International perspectives on contemporary democracy /edited by Peter F. Nardulli.

International perspectives on contemporary democracy /edited by Peter F. Nardulli. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2008. - 1 online resource. - Democracy, free enterprise, and the rule of law .

Includes bibliographies and index.

International perspectives on democracy in the twenty-first century / Democratization in the twenty-first century : the prospects for the global diffusion of democracy / Is democracy contagious? Diffusion and the dynamics of regime transition / A fourth wave? The role of international actors in democratization / "Western institutions" and "universal values" : barriers to the adoption of democracy / Issues, information flows, and cognitive capacities : democratic citizenship in a global era / Globalization, the decline of civic commitments, and the future of democracy / Globalization, sovereignty, and democracy : the role of international organizations in a globalizing world / Democracy and markets in the twenty-first century : an agenda / Economic globalization and democracy / Brian J. Gaines and Peter F. Nardulli -- Larry Diamond -- Zachary Elkins -- Bruce Russett -- Lisa Anderson -- James H. Kuklinski, Paul J. Quirk, and Buddy Peyton -- Wendy Rahn -- Beth Simmons -- John R. Freeman -- Melissa A. Orlie.

Democracy enjoys unparalleled prestige at the beginning of the twenty-first century as a form of government. Some of the world's most prosperous nations are democracies, and an array of nations in Europe, Africa, and South America have adopted the system. This globalization has also met resistance and provoked concerns about international power exerted by institutions and elites that are beyond the control of existing democratic institutions. In this volume, leading scholars of democracy engage the key questions about how far and how fast democracy can spread, and how international agencies and international cooperation uneasily affect national democracies. At first glance, the efforts of intergovernmental organizations to intervene in a nation's governance seem anything but democratic to that nation. The contributors demonstrate why democracy has been so attractive and so successful, but are also candid about what limits it may reach, and why._x000B__x000B_Contributors are Lisa Anderson, Larry Diamond, Zachary Elkins, John R. Freeman, Brian J. Gaines, James H. Kuklinski, Peter F. Nardulli, Melissa A. Orlie, Buddy Peyton, Paul J. Quirk, Wendy Rahn, Bruce Russett, and Beth Simmons._x000B_




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Democracy.
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JC423 / .I584 2008