Challenging Democracy
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Contesting Democracy
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Author : Jan-Werner Muller
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2011-09-20
Contesting Democracy written by Jan-Werner Muller and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-20 with Political Science categories.
DIVThis book is the first major account of political thought in twentieth-century Europe, both West and East, to appear since the end of the Cold War. Skillfully blending intellectual, political, and cultural history, Jan-Werner Müller elucidates the ideas that shaped the period of ideological extremes before 1945 and the liberalization of West European politics after the Second World War. He also offers vivid portraits of famous as well as unjustly forgotten political thinkers and the movements and institutions they inspired. Müller pays particular attention to ideas advanced to justify fascism and how they relate to the special kind of liberal democracy that was created in postwar Western Europe. He also explains the impact of the 1960s and neoliberalism, ending with a critical assessment of today's self-consciously post-ideological age./div
The Technocratic Challenge To Democracy
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Author : Eri Bertsou
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-03-09
The Technocratic Challenge To Democracy written by Eri Bertsou and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-09 with Political Science categories.
This book represents the first comprehensive study of how technocracy currently challenges representative democracy and asks how technocratic politics undermines democratic legitimacy. How strong is its challenge to democratic institutions? The book offers a solid theory and conceptualization of technocratic politics and the technocratic challenge is analyzed empirically at all levels of the national and supra-national institutions and actors, such as cabinets, parties, the EU, independent bodies, central banks and direct democratic campaigns in a comparative and policy perspective. It takes an in-depth analysis addressing elitism, meritocracy, de-politicization, efficiency, neutrality, reliance on science and distrust toward party politics and ideologies, and their impact when pitched against democratic responsiveness, accountability, citizens' input and pluralist competition. In the current crisis of democracy, this book assesses the effects of the technocratic critique against representative institutions, which are perceived to be unable to deal with complex and global problems. It analyzes demands for competent and responsible policy making in combination with the simultaneous populist resistance to experts. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of comparative politics, political theory, policy analysis, multi-level governance as well as practitioners working in bureaucracies, media, think-tanks and policy making.
Authoritarianism Goes Global
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Author : Larry Diamond
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Authoritarianism Goes Global written by Larry Diamond and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Political Science categories.
A distinguished group of contributors presents fresh insights on the complicated issues surrounding the authoritarian resurgence and the implications of these systemic shifts for the international order. This collection of essays is critical for advancing our understanding of the emerging challenges to democratic development.
Taiwan S Democracy
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Author : Robert Ash
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-07-03
Taiwan S Democracy written by Robert Ash and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-03 with Business & Economics categories.
Taiwan’s rapid industrialization during the 1960s and 1970s, combined with the democratic revolution that began with the lifting of martial law in 1987 were of deep historic importance. Over the next decade Taiwan’s "political miracle" matched its earlier "economic miracle" creating a vibrant liberal democracy complete with freedom of speech, association and assembly, rule of law, and competitive and fair multi-party elections. The continuation of these achievements and the new challenges that have surfaced are addressed in rich detail in the chapters of this volume by an international team of experts. One of the biggest such challenges is Mainland China’s economic success, which has added to the complexity of Taiwan’s economic and political policy options. A number of the contributors to this volume consider Taiwan’s response to China’s economic rise and show how Taiwanese companies have strategically taken advantage of the changing economic environment by moving up the value chain of production within Taiwan while also taking the opportunity to invest overseas. With chapters covering a wealth of topics including: Constitutional reform National identity Party politics Taiwan's development model Industrial policy Trade and investment Globalization Sustainable development Taiwan's Democracy will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Taiwan studies, Chinese politics and economics, international politics and economics, and development studies.
Organised Crime And The Challenge To Democracy
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Author : Felia Allum
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-06-01
Organised Crime And The Challenge To Democracy written by Felia Allum and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Political Science categories.
This innovative book investigates the paradoxical situation whereby organized crime groups, authoritarian in nature and anti-democratic in practice, perform at their best in democratic countries. It uses examples from the United States, Japan, Russia, South America, France, Italy and the European Union.
Challenging Democracy
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Author : Madeleine Arnot
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2000
Challenging Democracy written by Madeleine Arnot and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Education categories.
Citizenship education is currently the subject of worldwide attention, and this book reports on research in a range of countries including South Africa, Finland, Portugal, Argentina, Australia. the US and Canada.
Constitutional Idolatry And Democracy
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Author : Brian Christopher Jones
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2020-06-26
Constitutional Idolatry And Democracy written by Brian Christopher Jones and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-26 with Law categories.
Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy investigates the increasingly important subject of constitutional idolatry and its effects on democracy. Focussed around whether the UK should draft a single written constitution, it suggests that constitutions have been drastically and persistently over-sold throughout the years, and that their wider importance and effects are not nearly as significant as constitutional advocates maintain. Chapters analyse whether written constitutions can educate the citizenry, invigorate voter turnout, or deliver ‘We the People’ sovereignty.
Catholic Intellectuals And The Challenge Of Democracy
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Author : Jay P. Corrin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Catholic Intellectuals And The Challenge Of Democracy written by Jay P. Corrin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Tracing the development of progressive Catholic approaches to political and economic modernization, the author disputes standard interpretations of the Catholic response to democracy and modernity in the English-spealing world--particularly the conventional view that the Church was the servant of right-wing reactionaries and authoritarian, patriarchal structures.
The New Challenge Of Direct Democracy
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Author : Ian Budge
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 1996-12-09
The New Challenge Of Direct Democracy written by Ian Budge and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-12-09 with Political Science categories.
Direct democracy involves citizens in discussion and decisions about what the government is to do, rather than leaving this to officials or parliaments. It thus challenges the restrictions placed by representative democracies such as Britain and the United States on political consultation and popular participation. Why should responsible adults not take public decisions as well as making their own individual choices? One affects them just as much as the other. Can ordinary citizens make good public policy though? Many lack education and expertise and may not even be interested in politics. Even without these individual defects, mass debate may by its very nature lead to arbitrary or downright bad decisions. This book confronts these arguments in light of new communication developments which for the first time make direct democracy technically feasible in a mass society. The result is a highly original and innovative account of the possibility of the direct involvement of citizens in the governance of their own affairs.
Challenging Democracy In Early Childhood Education
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Author : Valerie Margrain
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-07-15
Challenging Democracy In Early Childhood Education written by Valerie Margrain and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-15 with Education categories.
This book explores how concepts and values of contemporary democracy are variously understood and applied in diverse cultural contexts, with a focus on children and childhood and diversity. Drawing on a range of methodological approaches relevant to early childhood education, it discusses young children's engagement and voice. The book identifies existing practices, strengths, theories and considerations in democracy in early childhood education and childhood, highlighting the democratic participation of children in cultural contexts. Further, it illustrates how democracy can be evident in early childhood practices and interactions across a range of curriculum contexts and perspectives, and considers ways of advancing and sustaining practices with positive transformational opportunities to benefit children and wider ecological systems. It offers readers insights into what democracy and citizenship look like in lived experience, and the issues affecting practice and encouraging reflection and advocacy.