Democracy: A Reader

ISBN-13: 9780748696147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 632 str.

Ricardo Blaug;John Schwarzmantel

Opis

Specially compiled for students, this invaluable reader gathers key statements from political thinkers, explained and contextualised with editorial commentaries. Arranged into four sections - Traditional Affirmations of Democracy, Key Concepts, Critiques of Democracy and Contemporary Issues it covers democratic thinking in a remarkably broad way.

Spis treści

Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction: Democracy – Triumph or Crisis?; PART ONE: Traditional Affirmations of Democracy; PART TWO: Key Concepts; Section 1: Freedom and Autonomy; Section 2: Equality; Section 3: Representation; Section 4: Majority Rule; Section 5: Citizenship; PART THREE: Critiques of Democracy; Section 6: Conservative, Elitist and Authoritarian critiques; Section 7: Marxist and Socialist Critiques; Section 8: Feminist Critiques; PART FOUR: Contemporary Issues; Section 9: The Market; Section 10: Civil Society; Section 11: Participation; Section 12: The Internet; Section 13: Nationalism; Section 14: Cosmopolitan Democracy; Section 15: Religion; Section 16: Multiculturalism; Section 17: Democracy and Violence; Bibliography; Index.