Defining and Measuring Democracy
1st Edition
Published on 29. November 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8039-7789-1 (ISBN)
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The rapid worldwide phase of democratization since the 1980s has stimulated a renewed interest in how we define and measure democracy. The contributors to this volume include leading political theorists, political scientists and experts in comparative government from across Europe.
Defining and Measuring Democracy offers an integrated analysis of key debates and issues ranging from the question of how to define democracy to the issue of cultural diversity. Each chapter offers new insights and approaches placed in the context of contemporary debates.
Defining and Measuring Democracy offers an integrated analysis of key debates and issues ranging from the question of how to define democracy to the issue of cultural diversity. Each chapter offers new insights and approaches placed in the context of contemporary debates.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
344 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-7789-1 (9780803977891)
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David Beetham
Defining and Measuring Democracy
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11/1994
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SAGE Publications Inc
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David Beetham is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre for Democratization Studies, University of Leeds. He is author of a number of books on political theory, including The Legitimation of Power (1991).
Content
Introduction - David Beetham
Democratic Theory and Indices of Democratization - Michael Saward
Key Principles and Indices for a Democratic Audit - David Beetham
More Participation, More Democracy? - Geraint Parry and George Moyser
The Duration of Democracy - Axel Hadenius
Institutional vs Socio-economic Factors
Is the Degree of Electoral Democracy Measurable? - Jorgen Elklit
Experiences from Bulgaria, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia and Nepal
Primary Control and Auxiliary Precautions - Stuart Weir
A Comparative Study of Democratic Institutions in Six Nations
The Experiential Approach to Auditing Democracy - Patrick Dunleavy and Helen Margetts
The Idea of Democracy in the West and in the East - Nikolai Biryukov and Victor Sergeyev
Cultural Diveristy and Liberal Democracy - Bhiku Parekh
Democratic Theory and Indices of Democratization - Michael Saward
Key Principles and Indices for a Democratic Audit - David Beetham
More Participation, More Democracy? - Geraint Parry and George Moyser
The Duration of Democracy - Axel Hadenius
Institutional vs Socio-economic Factors
Is the Degree of Electoral Democracy Measurable? - Jorgen Elklit
Experiences from Bulgaria, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia and Nepal
Primary Control and Auxiliary Precautions - Stuart Weir
A Comparative Study of Democratic Institutions in Six Nations
The Experiential Approach to Auditing Democracy - Patrick Dunleavy and Helen Margetts
The Idea of Democracy in the West and in the East - Nikolai Biryukov and Victor Sergeyev
Cultural Diveristy and Liberal Democracy - Bhiku Parekh