Since the 1980`s electoral democracy has expanded to more regions and countries than ever before. Simultaneously, citizens all over the world, but especially in the global South, have become increasingly dissatisfied with the outcomes of these political regimes.

It is widely accepted that citizen participation improves the prospects of democratization of existing democracies. However it is important to establish the specific contribution of participation to democratization as well as the political conditions that are required for this to happen.

Has citizen participation led to institutional or cultural changes in the polity? If so, in what ways? What can be learned from these experiences? Have different forms of participation contributed to the democratization of political regimes in the South? What relationships between civil and political society have been conducive to the enhancement of representation? Are the politics of political representation of social movements and civil society conducive to the deepening of democracy?

The articles included in this book present experiences from Asia, Africa and Latin America. They deal with these questions in diverse, interesting and provocative ways

Evelina Dagnino, Alberto Olvera, Aldo Panfichi, Armando Chaguaceda Noriega, Inés Pousadela, Gabriela Bukstein, Ajay Gudavarthy, G. Vigía, Gillian Hui Lynn Goh, Alexander Frempong, Jorge Rovira Mas, Ashok Swain

ISBN: 978-987-1183-95-1
(23 x 16 cm) 240 páginas
(Programa Sur-Sur)
(Buenos Aires: CLACSO, 2008)

Others indexing terms (descriptors) asigned by the Virtual Library of CLACSO:
Democracy / Popular Participation / Social Movements / Institutions / Collective Action / Political Representation / Minority Groups / Asia / Africa / Latin America

Otros descriptores asignados por la Biblioteca virtual de CLACSO:
Democracia / Participación Popular / Movimientos Sociales / Instituciones / Acción colectiva / Representación Política / Grupos minoritarios / Asia /África / América Latina