Introduction: some lingerin questions. -- Democracy as an idea and as a process. -- Formal and substantive democracy. -- Myths and misconceptions about democracy. -- Popular sovereignty, citizenship and the limits of liberal democracy. -- Democracy and insecurity. -- Poverty, inequity and democracy. -- Global regimes, governability and democratization. -- Democracy, authoritarianism and de-democratization. -- Conclusion: the crisis of democracy re-visited.

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2. Democracy