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What exactly is democracy, and what sustains it? What institutions are best suited to a democratic system? Can elections produce undemocratic outcomes? Is democracy a universal value? This book addresses these concerns with critical discussions on delegative democracy, social capital, constitutional design, federalism, and hybrid regimes.

The last quarter of the twentieth century was marked by two dramatic political trends that altered many of the world's regimes: the global resurgence of democracy and the collapse of communism. Was the process that brought down communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union fundamentally different from the process that gave birth to new democracies in other regions of the world? Were the transitions away from communism mostly like or ...

Seligson, Sandeep Shastri, Doh C. Shin, Mark Tessler, Christian Welzel, Yogendra Yadav

Explores the issues of democratic consolidation, the reality of the transition paradigm, the advisability of attempting to 'sequence' elections and other liberal-democratic reforms, and the relative merits of presidentialism and its alternatives from the point of view of democratic governance and stability.

Weiss, Christopher Wyrod, Daniel J. Young

After an introduction by the volume editors, the book offers a look at the complex relationship between nationalism and democracy. The authors then examine the special challenges facing democracy in ethnically divided societies.

A comprehensive assessment of the origins and staying power of Middle East autocracies, as well as a sober account of the struggles of state reformers and opposition forces to promote civil liberties, competitive elections and a pluralistic vision of Islam.

Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Revisited" is must reading for anyone who considers him- or herself a political economist, and it should also appeal to those probing the uncertainties of contemporary democratization." -- Philippe C. Schmitter, Stanford University.

Presenting a wide-ranging and balanced account of where Korean democracy stands and where it is likely to move in the near future, this volume looks at the factors that have defined the Korean model of democratization to date and reveals the specific institutional changes and reforms that are still needed to ultimately consolidate democracy in Korea.