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Books/parts of books

Agarwala, R. (2013) Informal Labor, Formal Politics, and Dignified Discontent in India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Selected pages (1-31; 189-205)

Harriss, J., Stokke, K. and Törnquist, O. (Eds.) (2004), Politicising Democracy. The New Local Politics of Democratisation. Houndmills: Palgrave. (Available in paperback) Ch 1 and 7:

  •  Harriss, J., Stokke, K. and Törnquist O. (2004): "Introduction: The New Local Politics of Democratisation". (26 pp)
  • Rocamora, J. (2004): “More than Difficult, Short of Impossible: Party Building and Local Governance in the Philippines (21 pp)

Sandbrook, R. (2014) Reinventing the Left in the Global South. The Politics of the Possible Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Ch 1 and 7. (55 pp)

Seekings, J. and Nattrass, N. (2015) Policy, Politics and Poverty in South Africa (2015). New York: Palgrave. Ch 1, 5, and 6. (59 pp)

Stokke, K. and Törnquist, O. (eds.) (2013). Democratization in the Global South: The importance of transformative politics. Basingstoke: Palgrave. (Available in hardback with student discount) Selected chapters

  • Stokke, K. and Törnquist, O (a) “Transformative democratic politics”, (18 pp)
  •  Heller P. “Participation and democratic transformation: Building effective citizenship in Brazil, India and South Africa” by (32 pp)
  • Bull, B. “Social movements and the “pink tide” governments in Latin America: Transformation, inclusion and rejection,” (24 pp)
  • Stokke, K. and Törnquist, O “Paradigmatic failures of transformative democratic politics: Indonesia and Sri Lanka in comparative perspective” (24 pp)
  • Baiocchi, G., Braathen, E. and Teixeira, A.C. “Transformation institutionalized? Making sense of participatory democracy in the Lula era” (22 pp)
  • Manor, J. “Post-clientelist initiatives”, (10 pp)
  • Stokke, K. and Törnquist, O., “Policy implications”, (9 pp)

 

Törnquist, O., Webster, N. and Stokke, K. (Eds.) (2009). Rethinking Popular Representation. Houndmills: Palgrave. (Available in paperback) Selected chapters:

  • Törnquist, O. (2009): "Introduction: The Problem is Representation! Towards an Analytical Framework" (21 pp)
  • Houtzager, P.T. and Lavalle, A.G. (2009): "The Paradox of Civil Society Representation: Constructing New Forms of Democratic Legitimacy in Brazil". (15 pp)
  • Stokke, K. and Selboe, E. (2009): "Symbolic Representation as Political Practice". (15 pp)
  • Baiocchi, G. and Heller, P. (2009): "Representation by Design? Variations on Participatory Reforms in Brazilian Municipios". (18 pp)
  • Harriss, J. (2009): "Compromised Democracy: Observations on Popular Democratic Representation from Urban India" (13 pp)
  • Beckman, B. (2009): "Trade Unions and Popular Representation: Nigeria and South Africa Compared". (15 pp)
  • Törnquist, O., Quimpo, N. and Tharakan, P.K.M. (2009): "Popular Politics of Representation: New Experiences from Indonesia, Kerala (India) and the Philippines" (22 pp)

Törnquist, O. and Harriss J. with Chandhoke, and  N, Engelstad, F, (eds) Reinventing Social Democratic Development – Insights from Indian and Scandinavian Comparisons (Copenhagen: NIAS books) (Available in paperback) Selected chapters:

  • Törnquist, O with Harriss, J “Introduction: Social Democratic Development” (20 pp)
  • Harriss, J. and Törnquist, O. “Lineages of Democratic Development: India and Scandinavia” (21 pp)
  • Harriss, J. and Törnquist, O. “Comparative Notes on Indian Experiments in Social Democracy: Kerala and West Bengal” (32 pp)
  • Sandvik, H.“From Local Citizenship to the Politics of Universal Welfare: Scandinavian Insights” (17 pp)
  • Harriss, J. “What are the Prospects for a Social Democratic Alliance in India Today?” (24 pp)
  • Saxena, NC. “Governance Reforms in India” (36 pp)
  • Svensson, T. “Strengthening Control or Fostering Trust? Indian Politics and Scandinavian Experiences” (20pp) 
  • Chandhoke, N. “The Chequered History of Social Rights in India” (22 pp)
  • Engelstad, F. “Welfare State – India and Scandinavia. Social Rights, Decommodification and Democracy” (27 pp)
  •  Moene, K. “Social Equality as a Development Strategy for the 21st Century” (27 pp)
  • Bardhan, P. “Democratic Development in India: Reflections on Problems and Prospects” (13 pp)
  • Törnquist, O. “Implications for Scandinavian Social Democracy and International Cooperation“ (24 pp)
  • Törnquist, O. and Harriss, J. “What are the Prospects Now for Social Democratic Development?” (19pp)

