, and within this framework, the extent to which Southern models are considered democratic. Democracy in the South is the first truly international collaboration that draws attention to the complex problems of democratic consolidation across the majority world. Nine case studies, three each from Africa, Latin America and Asia, shed light on the contemporary challenges faced by democratizing countries, mostly from the perspective of emerging theorists working in their home countrie. |
| Authors: | Brendan Howe, Vesselin Popovski and Mark Notaras |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Comparative government--Case studies, Political participation--Developing countries--Case studies, Democratization--Developing countries--Case studies, Democracy--Developing countries--Case studies |
| Categories: | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Traditionally, studies on democracy have focused on the orthodox so-called Northern models of democratic governance, and within this framework, the extent to which Southern models are considered democratic. Democracy in the South is the first truly international collaboration that draws attention to the complex problems of democratic consolidation across the majority world. Nine case studies, three each from Africa, Latin America and Asia, shed light on the contemporary challenges faced by democratizing countries, mostly from the perspective of emerging theorists working in their home countrie. |
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| ISBN: | 9789280811780 9789280871470 |
