Democratization in the Global South: The Importance of Transformative Politics

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Transformative Democratic Politics....Pages 3-20
The Relevance of the Scandinavian Experiences....Pages 21-41
Participation and Democratic Transformation: Building Effective Citizenship in Brazil, India and South Africa....Pages 42-74
Social Movements and the ‘Pink Tide’ Governments in Latin America: Transformation, Inclusion and Rejection....Pages 75-99
Paradigmatic Failures of Transformative Democratic Politics: Indonesia and Sri Lanka in Comparative Perspective....Pages 100-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Accumulation and Inequality in China: What Spaces for Inclusion and Welfare?....Pages 127-147
Globalization and Democracy: The Equivocality of a Relationship....Pages 148-169
Transformative Democratic Politics in Liberalizing India?....Pages 170-194
Trade Unions and Democratic Transformative Politics: Political Representation and Popular Mobilization during Local Government Reform in South Africa....Pages 195-216
Transformation Institutionalized? Making Sense of Participatory Democracy in the Lula Era....Pages 217-239
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Post-clientelist Initiatives....Pages 243-253
From Populism to Democratic Polity: Problems and Challenges in Solo, Indonesia....Pages 254-276
Re-Politicizing Local Government for Politics of Transformation: Arguments from Sri Lanka....Pages 277-301
Experiences and Strategic Interventions in Transformative Democratic Politics....Pages 302-311
Back Matter....Pages 312-320