Humanities Translation Series: Democracy in Flux

Author: [Japan] Takashi Ito. [UK] Edward
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: As an effective guideline for handling political and social life, democracy is gaining increasingly widespread acceptance, while the challenges it faces are also becoming more prominent. On one hand, countries undergoing democratic transitions are confronted with a multitude of pressing issues. On the other hand, many nation-states are rejecting universal democratic models on the grounds of their unique characteristics. This book compiles detailed analyses by a group of renowned political scholars, including Juan Linz, Takashi Ito, and Robert Dahl, on the aforementioned issues. It also explores the relationships between democracy and religion, culture, media, civil society, and globalization, and discusses the possibility of advancing democracy from the national level to the level of international organizations.