Prospects for democracy: north, south, east, west

Abstract

Part I. Introduction. 1. Democracy: From City--states to a Cosmopolitan Order: David Held. Part II. Contesting Democracy: Theoretical Disputes. 2. Liberal Democracy and Limits of Democratisation: David Beetman. 3. Deliberative Democracy and Social Choice: David Miller. 4. Must Feminists Give Up on Liberal Democracy? Anne Phillips. 5. Associational Democracy: Paul Hirst. 6. Direct Democracy: Setting Appropriate Terms of Debate: Ian Budge. 7. The Cultural Particularity of Liberal Democracy: Bhikhu Parekh. Part III. Substantive Issues: The Scope and Limits of Democratic Politics. 8. Democracy, Markets and Capital: Are there Necessary Economic Limits to Democracy? Christopher Pierson. 9. Socialism and Democracy: Alex Callinicos. 10. Military Policies and the State System as Impediments to Democracy: Robert C. Johansen. 11. Democracy and the Media -- Without Foundations: John Keane. 12. Democratic Citizenship in a Post--communist Era: Danilo Zolo. Part IV. The Dynamics of Democratisation: Risks and Possibilities. 13. Consolidations of Democracy: John A. Hall. 14. Democracy and its Future in Eastern Europe: Paul G. Lewis. 15. The Alternative to a Liberal Democracya : A Latin American Perspective: Laurence Whitehead. 16. Sub--Saharan Africa: Geoffrey Hawthorn. 17. Democratisation in Asia: David Potter. 18. The Prospects for Democracy in the Middle East: Simon Bromley. Index.

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