Description
Book SynopsisThis volume, drawing on the work of a variety of scholars, contributes to identifying and understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by the current wave of democratization to the peace and development of the world both at the domestic level in selected countries, trends in regions of the world, and in the global system of the post-Cold War Era.
Table of Contents1. The Democratization Project; 2. Non-Authorised Military Interventions and Legitimisation by the United Nations; 3. From Condemnation to Legitimisation of Outcome; 4. Demos or Deus: Patterns of Religious Dimensions in Asian Armed Conflicts, 1945-2005; 5. The Left and Democratic Consolidation - Deepening Democracy in Latin America?; 6. Democracy without People?; 7. The Role of Hamas in Building Palestinian Democracy in the Midst of Violence; 8. Elections and Violence in Sri Lanka; 9. Post-Accord Elections and Armed Conflict; 10. Peace through Democracy?: The Challenges of Post-war Democratisation in Weak and War-torn States
