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Democracies across the globe are in crisis as authoritarian regimes rise and populist leaders emerge worldwide. Democracy in Crisis across the World weaves threads of history and politics in two parts to analyze how long this trend may last and what the future may bring.
List of contents
Introduction
Saliba Sarsar and Rekha Datta
Chapter One: Variation in Measures of Democracy
Stephen J. Chapman
Part I: World Regional Perspectives
Chapter Two: Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Changing Phases
Julius O. Adekunle
Chapter Three: Democracy in Transition: Political Trends in Eastern Europe
Kevin L. Dooley
Chapter Four: Democracy at Risk: Political Trends in the Recent History of Western Europe
Kenneth L. Campbell
Chapter Five: Democracy in Latin America: Uneven Institutional Performance
Kenneth Mitchell and Samuel Maynard
Chapter Six: Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa: Still Little to No Progress
Saliba Sarsar
Part II: Country Case Studies
Chapter Seven: A 'Modi'-fied India: Parties, Promises, and Portends of Democracy Amidst an Uncertain Glory
Rekha Datta and Samuel Maynard
Chapter Eight: Digital Authoritarianism in the People's Republic of China
Peter W. Liu and Justin M. Liu
Chapter Nine: The Erosion of Democracy in Post-Soviet Russia
Thomas S. Pearson
Chapter Ten: The Challenges of American Democracy
Joseph Patten
Chapter Eleven: Comparisons of Measures of Democracy
Stephen J. Chapman
Epilogue
Saliba Sarsar
About the author
Dr. Saliba Sarsar, Professor of Political Science at Monmouth University, is Chair of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation's Research and Publication Committee. Dr. Sarsar received his B.A. in political science and history interdisciplinary, summa cum laude, from Monmouth College, and his doctoral degree from Rutgers University in political science, with specialization in international relations and Middle Eastern affairs. He is the author and co-author of several books, articles, and commentaries in the national and international media, and is co-editor of Patriarch Michel Sabbah - Faithful Witness: On Reconciliation and Peace in the Holy Land. He was featured in The New York Times, "His Mission: Finding Why People Fight - A Witness to Mideast Conflict Turns to Dialogue and Peace." Among his awards are the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation Award, the Global Visionary Award and the Stafford Presidential Award of Excellence from Monmouth University, the Award of Academic Excellence from the American Task Force on Palestine, and the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice.
