Challenges of Democracy in the 21st Century

Name: Challenges of Democracy in the 21st Century
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Challenges of Democracy in the 21st CenturyConcepts, Methods, Causality and the Quality of Democracy\nAuthor(s): Luca Tomini, Giulia Sandri\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367462697, 978-0367462697\nSynopsis\nThe effectiveness and capacity of survival of democratic regimes has been recently and widely questioned in the public and political debate. Both democratic institutions and political actors are increasingly confronted with rapid economic and societal transformations that, at least according to some observers and commentators, they not seem to be ready or equipped to manage effectively.\n\nThis book evaluates and challenges recent scholarly literature on the quality of democracy. It provides a critical assessment of the current state of the studies on the subject, identifying the key questions and discussing open issues, alternative approaches, problems and future developments. Bringing together some of th.