The Future of Democracy: introduction

Katharine Adeney ^[1] ; Paul Taggart ^[2]
1. [1] University of Nottingham
  
  University of Nottingham
  
  Reino Unido
2. [2] University of Sussex
  
  University of Sussex
  
  Reino Unido
Localización: Government and opposition: An international journal of comparative politics, ISSN 0017-257X, Nº. 3, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: The Future of Democracy), págs. 325-335
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- In this article the special issue on the future of democracy is introduced with a discussion of the rationale and a brief overview of the contributions that follow. In addition the authors highlight four major themes that run through the special issue. These themes are: the measurement of democracy, the importance of time and context for understanding democracy, the importance of institutions in the process of democratization, and the differential role of government and opposition in democracy. The article finishes with a conclusion about the plural nature and possible futures for democracy.