Prospects for Democracy: North, South, East, West

by David Held (Editor)

Overview

The recent dramatic transformation of Central and Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union have intensified the perrenial debates about the meaning and future of democracy. This comprehensive overview of democracy examines its nature and prospects through theoretical analyses and a world-wide set of case studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804721929
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Publication date:	08/01/1993
Edition description:	1
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Held is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction.

1. Democracy: From City-states to a Cosmopolitan Order: David Held.

Part II. Contesting Democracy: Theoretical Disputes.

2. Liberal Democracy and Limits of Democratisation: David Beetman.

3. Deliberative Democracy and Social Choice: David Miller.

4. Must Feminists Give Up on Liberal Democracy? Anne Phillips.

5. Associational Democracy: Paul Hirst.

6. Direct Democracy: Setting Appropriate Terms of Debate: Ian Budge.

7. The Cultural Particularity of Liberal Democracy: Bhikhu Parekh.

Part III. Substantive Issues: The Scope and Limits of Democratic Politics.

8. Democracy, Markets and Capital: Are there Necessary Economic Limits to Democracy? Christopher Pierson.

9. Socialism and Democracy: Alex Callinicos.

10. Military Policies and the State System as Impediments to Democracy: Robert C. Johansen.

11. Democracy and the Media - Without Foundations: John Keane.

12. Democratic Citizenship in a Post-communist Era: Danilo Zolo.

Part IV. The Dynamics of Democratisation: Risks and Possibilities.

13. Consolidations of Democracy: John A. Hall.

14. Democracy and its Future in Eastern Europe: Paul G. Lewis.

15. The Alternative to 'Liberal Democracy': A Latin American Perspective: Laurence Whitehead.

16. Sub-Saharan Africa: Geoffrey Hawthorn.

17. Democratisation in Asia: David Potter.

18. The Prospects for Democracy in the Middle East: Simon Bromley.

Index.