Non-Western Encounters with Democratization

Christopher K. Lamont is an Assistant Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen. He is also co-Chair of Research in Ethics and Globalisation, a research section within the inter-faculty research institute Globalisation Studies Groningen. He has published widely on transitional justice and international criminal law. His book International Criminal Justice and the Politics of Compliance was published by Ashgate in 2010. Jan van der Harst is Professor in the History and Theory of International European Integration in the Department of International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen. He received his PhD at the European University Institute and has published widely in the fields of European integration, Dutch Foreign Policy and EU-China relations. Frank Gaenssmantel is Assistant Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen. He has previously held a position as Research Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Studies on Contemporary China in Turin (2008-2010) and taught at the School of Advanced International and Area Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai (2004-2006). His research interests include foreign policy analysis, European and Chinese foreign policies and China-EU relations.

• Introduction, Christopher K. Lamont, FrankGaenssmantel, Jan van der Harst; Part I Imagining Democracy; Chapter 1 A Universal Understanding of Democracy?, Cécile Vandewoude; Chapter 2 Confucianism’s Role-Based Political Ethic, JamesGarrison; Part II Imagining Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa; Chapter 3 Returning to the Tunisian Revolution, SamiZemni; Chapter 4 Arab Spring and Middle East Democratization, Sultan Mohammed Zakaria; Chapter 5 A Gendered Perspective on the Arab Spring, YasmineJawad; Chapter 6 The Arab Uprising, AndrejZwitter; Chapter 7, Mieczys?aw P. Boduszy?ski; Part III East Asian Perspectives; Chapter 8 Looking East, Patricia M. Thornton; Chapter 9 Enough to Get By?, Daniel R. Hammond; Chapter 10 Cultural Resources for Democracy, Pieter Boele van Hensbroek; Chapter 11 Trade Unions, Civil Society, Democracy and Authority in Japan, HermanVoogsgeerd; Chapter 12 Non-Western Visions of Development?, AlexandriaInnes, Christopher K. Lamont;

’This book offers an outstanding and detailed account of politics and analysis of how democratic principles should be achieved in the Arab world. Comparing democratic principles in the West and how to apply them in the Middle East provides valuable understanding, not just for those interested in politics, but also for scholars interested in international, comparative and constitutional law. It makes a valuable contribution to the heated debate on Islamic law and its role in designing new Arab constitutions.’ Mohamed A. Arafa, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, USA ’Democracy as an ideal is universally embraced, but as a system of government providing political order, interest representation and collective decision making, it also faces serious tests. This timely volume provides thought provoking accounts on how a number of non-western countries and regions face up to such challenges.’ Zhengxu Wang, University of Nottingham, UK