03931nam 22009373u 450 991079194840332120230124184434.01-78170-141-51-84779-431-910.7765/9781847794314(CKB)2560000000085764(EBL)1069743(OCoLC)818847565(SSID)ssj0000712780(PQKBManifestationID)12274046(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712780(PQKBWorkID)10651299(PQKB)10027098(SSID)ssj0001101312(PQKBManifestationID)11664640(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101312(PQKBWorkID)11068123(PQKB)11669414(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086943(MiAaPQ)EBC1069743(DE-B1597)660391(DE-B1597)9781847794314(EXLCZ)99256000000008576420130418d2008|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobalizing Democracy[electronic resource] Power, legitimacy and the interpretation of democratic ideasManchester Manchester University Press19981 online resource (289 p.)Perspectives on Democratic PracticeDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-4995-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface to the second edition; Introduction; Part 1 Contextualizing the debate over democracy; I Interpreting democracy: philosophicaldebates; 2 The ambiguity of democracy; 3 Expanding democracy; 4 Can there be nonliberal democracy?; Part 2 Explaining democracy: causal debates; 5 The market; 6 Civil society; Part 3 Pursuing democracy: political debates; 7 Power, legitimacy, and the interpretation ofdemocracy; 8 Deromanticizing democracy; Bibliography; IndexThis new edition examines some of the philosophical and theoretical issues underlying the 'democratic project' which increasingly dominates the fields of comparative development and international relations. The first concern presented here is normative and epistemological: as democracy becomes more widely accepted as the political currency of legitimacy, the more broadly it is defined. But as agreement decreases regarding the definition of democracy, the less we are able to evaluate how it is working, or indeed whether it is working at all.The second issue is causal: what are the claims being Perspectives on Democratic PracticeDemocracyDemocracy -- PhilosophyDemocracy1989-World politicsPolitical ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCPolitical Theory of the StateHILCCcivil society.comparative development.democratic norms.democratic system.democratic theory.democratization debates.developing states.economic well-being.globalization of democracy.legitimacy.philosophical ideals.political obstacles.political strategy.robust democracy.Democracy.Democracy -- Philosophy.DemocracyWorld politicsPolitical ScienceLaw, Politics & GovernmentPolitical Theory of the State321.8Fierlbeck Katherine254519AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910791948403321Globalizing democracy629927UNINA