Democracy

This wide-ranging text identifies and assesses the main conceptions of democracy from participationist to elitist. It proceeds to consider in detail a range of key issues in democratic theory in relation to which these conceptions can be distinguished.>

Sommario

Preface to the Second Edition
The Theoretical Challenge of Democracy
Forms of Democratic Government
The Justification of Democracy
Deliberation , Consensus and Political Equality
Participation as Democracy, Participation in Democracy
From Conceptions of Representation to Systems of Representation
Aggregation, Unanimity and Majority Rule
Democracy, Rights and Constitutionalism?
The Boundaries of Inclusion
International Relations and Democratic Ideals
Epilogue: The Democratic Reform of Democracy.

Info autore

ALBERT WEALE is Professor of Government, University of Essex, UK

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Albert Weale
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.08.2007
• EAN: 9780333948750
• ISBN: 978-0-333-94875-0
• Pagine: 292
• Serie: Issues in Political Theory; Issues in Political Theory
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; B, Political Theory, Religion and Philosophy, Deliberation;democracy;Nation;participation;political theory