International perspectives on contemporary democracy / edited by Peter F. Nardulli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nardulli, Peter F.

Series:

Democracy, Free Enterprise, and the Rule of Law

Democracy, free enterprise, and the rule of law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Democratization--International cooperation.

Democratization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Democracy enjoys unparalleled prestige at the beginning of the twenty-first century as a form of government. Some of the world's most prosperous nations are democracies, and an array of nations in Europe, Africa, and South America have adopted the system. This globalization has also met resistance and provoked concerns about international power exerted by institutions and elites that are beyond the control of existing democratic institutions. In this volume, leading scholars of democracy engage the key questions about how far and how fast democracy can spread, and how international agencies and international cooperation uneasily affect national democracies. At first glance, the efforts of intergovernmental organizations to intervene in a nation's governance seem anything but democratic to that nation. The contributors demonstrate why democracy has been so attractive and so successful, but are also candid about what limits it may reach, and why. Contributors are Lisa Anderson, Larry Diamond, Zachary Elkins, John R. Freeman, Brian J. Gaines, James H. Kuklinski, Peter F. Nardulli, Melissa A. Orlie, Buddy Peyton, Paul J. Quirk, Wendy Rahn, Bruce Russett, and Beth Simmons.

Contents:

""front cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. International Perspectives on Democracy in the Twenty-first Century""; ""I. Democratization on the Frontiers of the Third Wave""; ""2. Democratization in the Twenty-first Century: The Prospects for the Global Diffusion of Democracy""; ""3. Is Democracy Contagious? Diffusion and the Dynamics of Regime Transition""; ""4. A Fourth Wave? The Role of International Actors in Democratization""; ""5. ""Western Institutions"" and ""Universal Values"": Barriers to the Adoption of Democracy""

""II. Globalization and Democracy""""6. Issues, Information Flows, and Cognitive Capacities: Democratic Citizenship in a Global Era""; ""7. Globaliztion, the Decline of Civic Commitments, and the Future of Democracy""; ""8. Globalization, Sovereignty, and Democracy: The Role of International Organizations in a Globalizing World""; ""9. Democracy and Markets in the Twenty-first Century: An Agenda""; ""10. Economic Globalization and Democracy""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""back cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-58319-4

9786613895646

0-252-09196-5

OCLC:

811409105