Peter (University of Warwick, UK) Burnell & Peter Calvert 
The Resilience of Democracy [PDF ebook] 
Persistent Practice, Durable Idea

This volume brings together studies of the small number of previously established states that have retained and/or restored democracy despite – in many cases – formidable economic, social or political challenges. It seeks to establish common themes, whether or not they appear to fit a grand casual theory. It is, after all, the very adaptability of democratic systems that characterises their persistence, durability and resilience.