Democracy


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Democracy Rules


Democracy Rules
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Author : Jan-Werner Müller
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2021-07-06

Democracy Rules written by Jan-Werner Müller and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Political Science categories.


A much-anticipated guide to saving democracy, from one of our most essential political thinkers. Everyone knows that democracy is in trouble, but do we know what democracy actually is? Jan-Werner Müller, author of the widely translated and acclaimed What Is Populism?, takes us back to basics in Democracy Rules. In this short, elegant volume, he explains how democracy is founded not just on liberty and equality, but also on uncertainty. The latter will sound unattractive at a time when the pandemic has created unbearable uncertainty for so many. But it is crucial for ensuring democracy’s dynamic and creative character, which remains one of its signal advantages over authoritarian alternatives that seek to render politics (and individual citizens) completely predictable. Müller shows that we need to re-invigorate the intermediary institutions that have been deemed essential for democracy’s success ever since the nineteenth century: political parties and free media. Contrary to conventional wisdom, these are not spent forces in a supposed age of post-party populist leadership and post-truth. Müller suggests concretely how democracy’s critical infrastructure of intermediary institutions could be renovated, re-empowering citizens while also preserving a place for professionals such as journalists and judges. These institutions are also indispensable for negotiating a democratic social contract that reverses the secession of plutocrats and the poorest from a common political world.



Democracy


Democracy
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Author : Anthony Arblaster
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Release Date : 2002-10-16

Democracy written by Anthony Arblaster and has been published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-16 with Social Science categories.


In praise of previous editions: "...brilliant introduction." - New Statesman and Society "From start to finish, Arblaster's book is stimulating and highly readable." - Times Higher Educational Supplement "...an ideal first book to place in the hands of a student embarking on the study of democracy." - Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics What is the meaning of democracy? Why has democracy provoked hostility in the past? Has the hostility entirely vanished? How democratic are contemporary Western societies in reality and how might they be made more democratic? The revised and updated edition of this widely acclaimed survey takes account of the very different global context in which any discussion of democracy must now take place, including the mighty power of the multinationals vis-a-vis elected governments, the resurgence of the idea of an Islamic alternative to the Western democratic ideal, and the suggestion that unelected but powerful international bodies are effectively eroding the authority of the democratic state. Anthony Arblaster looks first at the history of both the theory and practice of democracy, and the fierce opposition it has often provoked, showing how the representative version of democracy we are now familiar with was a relatively late arrival on the scene. He finds the core of the idea of democracy in the notion of popular power, and in the second part of the book he explores the meaning of this and the problems it involves. Drawing on the classic writings of Rousseau, Paine and John Stuart Mill, he shows how wide the gap is between their vision of a fully democratic society and the limited realities of the Western democracies of today. Democracy, he argues, remains a relevant ideal and a challenge to much conventional political thinking, as well as to the centralizing tendencies of global power.



Transitions To Democracy


Transitions To Democracy
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Author : Kathryn Stoner
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2013-04-15

Transitions To Democracy written by Kathryn Stoner and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Political Science categories.


Fifteen case studies by scholars and practitioners demonstrate the synergy between domestic and international influences that can precipitate democratic transitions. As demonstrated by current events in Tunisia and Egypt, oppressive regimes are rarely immune to their citizens’ desire for democratic government. Of course, desire is always tempered by reality; therefore how democratic demands are made manifest is a critical source of study for both political scientists and foreign policy makers. What issues and consequences surround the fall of a government, what type of regime replaces it, and to what extent are these efforts successful? Kathryn Stoner and Michael McFaul have created an accessible book of fifteen case studies from around the world that will help students understand these complex issues. Their model builds upon Guillermo O’Donnell, Philippe C. Schmitter, and Laurence Whitehead's classic work, Transitions from Authoritarian Rule, using a rubric of four identifying factors that can be applied to each case study, making comparison relatively easy. Transitions to Democracy yields strong comparisons and insights. For instance, the study reveals that efforts led by the elite and involving the military are generally unsuccessful, whereas mass mobilization, civic groups, and new media have become significant factors in supporting and sustaining democratic actors. This collection of writings by scholars and practitioners is organized into three parts: successful transitions, incremental transitions, and failed transitions. Extensive primary research and a rubric that can be applied to burgeoning democracies offer readers valuable tools and information.



