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Record Nr.

UNISA996552370903316

Autore

Burnell Peter

Titolo

Democratization through the looking glass / / Peter Burnell, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester University Press, 2003

Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018

©2003

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 283 pages) : tables (black and white); digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Perspectives on democratization

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democratization

Social science literature

Social sciences

Area studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published: 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Democratization is a major political phenomenon of the current age. Democratization through the looking glass argues that our perspectives on democratization reflect the intellectual origins of the inquiry. How we see and understand it are influenced by what we 'bring to the table'. By considering democratization across a range of disciplines from anthropology and economics, to sociology, law and area studies, this volume offers a rich combination of analytical frameworks, distinctive insights and leading points of concern. On one level the book provides anyone interested in democratization with a wide-ranging distillation of the main themes, issues, and topics, concisely written by leading experts in their field. On a second level the book advances the case for a broadly-based comparative study which includes Europe and North America alongside developing regions, while maintaining the belief that a multi-disciplinary approach enhances our understanding of democratization far more than that of a narrow political science view. The book is aimed at students of politics willing to explore the boundaries of their subject and all social scientists who need an



introduction to this important contemporary phenomenon.