Chinese Democracy examines the dynamics of political change and the evolving relationship between the state and society in modern China. The book analyzes how economic development, social mobility, urbanization, and shifting public expectations influence the prospects for political reform. It discusses the structural and cultural factors that shape China’s governance model, including the role…
This edited volume analyzes the processes of democratization and the role of the state in the Southern Cone of Latin America, focusing on Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil. Through a collection of scholarly essays, the book explores political transitions, civil–military relations, institutional change, and the challenges faced by emerging democratic regimes. The contributors examine how h…
Southeast ASIAN Responses to Globalitation Restructuring Governance and Deepening Democracy It is now apparent, especially in the aftermath of the regional financial crisis of 1997, that globalization has been impacting upon the Southeast Asian economies and societies in new and harrowing ways, a theme of many recent studies. Inadvertently, these studies of globalization have also lighted that …
This study of democratization in South-East Europe is one of four books produced by the produced by the Project on Democratization and Political Participation in Postcommunist Societies. The project has been sponsored jointly by the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland at College Park.. It draws on the talents of s…
In many developing countries the presence of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can no longer be ignored. They are engaged in an extensive array of activities, including philanthropic work to people left out of the developmental process as well as efforts at addressing problems of environmental destruction and other negative consequences of economic development, and efforts to institutionali…
This proceeding is a product of a two-day international conference on "Democratization and Conflict Management/Prevention in Southeast Asia in the Twenty- first Century" held in Bangkok in January 2001. The conference was organized by the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS), Thailand and sponsored by the United Nations Organization (Department of Political Affairs and the Uni…