Democratic Institution Performance

EDWARD R. MCMAHON is Dean's Professor of Applied Politics and Director, Center on Democratic Performance, Department of Political Science, State University of New York, Binghamton.THOMAS SINCLAIR is Director and Assistant Professor of the Master in Public Administration Program, State University of New York, Binghamton.

• Introduction Introduction The Paradox of Democracy by Edward R. McMahon and Brian Nussbaum Domestic Aspects of Democracy Political Parties and Civil Society: Learning from the American Case by Kristi Andersen Assessing Civil Society Performance: The Interface of Concept and Practice by John W. Harbeson Wide But Shallow: Popular Support for Democracy in Africa by Michael Bratton Shariacracy and Federal Models in the Era of Globalization: Nigeria in Comparative Perspective by Ali A. Mazrui The French Revolution and Transitional Justice by Howard G. Brown External Aspects of Democratization Transition Elections as End or Means? Lessons for Democracy Assistance from Domestic Election Monitoring by Eric Bjornlund International Standards and Democratization: Certain Trends by Elizabeth Spiro Clark Elections to End Conflict: War Termination, Democratization, and International Policy by Terrence Lyons The Impact of Democratization and Economic Globalization on Worker' Rights: A Comparative Analysis by David L. Cingranelli Globalization and Democratic Performance in Low Income Nations by Nicolas van de Walle Research and Practice in Democratization: Cross-fertilization or Cross Purposes? by Harry Blair The Research-Policy Nexus and United States Democracy Assistance by Shaheen Mozaffar Conclusion The Art of Democratic Crafting and Its Limits by Edward Friedman Bibliography Index