Democracy Volume 17 Part 1


Democracy Volume 17 Part 1
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Author : Ellen Frankel Paul
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-02-13

Democracy Volume 17 Part 1 written by Ellen Frankel Paul and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-02-13 with Philosophy categories.


The essays in this volume, first published in 2000, explore questions about democracy that are relevant to political philosophy and political theory. Some essays discuss the appropriate ends of government or examine the difficulties involved in determining and carrying out the will of the people. Some address questions relating to the kinds of influence citizens can or should have over their representatives, asking, for example, whether individuals have a duty to vote, or whether inequalities in political influence among citizens (measured in terms of campaign contributions) can be morally justified. Other essays analyze democratic institutions, discussing what role deliberation should play in the democratic process, and asking whether it is legitimate to use laws and public policies to express approval or disapproval of various kinds of conduct. Still others examine the relationship between democracy and value pluralism, or consider the suitability of democracy as a form of government in non-Western societies.



A Preface To Economic Democracy


A Preface To Economic Democracy
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Author : Robert A. Dahl
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1985

A Preface To Economic Democracy written by Robert A. Dahl and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Business & Economics categories.


Tocqueville pessimistically predicted that liberty and equality would be incompatible ideas. Robert Dahl, author of the classic A Preface to Democratic Theory, explores this alleged conflict, particularly in modern American society where differences in ownership and control of corporate enterprises create inequalities in resources among Americans that in turn generate inequality among them as citizens. Arguing that Americans have misconceived the relation between democracy, private property, and the economic order, the author contends that we can achieve a society of real democracy and political equality without sacrificing liberty by extending democratic principles into the economic order. Although enterprise control by workers violates many conventional political and ideological assumptions of corporate capitalism as well as of state socialism. Dahl presents an empirically informed and philosophically acute defense of "workplace democracy." He argues, in the light of experiences here and abroad, that an economic system of worker-owned and worker-controlled enterprises could provide a much better foundation for democracy, political equality, and liberty than does our present system of corporate capitalism.



The Democracy Advantage Revised Edition


The Democracy Advantage Revised Edition
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Author : Morton Halperin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-12-16

The Democracy Advantage Revised Edition written by Morton Halperin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-16 with Business & Economics categories.


For decades, policies pursued by the US and other industrialized nations towards the developing world have been based on the belief that democracy and development don't mix. This book makes a case that they do.



Supporting Democracy


Supporting Democracy
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Author : Sharon Lynn Sutherland
language : en
Publisher: IDRC
Release Date : 1999

Supporting Democracy written by Sharon Lynn Sutherland and has been published by IDRC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.


The South Africa-Canada Program on Governance (PoG) during Nelson Mandela's 1992 visit to Canada, when he asked the Canadian government to assist the people of South Africa in their preparations for democracy. In 1993, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and the democratic movement of South Africa jointly launched the PoG, its mission: to help South Africa build the capacity to govern itself. This book views the transition to democracy in South Africa. It describes the approaches used by the PoG, as well as the activities the program designed and developed. It presents the why, what, and how of a governance program--Publisher's description.



Democracy As Human Rights


Democracy As Human Rights
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Author : Michael E. Goodhart
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005

Democracy As Human Rights written by Michael E. Goodhart and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Democracy categories.


Is global democracy possible? This study tackles this key question with originality and rigour. Original and historically informed, it delivers an argued theory of a democracy in which traditional representative government is supported by global institutions designed to guarantee fundamental human rights.



Critical Perspectives On Democracy


Critical Perspectives On Democracy
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Author : Lyman Howard Legters
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1994

Critical Perspectives On Democracy written by Lyman Howard Legters and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Business & Economics categories.


The contributors to Critical Perspectives on Democracy suggest that there are ways of looking at democracy that go beyond the registration of preference among the existing available options for the governance of a society. They all begin by taking seriously the defining property of democracy, self-governance, and the rules and institutional forms required to effectuate democracy. They collectively enjoin the perspective that democratic theorists need to inform their empirical enterprise with elaborations of the normative bases--equal concern and respect for persons, the values of community and citizenship, the satisfaction of human interests--of democratic politics.



Authority And Democracy


Authority And Democracy
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Author : April Carter
language : en
Publisher: London ; Boston : Routledge & Paul
Release Date : 1979

Authority And Democracy written by April Carter and has been published by London ; Boston : Routledge & Paul this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Political Science categories.