Given the weaknesses of mainstream democratisation since the 1980s, the authors present a cutting edge examination of dynamics of political change in the direction of more substantive democracy. While focusing on the Global South, they also draw comparisons from historical and contemporary experiences from Scandinavia.
Author Biography:
Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Brown University, USA
Einar Braathen, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Norway
Benedicte Bull, University of Oslo, Norway
Neera Chandhoke, University of Delhi, India
John Harriss, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Patrick Heller, Brown University, USA
David Christoffer Jordhus-Lier, University of Oslo, Norway
Cornelis Lay, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
James Manor, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, UK
Kristen Nordhaug, Oslo University College, Norway
Pratikno, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Kristian Stokke, University of Oslo, Norway
Ana Claudia Teixeira, University of Campinas, Brazil
Olle Törnquist, University of Oslo, Norway
Jayadeva Uyangoda, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka