Democratization in the Global South: The Importance of Transformative Politics

Edited by Kristian Stokke and Olle Törnquist "this book provides vauable insights on how democracy can be deepened and made to serve the interests of working people without sacrificing economic growth. The point of departure is Nordic social democracy, but the challenges of economic development, institution building and political mobilization in the Global South provide the context for understanding the book's core concern of transformative politics."

Transformative democratic politics are necessary to the advance of substantive democratization. They are vital to the improvement of popular control over public affairs and for promoting economic growth and social welfare. In this diverse collection, the authors examine the political dynamics of democratization in the Global South, and the potential and problems of transformative strategies in new growth economies, as well as the benefits for post-clientelist transformations. If the contemporary challenge for democratization in the Global South is to substantiate formal and minimalist democracy, the contribution of this book is to point to the centrality of transformative democratic politics.

PART I: TRANSFORMATIVE POLITICS IN HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
1. Transformative Democratic Politics; K.Stokke & O.Törnquist
2. The Relevance of the Scandinavian Experiences; K.Stokke & O.Törnquist
3. Participation and Democratic Transformation: Building Effective Citizenship in Brazil, India and South Africa; P.Heller
4. Social Movements and the 'Pink Tide' Governments in Latin America: Transformation, Inclusion and Rejection; B.Bull
5. Paradigmatic Failures of Transformative Democratic Politics: Indonesia and Sri Lanka in Comparative Perspective; K.Stokke & O.Törnquist
PART II: TRANSFORMATIVE POLITICS IN THE CONTEXT OF GROWTH ECONOMIES
6. Accumulation and Inequality in China: What Spaces for Inclusion and Welfare?; K.Nordhaug
7. Globalisation and Democracy: The Equivocality of a Relationship; N.Chandhoke
8. Transformative Democratic Politics in Liberalising India?; J.Harriss
9. Trade Unions and Transformative Democratic Politics: Political Representation and Popular Mobilisation during Local Government Reform in South Africa; D.C.Jordhus-Lier
10. Transformation Institutionalized? Making Sense of Participatory Democracy in the Lula Era; G.Baiocchi, E.Braathen & A.C.Teixeira
PART III: POTENTIALS FOR POST-CLIENTELIST TRANSFORMATIONS
11. Post-clientelist Initiatives; J.Manor
12. From Populism to Democratic Polity: Problems and Challenges in Solo, Indonesia; P.Lay & C.Lay
13. Re-politicizing Local Government for Politics of Transformation: Arguments from Sri Lanka; J.Uyangoda
14. Experiences and Strategic Intervention in Transformative Democratic Politics; K.Stokke & O.Törnquist

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