Understanding illiberal democracy: A framework
Bell, D.A. and Jayasuriya, K. (1995) Understanding illiberal democracy: A framework. In: Bell, D., Brown, D., Jayasuriya, K. and Jones, D., (eds.) Towards Illiberal Democracy. Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 1-16.
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Abstract
Liberal democratic ideals and institutions command almost universal allegiance in Western societies, a phenomenon to be understood in the light of the West's shared history and culture. In what seems like an all too obvious theoretical mistake, however, it is often assumed without argument that liberal democracy also meets the deeper aspirations of the rest of the world, most notably by Francis Fukuyama with his now infamous claim that we are witnessing an 'end of history'in which liberal democracy has finally triumphed over all its ...
Publication Type: | Book Chapter |
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Murdoch Affiliation: | Asia Research Centre |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Copyright: | 1995 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/31204 |
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