TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 50, Issue 1 (March 2007)
Democracy
Thematic Section: Participatory Politics in a Comparative Perspective |
Dialogue: Discursive Reflections on Development and Democracy |
Local/Global Encounters: Local Democracy and Civil Society |
Window on the World |
Book Review |
Book Shelf |
Who's Who |
Last Word |
Erratum
Upfront
Celebrating 50 years of Development FREE
Wendy Harcourt
Development 50: 1; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100355
Editorial: Transforming Democracy FREE
Takes up the challenge of promoting equality, social justice through democracy
Wendy Harcourt
Development 50: 2-4; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100346
Introduction: Rethinking democratization and democracy assistance
Introduces the key issues facing democratic development today
Alicia Phillips Mandaville and Peter P Mandaville
Development 50: 5-13; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100321
Feminist Democracy?/Interview with Helen O'Connell
Discusses a vision for new participatory, equal and just forms of democracy
Helen O'Connell
Development 50: 14-16; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100345
Thematic Section: Participatory Politics in a Comparative Perspective
Democracy in the Age of Terror: The three fronts of democratic development and the Web
Debates how global terrorism, fundamentalism and neo-liberalism threaten democracy
Isabel Hilton and Anthony Barnett
Development 50: 17-22; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100330
Virtual Democracy: An idea for our times?
Discusses the importance of a multimedia public sphere for democracy
Gillian Youngs
Development 50: 23-27; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100331
Recasting Power and Transforming Governance: A feminist perspective from the South
Looks at the challenges of government for democratic movements and women's groups
Viviene Taylor
Development 50: 28-35; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100332
Designing for Equality: Women's quotas and women's political participation
Analyzes electoral provisions that enable women's representation and political participation
Stina Larserud and Rita Taphorn
Development 50: 36-42; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100333
Representation, Citizenship and the Public Domain in Democratic Decentralization
Shows how 'democratic' decentralization may transfer power to private local bodies
Jesse C Ribot
Development 50: 43-49; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100335
Democracy and Development
Argues that democracy consolidates peace, human rights and development
Cor Van Beuningen
Development 50: 50-55; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100336
Dialogue: Discursive Reflections on Development and Democracy
Democratization, Inclusion and the Moderation of Islamist Parties
Discusses the best strategy to prevent fundamentalism
Jillian Schwedler
Development 50: 56-61; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100324
Democracy, Development and Discourse in Central Asia
Shows how capitalist growth has enhanced autarchic tendencies in former Soviet republics
Anuradha M Chenoy
Development 50: 62-67; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100325
The African Movement of Working Children and Youth
Argues that Africa's development depends on children's participation
Fabrizio Terenzio
Development 50: 68-71; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100326
Citizen-centred Local Governance: Strategies to combat democratic deficits
Outlines analytical approaches to local governance and suggests paths for reform
Anwar Shah and Furhawn Shah
Development 50: 72-80; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100327
Assessing Democratization: A case for qualitative approaches
Argues that qualitative assessments led by internal stakeholders are the way forward
Keboitse Machangana
Development 50: 81-85; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100328
Local/Global Encounters: Local Democracy and Civil Society
Women's Organizations and Local Democracy: Promoting effective participation of women in Central America
Describes NGO tools for democratization and women's empowerment
Michael Clulow
Development 50: 86-89; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100337
Local Democratization in Brazil: Strengths and dilemmas of deliberative democracy
Assesses the sustainability of participatory budgeting for local democracy
Celina Souza
Development 50: 90-95; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100338
Experiences of Democracy in South Africa from a Feminist Perspective
Explores the shift from liberation movement dreams to neo-liberalism
Shamim Meer
Development 50: 96-103; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100339
Urban Governance and Participation in Central Mexico
Analyzes how urban governance promotes local systems of participation
Valeria Guarneros-Meza
Development 50: 104-109; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100340
Democracy in Eastern Europe: Women's way?
Describes the process of women's mobilization after the fall of communism
Sonja Lokar
Development 50: 110-116; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100341
Marginalized Groups and Political Participation: Perspectives from the Philippines
Portrays the problem of meaningful participation in a patronage ridden urban system
Djorina Velasco
Development 50: 117-121; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100342
Government, NGOs and the Paramilitary: A Colombian contradiction
Suggests how contradictory policy towards NGOs seriously damages Colombian people
James J Brittain
Development 50: 122-127; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100343
Window on the World
Profiles of Key Democracy and Good Governance NGOs/Agencies FREE
Presents key democracy promotion and good governance organizations
Development 50: 128-136; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100329
Book Review
New Public Finance: Implications for the United Nations
Comments on a key text on the role of finance in fostering development
Robert J Berg
Development 50: 137-138; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100322
Book Shelf
Latest Books on Democracy and Development
Development 50: 139-142; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100323
Who's Who
Who's Who
Development 50: 143-146; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100344
Last Word
Two Excerpts from 'The Chronicle of Radical Democracy'
Describes first hand the struggle for social justice and democracy in Oaxaca, Mexico
Gustavo Esteva
Development 50: 147-149; doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100334
