Description

In the twenty-first century, democracies across the globe are in crisis. The strength of basic democratic institutions and core enduring political principles and values are eroding in key regions and countries. Authoritarian regimes are rising and populist leaders are emerging. Democracy in Crisis across the World weaves threads of history and politics in two parts to analyze how long this trend may last and what the future may bring. By first examining the state of democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa, the second part of the collection highlights to democratic trajectory of India, China, Russia, and the United States. Ending with a look at how the world’s governments have responded to the coronavirus pandemic, contributors argue that unless democracy is defended with resolution and nurtured with resilience, it will fall.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Saliba Sarsar and Rekha Datta

Chapter One: Variation in Measures of Democracy
Stephen J. Chapman

Part I: World Regional Perspectives

Chapter Two: Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Changing Phases
Julius O. Adekunle

Chapter Three: Democracy in Transition: Political Trends in Eastern Europe
Kevin L. Dooley

Chapter Four: Democracy at Risk: Political Trends in the Recent History of Western Europe
Kenneth L. Campbell

Chapter Five: Democracy in Latin America: Uneven Institutional Performance
Kenneth Mitchell and Samuel Maynard

Chapter Six: Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa: Still Little to No Progress
Saliba Sarsar

Part II: Country Case Studies

Chapter Seven: A 'Modi'-fied India: Parties, Promises, and Portends of Democracy Amidst an Uncertain Glory
Rekha Datta and Samuel Maynard

Chapter Eight: Digital Authoritarianism in the People's Republic of China
Peter W. Liu and Justin M. Liu

Chapter Nine: The Erosion of Democracy in Post-Soviet Russia
Thomas

Product details

Published Nov 05 2020
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 282
ISBN 9781978780347
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 3 b/w illustrations;13 tables;
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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