"The major conflicts between the Global North and the South can be expected to result from the confrontation of alternative conceptions of democracy, mainly between liberal or representative democracy and participatory democracy. The hegemonic model of democracy, while prevailing on a global sc...

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Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London [u.a.] Verso 2007
Edition:	1. publ., [reprint.]
Series:	Reinventing social emancipation 1
Subjects:	Bürgerkrieg Demokratie Demokratisierung Frau und Politik Globalisierung Partizipation Soziale Bewegung Democracy Afrika Indien Kolumbien Aufsatzsammlung
Summary:	"The major conflicts between the Global North and the South can be expected to result from the confrontation of alternative conceptions of democracy, mainly between liberal or representative democracy and participatory democracy. The hegemonic model of democracy, while prevailing on a global scale, guarantees no more than low-intensity democracy. In recent times, participatory democracy has exhibited a new dynamic, engaging mainly subaltern communities and social groups that fight against social exclusion and the suppression of citizenship. In this collection of reports from the Global South - India, South Africa, Mozambique, Colombia, and Brazil - De Sousa Santos and his colleagues show how, in some cases, the deepening of democracy results from the development of dual forms of participatory and representative democracy, and points to the emergence of transnational networks of participatory democracy initiatives. Such networks pave one of the ways to the reinvention of social emancipation." Book cover.
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	LXXIV, 477 S. Ill., Kt. 25 cm
ISBN:	1844670414 9781844671472