Democracy on the Move

Abstract

It is surprising how resistant some parts of the world remain to democratic tendencies, taking into account the remarkable progress of democracy in other regions. This paper reveals that the process of democratisation need not progress at the same pace or follow a precisely laid out pattern in different countries, regions or cultures. Globalisation had and continues to have a positive effect on the democratisation of the world in general. Yet the most successful project so far appears to be the European integration. What lessons or processes are applicable in the hostile environments where democracy seems not to thrive?