Democracy in the south [[electronic resource] ] : participation, the state and the people / / edited by Brendan Howe, Vesselin Popovski and Mark Notaras |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 321.809172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HoweBrendan M
PopovskiVesselin NotarasMark |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Developing countries
Democracy - Developing countries Political participation - Developing countries Comparative government |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 92-808-7147-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456363303321 |
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Is democracy exportable? / / edited by Zolton Barany, Robert G. Moser [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 321.809172/4 |
Soggetto topico | Democracy - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-107-19397-4
0-511-69896-8 9786612393310 1-282-39331-6 0-511-64726-3 0-511-80926-3 0-511-59340-6 0-511-65134-1 0-511-59247-7 0-511-59533-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Marc F. Plattner -- A moral imperative? -- 1. The morality of exporting democracy : an historical-philosophical perspective / Thomas L. Pangle -- Structural preconditions -- 2. Re-integrating the study of civil society and the state / Sheri Berman -- 3. Encountering culture / M. Steven Fish -- 4. Does democracy work in deeply divided societies? / Daniel Chirot -- 5. Democracy, civil society, and the problem of tolerance / Adam B. Seligman -- Institutions and processes -- 6. Electoral engineering in new democracies : can preferred electoral outcomes be engineered? / Robert G. Moser -- 7. Does it matter how a constitution is created? / John M. Carey -- 8. Building democratic armies / Zoltan Barany -- 9. Democratization, conflict, and trade / Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder -- 10. Exporting democracy : does it work? / Mitchell A. Seligson, Steven E. Finkel, and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán -- Conclusion : Is democracy exportable? / Nancy Bermeo. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454541703321 |
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 | ||
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Is democracy exportable? / / edited by Zolton Barany, Robert G. Moser [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 321.809172/4 |
Soggetto topico | Democracy - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-107-19397-4
0-511-69896-8 9786612393310 1-282-39331-6 0-511-64726-3 0-511-80926-3 0-511-59340-6 0-511-65134-1 0-511-59247-7 0-511-59533-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Marc F. Plattner -- A moral imperative? -- 1. The morality of exporting democracy : an historical-philosophical perspective / Thomas L. Pangle -- Structural preconditions -- 2. Re-integrating the study of civil society and the state / Sheri Berman -- 3. Encountering culture / M. Steven Fish -- 4. Does democracy work in deeply divided societies? / Daniel Chirot -- 5. Democracy, civil society, and the problem of tolerance / Adam B. Seligman -- Institutions and processes -- 6. Electoral engineering in new democracies : can preferred electoral outcomes be engineered? / Robert G. Moser -- 7. Does it matter how a constitution is created? / John M. Carey -- 8. Building democratic armies / Zoltan Barany -- 9. Democratization, conflict, and trade / Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder -- 10. Exporting democracy : does it work? / Mitchell A. Seligson, Steven E. Finkel, and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán -- Conclusion : Is democracy exportable? / Nancy Bermeo. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777912503321 |
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 | ||
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Is democracy exportable? / / edited by Zolton Barany, Robert G. Moser |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 321.809172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BaranyZoltan D
MoserRobert G. <1966-> |
Soggetto topico | Democracy - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-107-19397-4
0-511-69896-8 9786612393310 1-282-39331-6 0-511-64726-3 0-511-80926-3 0-511-59340-6 0-511-65134-1 0-511-59247-7 0-511-59533-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The morality of exporting democracy : an historical-philosophical perspective / Thomas L. Pangle -- Re-integrating the study of civil society and the state / Sheri Berman -- Encountering culture / M. Steven Fish -- Does democracy work in deeply divided societies? / Daniel Chirot -- Democracy, civil society, and the problem of tolerance / Adam Seligman -- Electoral engineering in new democracies : can preferred electoral outcomes be engineered? / Robert G. Moser -- Does it matter how a constitution is created? / John Carey -- Building democratic armies / Zoltan Barany -- Democratization, conflict, and trade / Edward Mansfield and Jack Snyder -- Exporting democracy : does it work? / Mitchell Seligson, Steven Finkel, and Anibal Perez-Linan. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818593903321 |
Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2009 | ||
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