03442nam 2200637 a 450 991045636330332120200520144314.092-808-7147-1(CKB)2550000000019419(EBL)728592(OCoLC)697175235(SSID)ssj0000468344(PQKBManifestationID)11331640(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000468344(PQKBWorkID)10497634(PQKB)10574043(MiAaPQ)EBC728592(Au-PeEL)EBL728592(CaPaEBR)ebr10397569(EXLCZ)99255000000001941920091117d2010 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDemocracy in the south[electronic resource] participation, the state and the people /edited by Brendan Howe, Vesselin Popovski and Mark NotarasTokyo ;New York United Nations University Pressc20101 online resource (251 p.)Description based upon print version of record.92-808-1178-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Participation, the state and the people; 2 Venezuela: Democratic possibilities; 3 Colombia: Not the oldest democracy in Latin America,but rather a fake one; 4 Consensus or conflict? The problem of an anti-politicalimagery of democracy in contemporary Argentina; 5 Democracy, pluralism and nation-building: The Nigerian case; 6 Ethno-linguistic vitality and democratic practice in Kenya; 7 The democratization process in Ghana: Key issues andchallenges8 Democratic bewilderments of the world's largest democracy -India9 The 2006 coup and the evolving democratic and politicalparty system in Thailand; 10 Consolidating democracy in the Philippines: Breakingmonopolies of local power; 11 Conclusion; IndexTraditionally, 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 countrieDemocratizationDeveloping countriesCase studiesDemocracyDeveloping countriesCase studiesPolitical participationDeveloping countriesCase studiesComparative governmentCase studiesDeveloping countriesPolitics and governmentCase studiesElectronic books.DemocratizationDemocracyPolitical participationComparative government321.809172/4Howe Brendan M869209Popovski Vesselin889693Notaras Mark942204MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456363303321Democracy in the south2126156UNINA