Democracy in the South: Participation, the State and the People - Tapa blanda

Traditionally, studies on democracy have focused on the orthodox so-called Northern models of democratic governance, and within this framework, the extent to which Southern models are considered democratic. Democracy in the South is the first truly international collaboration that draws attention to the complex problems of democratic consolidation across the majority world. Nine case studies, three each from Africa, Latin America and Asia, shed light on the contemporary challenges faced by democratizing countries, mostly from the perspective of emerging theorists working in their home countries.

Brendan Howe is associate professor of international relations at the Ewha Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul. Vesselin Popovski is senior academic officer and head of section for the Peace and Security Program in the Institute for Sustainability and Peace at the United Nations University (UNU-ISP). Mark Notaras is a researcher for the Peace and Security Program, UNU-ISP.