Democracy without Borders - 9780415192026

Taylor & Francis

This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational dimension and the role of non state actors across three different geographical regions. Chapters use data from Europe, Africa and Latin America. > This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational dimension and the role of non state actors across three different geographical regions. Chapters utilise empirical data from Europe, Africa and Latin America. > Part 1: Theorising Transnational and Non-State Influence in Democratisation 1. Conceptualising Democratisation: The Changing Significance of Transnational Factors and Non-State Actors Jean Grugel 2. International Factors in Processes of Political Democratisation: Towards a Theoretical Integration Hans Peter Schmitz and Ketrin Sell 3. European Actors in Global Change. The Role of European Civil Societies in Democratisation Christian Freres Part 2: Case Studies of Transnational and Non-State ActorsK