Tiruneh, Gizachew

Dr. Tiruneh is Assistant Professor at the University of Central Arkansas. He received his Ph.D. in Comparative Politics and International Relations from the StateUniversity of New York Binghamton.

When is Democracy Normal? The Relation to Demography, Market Economy and Globalization

2008 0-7734-5238-9
The author provides a new definition of democracy—one permitting the continuous achievement of a more equal distribution of political power—before discussing the main conditions (economic development, the political process, external influences) responsible for democratic transition and development. Arguing that post-modernization theory can explain globalization, he builds on the democratic peace thesis, contending that globalization is a function of democracy. Bu how does this impact the social justice continuum?