{"product_id":"democracy-and-democratization-1","title":"Democracy and Democratization","description":"This wide-ranging overview of the processes of democratization in post-Communist Europe, places the transitions in East-Central Europe within a broad European and global context.   \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors begin with a introduction to the concept and theories of democracy and then examine the emerging politics of the new democracies to set the post-Communist transitions in longer-term comparative perspective with earlier and existing processes of democratization in \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouthern Europe, Latin America, and East and Southeast Asia. Finally the politics of EU accession are introduced to place the transitions within the wider context of European integration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcluding with a summary of recent critiques of modern democracy and \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elooking toward future theories, this text provides a comprehensive introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eto what will remain the key contemporary issue for all students of political \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003escience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246690226520,"sku":"9780761956785","price":241.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/democracy-and-democratization-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}