Democratization From Below
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Democratization From Below
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Author : Denny J. A.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Democratization From Below written by Denny J. A. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Democratization categories.
Forging Democracy From Below
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Author : Elisabeth Jean Wood
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-10-30
Forging Democracy From Below written by Elisabeth Jean Wood and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10-30 with Political Science categories.
This book, first published in 2000, analyzes the role of economically marginalized people in recent transitions to democratic rule.
Democratization From Below
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Author : Denny JA
language : en
Publisher: Cerah Budaya Indonesia
Release Date : 2015-09-01
Democratization From Below written by Denny JA and has been published by Cerah Budaya Indonesia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Political Science categories.
In this research, I will touch one dimension only from that big picture, on the social origin causing the democratization of Indonesia. Moslem variable is not yet to be explored. From the causes that ignite this democratic transition, Indonesia’s pattern can be one of the road maps for other Moslem countries to transform themselves from the present condition. This book is my dissertation in achieving my Ph.D from Ohio State University, Columbus, United States of America in 2001. I deliberately present this dissertation in complete format as the record of events and theoretical debate developing at that time, which do not updated by the data and theory developed lately. This is the academic portrait in its era.
Ethiopia
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Author : Bahru Zewde
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Release Date : 2002
Ethiopia written by Bahru Zewde and has been published by Nordic Africa Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Political Science categories.
Democracy is a concept reflecting European philosophies, struggles and concerns. Many Ethiopian ethnic groups have traditions which may offer more satisfactory and culturally acceptable foundations for a “sovereignty of the people” through time-honored ways of voicing political ideas, ironic observations and vital interests. In line with modern urban life Ethiopians also organize and express their interests in non-governmental organizations, the independent press and advocacy groups representing political and social alternatives. The contributors to this book analyze the democratic potential of these movements and practices, their ability to give a voice to the view from below and their potential contribution to a more genuine participation by the majority of Ethiopians in democratic decision making and bringing the sovereignty of the people a step closer to reality.
How Social Movements Can Save Democracy
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Author : Donatella della Porta
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2020-04-03
How Social Movements Can Save Democracy written by Donatella della Porta and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-03 with Social Science categories.
The birth of democracies owes much to the interventions and mobilizations of ordinary people. Yet many feel as though they have inherited democratic institutions which do not deliver for the people – that a rigid democratic process has been imposed from above, with increasing numbers of people feeling left out or left behind. In this well-researched volume, leading political sociologist Donatella della Porta rehabilitates the role social movements have long played in fostering and deepening democracy, particularly focusing on progressive movements of the Left which have sought to broaden the plurality of voices and knowledge in democratic debate. Bridging social movement studies and democratic theory, della Porta investigates contemporary innovations in times of crisis, particularly those in the direction of participatory and deliberative practices – ‘crowd-sourced constitutions’, referendums from below and movement parties – and reflects on the potential and limits of such alternative politics. In a moment in which concerns increase for the potential disruption of a Great Regression led by xenophobic movements and parties, the cases and analyses of resistance in this volume offer important material for students and scholars of political sociology, political science and social movement studies.
Dynamics Of Democratization
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Author : Graeme Gill
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-03-14
Dynamics Of Democratization written by Graeme Gill and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-14 with Political Science categories.
The author assesses the main theories developed to account for and explain why and how authoritarian regimes give way to democratic ones. The book takes issue with the predominantly élite-centred focus of much of the literature, and illustrates how an understanding of democratization can be gained only if the role of civil society is taken into account.
Social Movements And Referendums From Below
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Author : Della Porta, Donatella
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2017-09-27
Social Movements And Referendums From Below written by Della Porta, Donatella and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-27 with Political Science categories.
In recent years, social movements on the left have increasingly begun to make themselves felt in referendums. This has been seen throughout Europe: in votes regarding independence in Scotland and Catalonia, on water rights in Italy, on debt repayment in Iceland, and on the financial proposals of the troika in Greece. This book presents case studies of those referendums and more to analyze the ways that social movements formed in the wake of the 2008 crash have affected referendums' development and outcomes. Looking at general issues of democracy, as well as the political effects of neoliberalism, this book is ideally suited to help us understand some of the issues around Brexit and will be read by a wide audience interested in social movements, referendums, and democratic innovation.
Democratising The Eu From Below
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Author : Ulrike Liebert
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-23
Democratising The Eu From Below written by Ulrike Liebert and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Political Science categories.
