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OverviewCalls for different models of democracy are becoming more prominent and widespread. The future of global politics will depend greatly on whether and how democracy can be made more effective, participative, and accountable. This book explores the current state of debate and puts forward ideas about how Western actors engaged in democracy support can do a better job of incorporating new thinking about alternative democratic forms into their efforts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard YoungsPublisher: Brookings Institution Imprint: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.825kg ISBN: 9780870034299ISBN 10: 0870034294 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 24 September 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsStimulating and much-needed insight into democratic experiments outside the West, with a well-informed account of the political realities that condition variations in democracy. --Amr Hamzawy, professor of public policy at the American University in Cairo and former member of the Egyptian parliament Stimulating and much-needed insight into democratic experiments outside the West, with a well-informed account of the political realities that condition variations in democracy. --Amr Hamzawy, professor of public policy at the American University in Cairo and former member of the Egyptian parliament A well-timed assessment of an issue that is acquiring renewed visibility, offering an evenhanded agenda for more varied and tolerant forms of democracy. --Laurence Whitehead, senior research fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford In this nuanced and insightful book, Richard Youngs explores how understandings of democracy are changing and provides innovative ideas that should push Western analysts and diplomats toward a necessary rethink of democracy support. --Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, Bulgaria In this fresh, thoughtful, and timely work, Richard Youngs makes an original, thought-provoking, and profoundly clarifying contribution to the debate over non-Western democracy. He provides a rigorously analytical approach in a work of impressive scholarship that will be of enormous value to scholars, students, and practitioners around the world. --Larry Diamond, senior fellow at Stanford University Author InformationRichard Youngs is a senior associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He works on EU foreign policy and on issues of international democracy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |