Description
The volume begins with a major overview of the concept of democracy, from ancient city states to contemporary discussion about the possibility of international democracy. In the next section a series of contemporary models of democracy are examined and their strengths and limits explored. The third section confronts a wide variety of questions about the proper form and scope of democratic politics. In the final part, the context and prospects of democracy are investigated across many of the worlds major regions including Western and Eastern Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
This volume will be widely welcomes by all those, academics and non-academics alike, who have an interest in the meaning and future of democracy as we approach the 21st Century.
About the Author
David Held is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Book Information
ISBN 9780745609898
Author David Held
Format Paperback
Page Count 424
Imprint Polity Press
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 652g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 155mm * 31mm
