The Democratization Project: Opportunities and ChallengesAshok Swain, Ramses Amer, Joakim Öjendal This volume, drawing on the work of a variety of scholars, contributes to identifying and understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by the current wave of democratization to the peace and development of the world both at the domestic level in selected countries, trends in regions of the world, and in the global system of the post-Cold War Era. |
Contents
NonAuthorized Military Interventions and Legitimization | 17 |
Patterns of Religious Dimensions | 67 |
The Left and Democratic Consolidation Deepening | 87 |
Democracy Without People? The Risk of Monopolizing | 105 |
Variation Across Three Parliamentary Elections | 135 |
PostAccord Elections and Armed Conflict | 153 |
Peace Through Democracy? The Challenges of Postwar | 165 |
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