Democracy and Democratization

This timely collection examines questions of central concern to scholars and practitioners of politics. It looks at both the concept of democracy and the process of democratization, combining theoretical chapters by historians of ideas and political theorists, with empirical chapters on the process of democratization in Eastern Europe, China, The Middle East and Latin America, as well as in established democracies such as Britain and France. Coverage includes chapters on: Procrustean and Promethean paths to popular self-rule; education and democracy; democracy and Marxism; democratization and qualified explanation Case studies of: Eastern Europe; China; Latin America; Middle East; France; Britain; editors' conclusions.