Politics in Deeply Divided Societies

by Adrian Guelke

Book Overview

The establishment of durable, democratic institutions constitutes one of the major challenges of our age. As countless contemporary examples have shown, it requires far more than simply the holding of free elections. The consolidation of a legitimate constitutional order is difficult to achieve in any society, but it is especially problematic in societies with deep social cleavages.

This book provides an authoritative and systematic analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745648509
• ISBN13: 9780745648507
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"