 

Texts in compendium for sale at Kopiutsalget, Akademika

Carothers, T. (2004). Critical Mission: Essays on Democracy Promotion. Washington, D.C., 167-217. (50 pp)

 

Articles and brief chapters – possible to download

Baiocchi, G, (2017). ‘From Populism to Popular Sovereignty and Back: Brazil’s Left, a possibly failed revolution, and the enduring seductiveness of the popular’, Forthcoming. Will be made available on Fronter.

Bull, B. (2007). “Comparing Critical Junctures: The Democratic Inclusion of Social Movements in Norway and Latin America”, Forum for Development Studies, 34(1):,63-89. (26 pp)

Carothers, T. (2007a). "How Democracies Emerge. The “Sequencing” Fallacy". Journal of Democracy, 18(1): 12-27. (15 pp)

Carothers, T. (2007b). "Misunderstanding Gradualism", Journal of Democracy, 18(3): 18-22. (5 pp)

Fukuyama, Francis, (2015) ‘Why is Democracy Performing so Poorly?”, Journal of Democracy, 26:1, pp 11-20. (9 pp)

Khan, M. H. (2005) “Markets, States and Democracy: Patron-client Networks and the Case for Democracy in Developing Countries.” Democratization 12, no. 5, pp. 704–724. (20pp)

Mansfield, E.D. and Snyder, J. (2007). "The Sequencing “Fallacy”". Journal of Democracy, 18(3): 5-9. (5 pp)

Ruparelia, Sanjay (2013) “India’s New Rights Agenda: Genesis, Promises, Risks” in Pacific Affairs. Volume 86, No. 3 pp. 569-590.

Stokke, Kristian (2017). ‘Politics of Citizenship: Towards an Analytical Framework’ in, Hiariej, E. and Stokke, K. (eds) Politics of Citizenship in Indonesia, Yogyakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia & PolGov, c.15 pp. Will be made available on Fronter.

Therborn, G, (2012) ‘Class in the 21st Century’, New Left Review, 78, Nov-Dec. pp. 5-29 (24 pp)

Therborn, G. (2014) “New Masses?”, New Left Review, 85, Jan-Feb. pp 7-16. (9 pp)

Törnquist, O. (2014) ‘From Neo-liberalism  to New-etatism’, Jakarta Post, December 18, 2014 (1 pp) http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/12/18/from-neoliberalism-new-etatism.html

Törnquist, O. with Djani, L, Tanjung, O and Tjandra, S (2017) ’Stalemated Populism and the Case for Citizenship-driven Social Democracy’ in, Hiariej, E. and Stokke, K. (eds) Politics of Citizenship in Indonesia, Yogyakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia & PolGov, c.15 pp. Will be made available on Fronter. (Longer but easier to read version may be downloaded from https://polgov.fisipol.ugm.ac.id/en/book/dilemmas-of-populist-transactionalism-1

Törnquist, O. (with H. Hanif, E. Hiariej, W. P.Samadhi, and L. Savirani) (2017) ‘The Downside of Indonesia’s Successful Liberal Democratisation and the Way Ahead. Notes from the Participatory Surveys and Case Studies 2000–2016’ in: Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 36, 1, 123–138

Up to date handouts related to the contextual analyses of Burma in particular, c. 50 pp. Will be made available on Fronter.

 

Recommended

Jarstad, Anna K. (2008): “Dilemmas of war-to-democracy transitions: theories and concepts”, in Jarstad, A. K and Sisk, T. D. From war to Democracy: Dilemmas of Peacebuilding, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 17-36 (19 pp)

Kwon, H.-j., T. Mkandawire and J. Palme (2009) ‘Introduction: social policy and economic development in late industrializers’, International Journal of Social Welfare, 18:1–11

Törnquist, Olle (2013) Assessing Dynamics of Democratisation. Transformative Politics, new institutions, and the Case of Indonesia. New York: Palgrave. Available as e-book with the UiO library.

 

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