Table of Contents
List of Contributors vii
Editorial Board ix
Preface xi
Part I General Concepts of Democratic Trends and Paths
Section A A General Understanding of Democracy and Various Paths of Democratic Transitions
Chapter 1 World Trends and the Trajectory of Democratization Barbara Wejnert 5
Chapter 2 Democracy in Retreat? Decline in Political Party Membership: The Case of the Netherlands Wijbrandt H. van Schuur Gerrit Voerman 25
Section B Mixing Individual Case Studies with Issues of Global Democracy
Chapter 3 New Citizens, New Models of Democracy: Theorizing the 'Disconnect' Between Citizens and States David H. Kamens 55
Chapter 4 Dual Citizenship and the Revocation of Citizenship Ben Herzog 87
Part II The Case Studies
Section C The Case Studies of Democracy in Practice
Chapter 5 From Clients to Participants? Alternative Local Governments and the Limitations of Participatory Democracy in the Neoliberal ERA, Saquisili, Ecuador Mandi Bane 111
Chapter 6 Networked Democracy: School-Based Volunteerism and Youth Civic Engagement Shauna A. Morimoto 129
Part III Discourse and Conclusions
Section D Democratic Waves, Trends and Indicators
Chapter 7 Shifting Functional Forms in the Relationship Between Economic Development and Political Democracy Hyojoung Kim Emory Morrison 155
Chapter 8 Globalization and Democracy: The Triumph of Liberty Over Equality Christopher Kollmeyer 177
Chapter 9 Reflecting on Choice Through U.S. Presidential Elections Ernest Raiklin 199
About the Authors 221