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Informationen zum Autor John Schwarzmantel is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Centre for Democratisation Studies at the University of Leeds. His research interests are in the field of political ideologies and democratic theory.Hendrik Jan Kraetzschmar is Lecturer in Middle East politics at the University of Leeds. His current research focuses on the nature of electoral and party politics in the Middle East and North Africa. Zusammenfassung This book examines the impact of political violence on democracy and democratisation with original case-studies drawn from Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. This book was published as a special issue of Democratizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Democracy and Violence: A Theoretical OverviewJohn Schwarzmantel 2. Liberal Democratic Politics as a Form of ViolenceMaureen Ramsay 3. A Contest to Democracy? How the UK has Responded to the Current Terrorist ThreatRaffaello Pantucci 4. Hearts and Minds and Votes: The Role of Democratic Participation in Countering Terrorism Rachel Briggs 5. Perverse State Formation and Securitized Democracy in Latin America Jenny Pearce 6. Revisiting 'Democracy in the Country and at Home' in Peru Jelke Boesten 7. Bullets over Ballots: Islamist Groups! the State and Electoral Violence in Egypt and MoroccoHendrik Kraetzschmar and Francesco Cavatorta 8. Reframing Resistance and Democracy: Narratives from Hamas and HizbullahLarbi Sadiki 9. Electoral Violence and Democracy in KenyaGabrielle Lynch 10. Regime Type! Conflict Management and Domestic Violent Conflict in Southeast AsiaAurel Croissantand Christoph Trinn