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The State of Democracy: Democracy Assessments in Eight Nations Around the World is the robust and sensitive study of democratisation in eight very different countries at varying stages of democratisation - Bangladesh, El Salvador, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, New Zealand, Peru and South Korea. This unique comparative study first presents the findings of in-country teams of experts in the eight countries on the state of democracy in their own country; and concludes with an analysis and synthesis of their findings to suggest an overall general trajectory of the democratisation process. In doing so, the conclusions examine a variety of issues of significance to democracy, including for example the creation of electoral space, the formation of political parties, the political inclusion of minorities, mechanisms of accountability, and the reduction of corruption. The strength of The State of Democracy lies in the common use by the eight teams of the same democracy assessment framework developed under the auspices of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), Stockholm. This innovative assessment framework covers every aspect of democracy: citizen rights and the rule of law, representative and accountable government, civil society and popular participation, and the international dimensions of democracy. The expert teams used the same methodology to answer the same questions: how democratic are we? In what respects have we made progress? What are the major defects of our governing arrangements from a democratic point of view? How do we stand in comparison with our past and with other comparator countries? Thus their findings are both comprehensive and directly comparable. The State of Democracy contains summaries of each democracy assessment; presents detailed comparative data on key democratic indicators for the eight countries; and then concludes with an overall analysis. The eight studies were pilot schemes, funded and organised by International IDEA, to validate and test the democracy assessment framework, set out in the companion volume, The International IDEA Handbook on Democracy Assessment , also published by Brill. Some studies are also being published separately in their country of origin as promotional tools for democratic reform. International IDEA is continuing to cumulate these comparative studies and analysis of democratic trends around the world, see www.idea.int

Diamond, L ; Morlino, L.: An overview. - S. 20-31. O'Donnell, G.: Why the rule of law matters. - S. 32-46. Schnitter, P. C.: The ambiguous virtues of accountability. - S. 47-61. Beetham, D.: Freedom as the foundation. - S. 61-75. Rueschemeyer, D.: Addressing inequality. - S. 76-90. Powell, G. B. (jr.): The chain of responsiveness. - S. 91-105. Plattner, M. F.: A skeptical afterword. - S. 106-110

Developing Democracy beyond the State, Gráinne De Búrca, S. 3-54. - Globalization and Democracy, Donatella Della Porta, S. 55-74. - Diffusion and the International Context of Democratization, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch and Michael Ward, S. 75-97. - Democracy's Third Wave, Samuel Huntington, S. 99-120. - Other Domains of Democratic Theory: Space, Power and the Politics of Democratization, David Slater, S. 121-148. - Democratization and Ideational Diffusion: Europe, Mercosur and Social Citizenship, Jean Grugel, 149-193. - Disembedded Democracy?: Globalization and the 'Third Way', Joseph Lewandowski, S. 195-211. - Human Rights, Principled Issue-Networks, and Sovereignty in Latin America, Kathryn Sikkink, S. 213-244. - Democracy and the Multinationals, Richard Youngs, S. 245-264. - Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Roberto Belloni, S. 265-286 . - The Contradictions of Democratization by Force: The Case of Iraq, David Beetham, S. 289-300. - The International Context of Morocco's Stalled Democratization, Francesco Cavatorta, S. 301-320. - Transnationalizing Democracy Promotion: The Role of Western of Political Foundations and Think Tanks, James Scott, S. 321-343. - The Politics of 'Public Opinion' in the Philippines, Eva-Lotta Hedman, S. 345-363. - EU Accession of Central and Eastern European Countries : Democracy and Integration as Conflicting Logics, Kristi Raik, S. 365-385