Since its inception, the Journal of Democracy has served as the premier venue for scholarship on democratization. The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy book series, Democracy: A Reader brings together the seminal works that have appeared in its pages in nearly twenty years of publication. Democracy is in retreat around the world, giving renewed relevance and urgency to fundamental questions about the system that nevertheless remains the ideal standard of governance. Contributors ask: What exactly is democracy, and what sustains it? What institutions are best suited to a democratic system? Can elections produce undemocratic outcomes? Is democracy a universal value? Democracy: A Reader addresses these important concerns with critical discussions on delegative democracy, social capital, constitutional design, federalism, hybrid regimes, competitive authoritarianism, and more. With such influential contributors as Francis Fukuyama, Robert Putnam, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Anwar Ibrahim, this is an indispensable resource for students of democracy and instructors at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Contributors: Michael E.Alvarez, Nancy Bermeo, Russell Bova, Jose Antonio Cheibub, Larry Diamond, Jorgen Elklit, Abdou Filali-Ansary, M. Steven Fish, Francis Fukuyama, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Donald L. Horowitz, Anwar Ibrahim, Terry Lynn Karl, Steven Levitsky, Arend Lijphart, Fernando Limongi, Vali Nasr, Guillermo O'Donnell, Marc F. Plattner, Adam Przeworski, Robert D. Putnam, Andrew Reynolds, Giovanni Sartori, Andreas Schedler, Philippe C. Schmitter, Amartya Sen, Alfred Stepan, Palle Svensson, Nicolas van de Walle, Lucan A. Way

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Utgivningsdatum2009-11-02
Mått152 x 229 x 26 mm
Vikt612 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieA Journal of Democracy Book
Antal sidor440
FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN9780801893780

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Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, both at Stanford University, where he also directs the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy and director of its International Forum for Democratic Studies. They are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy.

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: What is Democracy?Chapter 1. What Democracy Is...And Is NotChapter 2. What Makes Elections Free and Fair?Chapter 3. Delegative DemocracyChapter 4. How Far Can Free Government Travel?Chapter 5. From Liberalism to Liberal DemocracyPart II: What Sustains Democracy?Chapter 6. Three Paradoxes of DemocracyChapter 7. What Makes Democracies Endure?Chapter 8. Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social CapitalChapter 9. Religion, Democracy, and the "Twin Tolerations"Part III: What Institutions Work Best?Chapter 10. Constitutional Design for Divided SocietiesChapter 11. Federalism and Democracy: Beyong the U.S. ModelChapter 12. The Import of InstitutionsChapter 13. Constitutional Courts: A Primer for Decision MakersChapter 14. Stronger Legislatures, Stronger DemocraciesChapter 15. Constitutional MedicinePart IV: Elections Without Democracy?Chapter 16. Thinking About Hybrid RegimesChapter 17. The Rise of Competitive AuthoritarianismChapter 18. The Menu of ManipulationChapter 19. Africa's Range of RegimesChapter 20. International Linkage and DemocratizationPart V: Is Democacy a Universal Value?Chapter 21. Democracy as a Univeral ValueChapter 22. Democracy and Liberty: The Cultural ConnectionChapter 23. Confucianism and DemocracyChapter 24. Buddhism, Asian Values, and DemocracyChapter 25. Muslims and DemocracyChapter 27. The Rise of "Muslim Democracy"Index