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Democratization through the looking glass
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Abstract Democratization is a major political phenomenon of the current age. Democratization through the looking glass argues that our perspectives on democratization reflect the intellectual origins of the inquiry. How we see and understand it are influenced by what we 'bring to the table'. By considering d... view more
Democratization is a major political phenomenon of the current age. Democratization through the looking glass argues that our perspectives on democratization reflect the intellectual origins of the inquiry. How we see and understand it are influenced by what we 'bring to the table'. By considering democratization across a range of disciplines from anthropology and economics, to sociology, law and area studies, this volume offers a rich combination of analytical frameworks, distinctive insights and leading points of concern. On one level the book provides anyone interested in democratization with a wide-ranging distillation of the main themes, issues, and topics, concisely written by leading experts in their field. On a second level the book advances the case for a broadly-based comparative study which includes Europe and North America alongside developing regions, while maintaining the belief that a multi-disciplinary approach enhances our understanding of democratization far more than that of a narrow political science view. The book is aimed at students of politics willing to explore the boundaries of their subject and all social scientists who need an introduction to this important contemporary phenomenon.
Table of contents:
Anthropology / JEREMY GOULD
Economics / TONY ADDISON
Gender Studies / SHIRIN M. RAI
History / PETER CALVERT
International Political Economy / PHILIP CERNY
Law / JOHN MCELDOWNEY
Sociology / GEOFFREY WOOD
Africa / ROGER SOUTHALL
Central and eastern Europe / PAUL G. LEWIS
East Asia / SHAUN BRESLIN
The European Union / ALEX WARLEIGH
Latin America / GEORGE PHILIP
South Asia / GURHARPAL SINGH
The United States / FRANCISCO E. GONZÁLEZ AND DESMOND KING... view less
Keywords
democratization; social science; historical development; interdisciplinarity; comparative research; conception of democracy; political science; interdisciplinary research
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Document language
English
Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Manchester Univ. Press
City
Manchester
Page/Pages
294 p.
Series
Perspectives of democratization
ISBN
0-7190-6243-8
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works