Democratization in the Global South

The Importance of Transformative Politics
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-37003-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 5268 g

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

Given the weaknesses of mainstream democratisation since the 1980s, the authors present a cutting edge examination of dynamics of political change in the direction of more substantive democracy. While focusing on the Global South, they also draw comparisons from historical and contemporary experiences from Scandinavia.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stokke, K.

Törnquist, O.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: TRANSFORMATIVE POLITICS IN HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 1. Transformative Democratic Politics; K.Stokke & O.Törnquist 2. The Relevance of the Scandinavian Experiences; K.Stokke & O.Törnquist 3. Participation and Democratic Transformation: Building Effective Citizenship in Brazil, India and South Africa; P.Heller 4. Social Movements and the 'Pink Tide' Governments in Latin America: Transformation, Inclusion and Rejection; B.Bull 5. Paradigmatic Failures of Transformative Democratic Politics: Indonesia and Sri Lanka in Comparative Perspective; K.Stokke & O.Törnquist PART II: TRANSFORMATIVE POLITICS IN THE CONTEXT OF GROWTH ECONOMIES 6. Accumulation and Inequality in China: What Spaces for Inclusion and Welfare?; K.Nordhaug 7. Globalisation and Democracy: The Equivocality of a Relationship; N.Chandhoke 8. Transformative Democratic Politics in Liberalising India?; J.Harriss 9. Trade Unions and Transformative Democratic Politics: Political Representation and Popular Mobilisation during Local Government Reform in South Africa; D.C.Jordhus-Lier 10. Transformation Institutionalized? Making Sense of Participatory Democracy in the Lula Era; G.Baiocchi, E.Braathen & A.C.Teixeira PART III: POTENTIALS FOR POST-CLIENTELIST TRANSFORMATIONS 11. Post-clientelist Initiatives; J.Manor 12. From Populism to Democratic Polity: Problems and Challenges in Solo, Indonesia; P.Lay & C.Lay 13. Re-politicizing Local Government for Politics of Transformation: Arguments from Sri Lanka; J.Uyangoda 14. Experiences and Strategic Intervention in Transformative Democratic Politics; K.Stokke & O.Törnquist

Über Autor(innen)

Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Brown University, USA
Einar Braathen, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Norway
Benedicte Bull, University of Oslo, Norway
Neera Chandhoke, University of Delhi, India
John Harriss, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Patrick Heller, Brown University, USA
David Christoffer Jordhus-Lier, University of Oslo, Norway
Cornelis Lay, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
James Manor, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, UK
Kristen Nordhaug, Oslo University College, Norway
Pratikno, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Kristian Stokke, University of Oslo, Norway
Ana Claudia Teixeira, University of Campinas, Brazil
Olle Törnquist, University of Oslo, Norway
Jayadeva Uyangoda, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka