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Democracy versus Modernization A Dilemma for Russia and for the World
272 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book seeks to "re-think democracy." Over the past years, there has been a tendency in the global policy community and, even more widely, in the world’s media, to focus on democracy as the "gold standard" by which all things political are measured. This book re-examines democracy in Russia and in the world more generally, as idea, desired ideal, and practice. A major issue for Russia is... Read more
Introduction Part I: General Theory of Democracy 1. Democracy and Rights: the Greatest Dilemma of Our Times Daniel Bell 2. Democracy as Spectre, Dream and Reality John Dunn 3. "Universal Value" at its "Natural Limit"? Vladislav Inozemtsev 4. From Agora to the Marketplace – Whereto from Here? Zygmunt Bauman 5. Transitional Economies and the Commodification of Democracy Piotr Dutkiewicz 6. Overturning the Authoritarian Majority – Not an Easy Task Mark Urnov Part II: Realities of Democratization 7. From the 19th to the 21st Century Democracy: What is Next Step? Alexei Miller 8. Democracy in China: Challenge or Opportunity? Yu Keping 9. Democracy and How it is used in Russia Gleb Pavlovsky 10. Democracy and Dissatisfaction Ivan Krastev Part III: Democracy and Modernization 11. Modernization and Democracy Ronald Inglehart 12. Democratization and Modernization in the Context of the Transformation of Post-Soviet States Andrei Ryabov 13. Democracy vs. Efficiency: The Challenge of the 21st Century Parag Khanna 14. From Authoritarianism to Democracy along the Paths of Modernization: From the General to the Specific Victor Krasilshchikov 15. Market-States and Post-Democracy Adrian Pabst Part IV: Democracy in the World 16. Less Means More: the Moral Virtue of Political Minimalism Amitai Etzioni 17. Hope for Global Democracy as a Challenge to the 21st Century Daniele Archibugi 18. Democracy in the Era of Limited Sovereignty Ekaterina Kuznetsova 19. New Debates over Global Democracy and International Democracy Promotion Thomas Carothers
Biography
Vladislav Inozemtsev is Professor and Director of the Centre for Post-Industrial Studies, Moscow, Russia.
Piotr Dutkiewicz is Professor and Director of the Centre for Governance and Public Management at Carleton University, Canada.
