TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burnell, Peter
AB  - Democratization is a major political phenomenon of the current age. Democratization through the looking glass argues that our perspectives on democratization reflect the intellectual origins of the inquiry. How we see and understand it are influenced by what we 'bring to the table'. By considering democratization across a range of disciplines from anthropology and economics, to sociology, law and area studies, this volume offers a rich combination of analytical frameworks, distinctive insights and leading points of concern. On one level the book provides anyone interested in democratization with a wide-ranging distillation of the main themes, issues, and topics, concisely written by leading experts in their field. On a second level the book advances the case for a broadly-based comparative study which includes Europe and North America alongside developing regions, while maintaining the belief that a multi-disciplinary approach enhances our understanding of democratization far more than that of a narrow political science view. The book is aimed at students of politics willing to explore the boundaries of their subject and all social scientists who need an introduction to this important contemporary phenomenon.
DO  - 10.7765/9781526137302
ID  - OAPEN ID: 341326
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 60637699
KW  - sociology
KW  - democratization
KW  - politics
KW  - European Union
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/dac683a2-57af-4234-8fe0-1d2a979cf99d/Democratization through the looking-glass.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/35062
PB  - Manchester University Press
PY  - 2003
SN  - 9781526137302
TI  - Democratization through the looking glassnull
ER  - 
