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Is Democracy Possible
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Author : John Burnheim
language : en
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Release Date : 2006
Is Democracy Possible written by John Burnheim and has been published by Sydney University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Political Science categories.
In Is Democracy Possible? John Burnheim presents bold and original proposals for the working of a new democracy. In particular he provides a radical reinterpretation of the concept and mechanics of representation and a structure that is designed to avoid concentrations of power and powertrading at any level. Among other points, he argues that we must abandon mass voting in favour of statistical representation. For the second edition of this important work, Burnheim reflects upon the impact of the book and upon his current thoughts on the primary issues he raised when it was first published in 1985. Despite a generation of dramatic historical change and intense theoretical interest in issues of global democratisation since then, the problems raised remain unsolved. Is Democracy Possible? remains a distinctive and provocative discussion of the possibilities for the democratic reorganisation of modern society. 'Is Democracy Possible? should ... be widely read. It is a clear and freshly written statement of an unconventional and provocative thesis which will stimulate the jaded and annoy the complacent.' Vernon Bogdabor, Times Literary Supplement
Is Democracy Possible
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Author : John Burnheim
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
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Is Democracy Possible
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Author : John Burnheim
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Is Democracy Possible written by John Burnheim and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Democracy categories.
Is Democracy Possible Here
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Author : Ronald Dworkin
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2008-07-01
Is Democracy Possible Here written by Ronald Dworkin and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with Political Science categories.
Politics in America are polarized and trivialized, perhaps as never before. In Congress, the media, and academic debate, opponents from right and left, the Red and the Blue, struggle against one another as if politics were contact sports played to the shouts of cheerleaders. The result, Ronald Dworkin writes, is a deeply depressing political culture, as ill equipped for the perennial challenge of achieving social justice as for the emerging threats of terrorism. Can the hope for change be realized? Dworkin, one the world's leading legal and political philosophers, identifies and defends core principles of personal and political morality that all citizens can share. He shows that recognizing such shared principles can make substantial political argument possible and help replace contempt with mutual respect. Only then can the full promise of democracy be realized in America and elsewhere. Dworkin lays out two core principles that citizens should share: first, that each human life is intrinsically and equally valuable and, second, that each person has an inalienable personal responsibility for identifying and realizing value in his or her own life. He then shows what fidelity to these principles would mean for human rights, the place of religion in public life, economic justice, and the character and value of democracy. Dworkin argues that liberal conclusions flow most naturally from these principles. Properly understood, they collide with the ambitions of religious conservatives, contemporary American tax and social policy, and much of the War on Terror. But his more basic aim is to convince Americans of all political stripes--as well as citizens of other nations with similar cultures--that they can and must defend their own convictions through their own interpretations of these shared values.
Is Non Western Democracy Possible A Russian Perspective
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Author : Voskressenski Alexei D
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2017-05-19
Is Non Western Democracy Possible A Russian Perspective written by Voskressenski Alexei D and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-19 with Political Science categories.
This book, with theoretical and practical analyses of comparative political systems of Eastern countries (Asia and Africa), their political process and political cultures, describes and analyses the influence of political culture on political process in the Eastern world. It gives readers an opportunity to make a comparative appraisal of maturity of civil society in these countries as well as their specifics in political interactions and internal political competition seen through the eyes of a group of distinguished Russian researchers. The book concentrates also on specifics of political-economic and political modernization in the East, and assesses the prospects of an emergence of a Western as well as a non-Western democracy in the framework of Eastern political transformations. It also explains why the one-dimensional spread of democracy — completely negating or neglecting regional political-cultural specifics — may lead to war among civilizations instead of the formation of a more just and fair system of democratic governance.
Is Non Western Democracy Possible
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Author : Alekseĭ Dmitrievich Voskresenskiĭ
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Is Non Western Democracy Possible written by Alekseĭ Dmitrievich Voskresenskiĭ and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with POLITICAL SCIENCE categories.
Swiss Democracy
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Author : Wolf Linder
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2010-05-15
Swiss Democracy written by Wolf Linder and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-15 with Political Science categories.
An updated third edition of this authoriative analysis of Swiss democracy, the institutions of federalism, and consensus democracy through political power sharing. Linder analyses the scope and limits of citizen's participation in direct democracy, which distinguishes Switzerland from most parliamentary systems.
Is Deliberative Democracy Possible What It Isn T And Might Be
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Author : Shawn W. Rosenberg
language : en
Publisher:
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Is Deliberative Democracy Possible What It Isn T And Might Be
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Author : Shawn R. Rosenberg
language : en
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The Quality Of Democracy
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Author : Guillermo O'Donnell
language : en
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Release Date : 2016-12-15
The Quality Of Democracy written by Guillermo O'Donnell and has been published by University of Notre Dame Pess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-15 with Political Science categories.
In 1996, Guillermo O’Donnell taught a seminar at the University of Notre Dame on democratic theory. One of the questions explored in this class was whether it is possible to define and determine the “quality” of democracy. Jorge Vargas Cullell, a student in this course, returned to his native country of Costa Rica, formed a small research team, and secured funding for undertaking a “citizen audit” of the quality of democracy in Costa Rica. This pathbreaking volume contains O’Donnell’s qualitative theoretical study of the quality of democracy and Vargas Cullell’s description and analysis of the empirical data he gathered on the quality of democracy in Costa Rica. It also includes twelve short, scholarly reflections on the O’Donnell and Cullell essays. The primary goal of this collection is to present the rationale and methodology for implementing a citizen audit of democracy. This book is an expression of a growing concern among policy experts and academics that the recent emergence of numerous democratic regimes, particularly in Latin America, cannot conceal the sobering fact that the efficacy and impact of these new governments vary widely. These variations, which range from acceptable to dismal, have serious consequences for the people of Latin America, many of whom have received few if any benefits from democratization. Attempts to gauge the quality of particular democracies are therefore not only fascinating intellectual exercises but may also be useful practical guides for improving both old and new democracies. This book will make important strides in addressing the increasing practical and academic concerns about the quality of democracy. It will be required reading for political scientists, policy analysts, and Latin Americanists.