Democracy: A Comparative Approach
Apr 2013 · Routledge
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What is democracy? Under what conditions does it thrive? What are the consequences of democracy?
This book aims to answer these questions and more by exploring different varieties of democracies around the world. It starts with definitions of democracy and then divides the concept into three dimensions, which provide a framework for the study of democracy in all its forms. These dimensions form the three main sections of the book:
*constitutional democracy which explores political rights
*participatory democracy which focuses on participation of citizens
*egalitarian democracy which examines outcomes of democracy in terms of equality.
Democracy concludes by surveying the findings of this empirical study and a discussion on the meanings and consequences of democracy in a globalizing world.
This book aims to answer these questions and more by exploring different varieties of democracies around the world. It starts with definitions of democracy and then divides the concept into three dimensions, which provide a framework for the study of democracy in all its forms. These dimensions form the three main sections of the book:
*constitutional democracy which explores political rights
*participatory democracy which focuses on participation of citizens
*egalitarian democracy which examines outcomes of democracy in terms of equality.
Democracy concludes by surveying the findings of this empirical study and a discussion on the meanings and consequences of democracy in a globalizing world.
About the author
Jan-Erik Lane is Professor of Political Science and head of RESOP (Laboratoire de Recherches Sociales et Politiques Appliquees) at the University of Geneva, and is also Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore. His publications include Constitutions and Political Theory, The Public Sector and New Public Management. Svante Ersson is a lecturer in Political Science at Umea University. He and Jan-Erik Lane are joint authors of Culture and Politics, The New Institutional Politics, Politics and Society in Western Europe, European Politics and Comparative Politics: An Introduction.
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