LEADER 03442nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910456363303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a92-808-7147-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000019419 035 $a(EBL)728592 035 $a(OCoLC)697175235 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000468344 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11331640 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000468344 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10497634 035 $a(PQKB)10574043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC728592 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL728592 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10397569 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000019419 100 $a20091117d2010 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDemocracy in the south$b[electronic resource] $eparticipation, the state and the people /$fedited by Brendan Howe, Vesselin Popovski and Mark Notaras 210 $aTokyo ;$aNew York $cUnited Nations University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a92-808-1178-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 andchallenges 327 $a8 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; Index 330 $aTraditionally, 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 606 $aDemocratization$zDeveloping countries$vCase studies 606 $aDemocracy$zDeveloping countries$vCase studies 606 $aPolitical participation$zDeveloping countries$vCase studies 606 $aComparative government$vCase studies 607 $aDeveloping countries$xPolitics and government$vCase studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDemocratization 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aComparative government 676 $a321.809172/4 701 $aHowe$b Brendan M$0869209 701 $aPopovski$b Vesselin$0889693 701 $aNotaras$b Mark$0942204 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456363303321 996 $aDemocracy in the south$92126156 997 $aUNINA