Routledge
Paperback
240
39052
This stimulating new international study of the state of democracy today contributes towards improving and deepening our understanding of the democratic process both in new and old democracies. It brings together a leading group of international experts in the fields of politics economics sociology journalism anthropology and law. It covers key themes that have a bearing on the quality and sustainability of democratic practices and relates them to policies in specific countries or regions. A special concern of the book is to identify and evaluate policies aimed at securing improvements in democratic practices.