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Democracy in crisis : why, where, how to respond / Roland Rich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rich, Roland, author.
- Series:
- Points of view (Lynne Rienner Publishers)
- Points of View
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Authoritarianism.
- World politics--21st century.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, [Colorado] ; London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Democracy is in crisis. After the hope engendered by the Third Wave, democracies around the world are beleaguered with threats from multiple sources. What are these threats? Where did they come from? And how can the challenges to democratic governance best be overcome? Grappling with these questions, Roland Rich interprets the danger signs that abound in the United States and Europe, in Asia and the Arab World, in Africa and Latin America, and offers innovative strategies for turning the tide."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Series Page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents.
- >Chapter 1: Democracy Is in Crisis
- Democracy’s Soft Power in Decline
- Global Frustrations of Democratic Transitions
- Democracy’s Three Challengers
- Who Are the Allies of Democratization?
- How to Respond?
- >Chapter 2: Democracy Is Squandering Its Soft Power
- The Rise of Democracy’s Soft Power
- Figure 2.1 The Average Path of
- Democracy in 171 Countries, 1972–2003 Democracy Support Machinery
- Figure 2.2 International Democracy Support Foundations
- Squandering Democracy’s Soft Power
- Gridlock
- The Medium and the Message
- Are There Any Admirable Democracies?
- Conclusion
- Notes.
- >Chapter 3: Transitions to Democracy Are Stalled
- Canaries Gasping for Air
- >Chapter 4: Autocrats Are Resurgent
- End of Cold War Blues
- Enter OPEC
- Enter China
- Putin Pounces
- Follow the Leader
- >Chapter 5: China Is a Formidable Competitor
- China’s Achievements
- China Is Not a Democracy
- Authoritarian Resilience
- Does Resilience Imply Endurance?
- How Relevant Is Culture?
- End of Chinese History?
- >Chapter 6: Jihadism Is Posing a New Challenge
- Religion and Democracy
- The Arab and Islamic Worlds in Context
- Islam as Ideology
- Jihadism
- Wahhabism
- >Chapter 7: Where Does the Middle Class Stand?
- Three Theories of Democratization
- Modernization Theory
- >Chapter 8: The Bottom Three Billion Must Be Recruited
- The Caveman Trope
- The Rule of Guns and Beards
- Women Need Democracy
- Democracy Needs Women
- >Chapter 9: Democratizing Development Assistance
- Twentieth-Century Aid and Its Two Paradigms
- The “Ownership” Fallacy
- Twenty-First-Century Aid
- >Chapter 10: We Need Resilience and Resurgence
- Invest In
- Stand Up To Resilience and Resurgence
- Postscript: Has Democracy Been Trumped?
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62637-677-8
- OCLC:
- 1312726090
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