Balancing Democracy; Editor: Axtmann, Roland; Paperback

Editor: Axtmann, Roland
Paperback; Index
240 pages
Published: December 2000
Continuum International Publishing Group
ISBN: 0826450318

Addressing one of the classical concerns of comparative politics, the formation and maintenance of stable democracies, Balancing Democracy will be of interest to students taking courses in comparative politics and democratization as well as to general reader, concerned with democratic developments in the twenty-first century.Written by a specially commissioned group of international experts, this volume provides an attempt at detecting socio-political trends, highlighting chances for further democratization and dangers to democratic stability.Original essays by well known writers including Benjamin Barber, Paul Hirst, Mary Kaldor and Barry Hindess. This work, by international experts, combines theoretical insight with practical concerns about the future of democracy and democratic institutions. It attempts to detect socio-political trends, highlighting chances for further democratization and dangers for democratic stability.