Axel Hadenius (ed.)

Democracy's Victory and Crisis

Herausgeber: Axel, Hadenius; Hadenius, Axel

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Produktbeschreibung

The contributors to this volume address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule. Brought together under the auspices of a Nobel Symposium on democracy, leading experts in the field examine historical experiences, social and cultural problems, economic development, constitutional issues, the impact of globalization, and the prospects for promoting democratic government. The coverage of the book is global, and the approach is multidisciplinary, providing a unique perspective from leading historians, political scientists, economists, and sociologists. The chapters thus provide an excellent survey of different facets of, and approaches to, democracy, including such fundamental issues as the nature of democratic citizenship, and its prevalence around the world; the relationship between economic development and the progress of democracy; and the influence of international interdependence on sovereignty and democratic accountability.

Table of contents:
1. Victory and crisis: introduction Axel Hadenius; Part I. Historical Perspectives: 2.The new democracies in crisis in interwar Europe Fritz Stern; Part II. Cultural Aspects: 3. Bowling alone: democracy in America at the end of the twentieth century Robert D. Putnam; 4. On sources of social and political conflicts in follower democracies Atul Kohli; 5. Micro-aspects of democractic theory: what makes for the deliberative competence of citizens Claus Offe; 6. Political Islam and democracy: the case of Algeria Lahouari Addi; Part III. Constitutional Questions: 7. Ways of constitution-making Jon Elster; 8. Back to basics: who really practices majority rule? Arend Lijphart; Part IV. Democracy and Development: 9. Democracy and development Adam Przeworski and Fernando Limongi; 10. Freedom and economic growth: a virtuous cycle? Surjit S. Bhalla; 11. Democratization and administration Göran Hydén; Part V. Democracy and Globalization: 12. Globalization sovereignty and democracy Jagdish Bhagwati; 13. Dangerous liaisons: the interface of globalization and democracy Claude Ake; 14. Exploring the problematic triumph of liberal democracy and concluding with a modest proposal for improving its international impact Philippe C. Schmitter; Part IV. Promoting Democracy: 15. Promoting democracy in the 1990s: actors instruments and issues Larry Diamond; 16. Can established democracies nurture democracy abroad? Lessons from Africa Joel D. Barkan; 17. Some thoughts on the victory and future of democracy Juan J. Linz.

The contributors to this volume (brought together under the auspices of the Nobel Symposium held in Stockholm) address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule. The coverage of the book is global, and the approach is multi-disciplinary, providing a unique perspective from leading historians, political scientists, economists and sociologists.

Leading scholars from a range of disciplines address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 716g
• ISBN-13: 9780521575836
• ISBN-10: 0521575834
• Artikelnr.: 22260711

Inhaltsangabe

1. Victory and crisis: introduction Axel Hadenius; Part I. Historical
Perspectives: 2. The new democracies in crisis in interwar Europe Fritz
Stern; Part II. Cultural Aspects: 3. Bowling alone: democracy in America at
the end of the twentieth century Robert D. Putnam; 4. On sources of social
and political conflicts in follower democracies Atul Kohli; 5.
Micro-aspects of democractic theory: what makes for the deliberative
competence of citizens Claus Offe; 6. Political Islam and democracy: the
case of Algeria Lahouari Addi; Part III. Constitutional Questions: 7. Ways
of constitution-making Jon Elster; 8. Back to basics: who really practices
majority rule? Arend Lijphart; Part IV. Democracy and Development: 9.
Democracy and development Adam Przeworski and Fernando Limongi; 10. Freedom
and economic growth: a virtuous cycle? Surjit S. Bhalla; 11.
Democratization and administration Göran Hydén; Part V. Democracy and
Globalization: 12. Globalization sovereignty and democracy Jagdish
Bhagwati; 13. Dangerous liaisons: the interface of globalization and
democracy Claude Ake; 14. Exploring the problematic triumph of liberal
democracy and concluding with a modest proposal for improving its
international impact Philippe C. Schmitter; Part IV. Promoting Democracy:
15. Promoting democracy in the 1990s: actors instruments and issues Larry
Diamond; 16. Can established democracies nurture democracy abroad? Lessons
from Africa Joel D. Barkan; 17. Some thoughts on the victory and future of
democracy Juan J. Linz.