development. We have made use of the Democracy index (and its constituent indicators) provided by the Economist Intelligence Unit … not withstand critical analysis. Contrary to Lee's thesis, democracy promotes globalization. In African countries …

For many people throughout the world, the ideal of democracy is now accepted – at least in principle – as the pre … those wielding power in the global domain is in principle a desirable goal, and agree with proponents of ‘global democracy …

Liberal democracy is under challenge on a global scale. The global financial crisis has accelerated and aggravated the … crisis of liberal democracy in the global North. The paper examines the prospects for liberal democracy in the global South … capitalism and democracy in the global South and evaluates the credentials of democratic BRICS and near-BRICS as serious pro-democracy …

the specific field of human rights and democracy promotion in the current changing global order. It examines recent … rights and democracy in the current multi-polar order …