Waves of Democracy: Social Movements and Political Change, Second Edition

Waves of Democracy: Social Movements and Political Change, Second Edition
ISBN-10
131724933X
ISBN-13
9781317249337
Series
Waves of Democracy
Category
Political Science
Pages
223
Language
English
Published
2015-11-17
Publisher
Routledge
Author
John Markoff

Description

The second edition of this classic text covers contemporary democracy movements including the Arab Spring and its aftermath, Occupy, and new nations as well as old issues from the Balkans to Africa, from Latin America to Ukraine. The author has traveled widely around the world to take the pulse of transition and to profile journeys toward democracy and journeys away from democracy, too. At the same time, the book addresses important challenges that have emerged in even well-established democracies. These show up in declining voting rates, diminished membership in political parties, and, in some countries including the United States, negative views of central democratic institutions (like the US Congress).

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