Democracy and violence: global debates and local challenges

<P>This book examines the impact of political violence on democracy and democratisation with original case-studies drawn from Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.</P><P>This book was published as a special issue of <EM>Democratizations</EM>.</P>...

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Other Authors: Schwarzmantel, John J. (Editor) , Kraetzschmar, Hendrik (Editor)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2013
Series:Democratization Special Issues
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Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.routledge.com/Democracy-and-Violence-Global-Debates-and-Local-Challenges/Schwarzmantel-Kraetzschmar/p/book/9780415853057
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Author Notes:edited by John Schwarzmantel, Hendrik Jan Kraetzschmar
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Tilte Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1. Democracy and violence: a theoretical overview; 2. Liberal democratic politics as a form of violence; 3. A contest to democracy? How the UK has responded to the current terrorist threat; 4. Hearts and minds and votes: the role of democratic participation in countering terrorism; 5. Perverse state formation and securitized democracy in Latin America; 6. Revisiting 'democracy in the country and at home' in Peru; 7. Bullets over ballots: Islamist groups, the state and electoral violence in Egypt and Morocco
  • 8. Reframing resistance and democracy: narratives from Hamas and Hizbullah9. Democratisation and 'criminal' violence in Kenya; 10. Democratic and semi-democratic conflict management in Southeast Asia; Index