Democracy and civil society in a global era / edited by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk and Marguerite Marlin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Constitutional democracy for divided societies / Munafrizal Manan -- Democracy promotion as a security strategy : the case of the European Union / Ioannis A. Stivachtis -- The EU's democracy promotion in its "neighborhood" : renegotiating the post-Arab spring framework / Manasi Singh -- States of depoliticization : the trans-Pacific partnership and the political economy of discretion / Sorin Mitrea -- The public sphere and practice of democracy in Nigeria : the context and contribution of the Nigerian diaspora / Kudus Oluwatoyin Adebayo and Emeka Thaddues Njoku -- Immigration and democratic states' borders : a normative map of migration theories / Georgiana Turculet -- Managing ethnic diversity : the Pakistani experience / Muhammad Mushtaq -- An abuse of culture : North Korean settlers, multiculturalism, and liberal democracy / Minkyu Sung -- Dictators, trade, and development : the Mediterranean MENA development model and Euro-Mediterranean economic relations / Eugenio Dacrema -- Regional security and democratic transitions : an alternate perspective / Barbara Buraczynska -- Democracy and state constitutionalism : the quest for "good governance" in Bangladesh / Sayed Javed Ahmad and Scott Nicholas Romaniuk -- Taking steps towards an understanding of "civil society with chinese characteristics" : an exploration through the eyes of Chinese faith-based organizations / Caroline Fielder -- Redrawing boundaries : neoliberal governmentality and the politics of active citizenship / Abhilash Babu -- Public corruption and civic disclosure : natural resources and Indonesia / Mark S. Williams -- The United Nations and post-conflict zones : policy failure in the Afghanistan new beginnings programme / Sarah Shoker -- Global civil society and UN anti-trafficking agreements / Marguerite Marlin -- When interests collide : J.H. Merryman's "The public interests in cultural property" and the Sistine Chapel / Joshua K. Wasylciw -- ASEAN : the intersection of democracy, civil society, and human rights / Benoit Masset.