Title: Deepening Democracy and Ethno-Political Mobilisation: A Survey of Five Cases
Abstract: According to an increasing number of scholars, normative and empirical concerns regarding democratic consolidation have begun to move beyond merely addressing the potential death of democracy, either quickly or slowly, to focus on the mechanisms by which democracy can be deepened.1 The assertion is that even among 'advanced democracies' improvements can be made; no democracy can rest on its laurels.2 Larry Diamond argues, [T]he established democracies … must attend to the quality of democracy in their own countries … The established liberal democracies need renewed and more vigorous engagement of citizens in public life. They need to nurture and revitalize the associational structures through which citizens participate and cooperate directly, as political equals, and which breed the cultural foundations of a healthy democracy: trust, tolerance, efficacy, reciprocity, honesty, and a respect for law. The institutional requirements for this 'positive consolidation' are many, but the focus on decentralisation and improving legitimacy appear as central themes in the literature.4
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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