Democracy in the south [[electronic resource] ] : participation, the state and the people / / edited by Brendan Howe, Vesselin Popovski and Mark Notaras

• Pubblicazione: Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 321.809172/4
• Soggetto topico: Democratization - Developing countries; Democracy - Developing countries; Political participation - Developing countries; Comparative government
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Politics and government Case studies
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HoweBrendan M PopovskiVesselin NotarasMark
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 andchallenges ; 8 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Democracy in the south
• ISBN: 92-808-7147-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456363303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II