| Post-Communist Democratization: Political Discourses Across Thirteen Countries Contributor(s): Dryzek, John S. (Author), Holmes, Leslie Templeman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521001382 ISBN-13: 9780521001380 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: The study of the democratic transitions of former Communist states has been fertile ground for students of politics. This book provides a novel "ground up" perspective by examining the ways in which ordinary people have viewed and responded to democracy. Examining a number of countries at different stages of transition, they argue that democracy has been understood differently in different places and with varying levels of approval. The authors define their research within the context of each country's history and relate their analysis to future prospects for reform. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 320.947 |
| LCCN: 2001043249 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Series: Theories of Institutional Design |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.07" W x 8.89" (1.09 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The study of the democratic transitions of former Communist states has been fertile ground for students of politics. This book provides a novel ground up perspective by examining the ways in which ordinary people have viewed and responded to democracy. Examining a number of countries at different stages of transition, they argue that democracy has been understood differently in different places and with varying levels of approval. The authors define their research within the context of each country's history and relate their analysis to future prospects for reform. |
Contributor Bio(s): Holmes, Leslie Templeman: - Leslie Holmes is Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne. His recent books are Post-communism (1997) and The End of Communist Power (1993).Dryzek, John S.: - John Dryzek is Professor of Social and Political Theory in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. He has also taught at the Universities of Oregon and Melbourne. He is the author of a number of books on environmental politics and democracy, most recently Deliberative Democracy and Beyond (2000), and Democracy in Capitalist Times (1996). |