For the European Union of the 21st century, the search for sustainable prosperity and stability includes the challenge of reconciling democratic ideals and practices with the construction of a European constitutional order. From the 2001 Laeken Summit to the 2009 Lisbon Treaty and beyond EU leaders have repeatedly set out to bring citizens closer to EU governance by making it more democratic and effective yet several national ratification referendums have shown that publics are divided about whether and why to endorse or veto complex EU reform packages imposed from the top down. Despite these limitations people do effectively engage in the making of a European polity. By initiating national court proceedings active citizens are promoting fundamental European rights in Member States' practices. As party members they contribute to shaping mass media communication about, and national publics' understanding of, European political alternatives. As civil society activists citizens help build social networks for contesting certain EU reforms or advocating others. Last but not least, as voters in national and European elections they choose between competing party visions, and national parliamentary stances regarding the role of democratic citizenship. This original contribution to the debate about democratic citizenship vis-à-vis the challenges of economic globalization and European political integration presents critical explorations of different fields of direct, representative, participatory and deliberative democratic citizenship practices that affect the transformation of Europe.
Democracy Under Scrutiny
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Author : Ursula J. van Beek
language : en
Publisher: Barbara Budrich
Release Date : 2010-05-19
Democracy Under Scrutiny written by Ursula J. van Beek and has been published by Barbara Budrich this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-19 with Political Science categories.
Values – elites and ordinary people This book reveals the diverse worlds of history, civic culture and values of South Africa, South Korea, Chile, Poland, Turkey, Germany and Sweden. It explores the similarities and contrasts between the values of the elites and the ordinary people. Written from various disciplinary perspectives and offering both empirical evidence and insiders’ knowledge, this book is bound to interest a wide variety of readers. The study on which the book reports was in the main based on analyses of value orientations of the parliamentary and media elites and those of the ordinary citizens. The data for the elites were obtained from surveys conducted for the purposes of the study; the data for the general population were drawn from the latest World Values Surveys. The volume is divided into two parts. The first part, entitled Theory and history, considers the quality of democracy in the context of the historical and cultural heritage of the seven countries, their civic culture and notions of citizenship, and their constitutions as foundations of the democratic political order. The second part of the book, entitled Theory and empiricism, assesses the quality of democracy by means of comparative analyses of the convergence and divergence in value orientations of the elites and the masses, both within each case and across all the seven cases.
The Condition Of Democracy
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Author : Jürgen Mackert
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-12
The Condition Of Democracy written by Jürgen Mackert and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-12 with Social Science categories.
Recent years have seen contestations of democracy all around the globe. Democracy is challenged as a political as well as a normative term, and as a form of governance. Against the background of neoliberal transformation, populist mobilization, and xenophobic exclusion, but also of radical and emancipatory democratic projects, this collection offers a variety of critical and challenging perspectives on the condition of democracy in the 21st century. The volumes provide theoretical and empirical enquiries into the meaning and practice of liberal democracy, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the consequences for citizenship and everyday lives. With a pronounced focus on national and transnational politics and processes, as well as postcolonial and settler colonial contexts, individual contributions scrutinize the role of democratic societies, ideals, and ideologies of liberal democracy within global power geometries. By employing the multiple meanings of The Condition of Democracy, the collection addresses the preconditions of democratic rule, the state this form of governance is in, and the changing ways in which citizens can (still) act as the sovereign in liberal democratic societies. The books offer both challenging theoretical perspectives and rigorous empirical findings of how to conceive of democracy in our times, which will appeal to academics and students in social and political science, economics, and international relations amongst other fields. The focus on developments in the Middle East and North Africa will furthermore be of great usefulness to academics and the wider public interested in the repercussions of western democracy promotion as well as in contemporary struggles for democratization ‘from below’. During the last 50 years, liberal democracies have been exposed to a fundamental reorganization of their politico-economic structure that transformed them through the impact of neo-liberal economic doctrines focused on low taxation, free markets, and out-sourcing that have little regard in reality for democratic institutions or liberal values. The failures of the neoliberal ‘remedy’ for capitalism are now dramatically obvious through the banking crisis of 2008-2011, the increase in income inequality, the social and psychological damage caused by the austerity packages across Europe, and widespread dependence on experts whose influence over government policies typically goes without public scrutiny. While this has only accelerated the destruction of the social fabric in modern Western societies, the dramatic redistribution of wealth and an open 'politics for the rich' have also revealed the long-time well-covered alliance of the global oligarchy with the Far Right that has the effect of undermining democracy. The contributions to this volume discuss a wide variety of processes of transformation, the social consequences, dedemocratization and illiberalization of once liberal democracies through the destructive impact of neoliberal strategies. These strongly politico-economic contributions are complemented with general sociological analyses of a number of cultural aspects often neglected in analyses of democracy.