On ‘Democracy’ and ‘Democratization’
On ‘Democracy’ and ‘Democratization’
Discusses these two key terms and the linkages between them, as they bear on contemporary experience. The key conclusions are that we need a ‘floating but anchored’ conception of democracy and that democratization is best understood as a long‐term process of social construction. The chapter draws attention to the normative, transformative, and persuasive components of democratization, and to its reflexive and self‐directing characteristics.
Keywords: democracy, democratization, normative theory, social construction
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