The Will of the People: A Modern Myth

ISBN-13: 9781509533268 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 120 str.

Albert Weale

Opis

Democracies today are in the grip of a myth the myth of the will of the people. Populist movements use the idea to challenge elected representatives. Politicians, content to invoke the will of the people, fail in their duty to make responsible and accountable decisions.

Spis treści

• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Chapter 1 In the Grip of a Myth
• Chapter 2 Nostalgic Myths
• Chapter 3 What is a People?
• Chapter 4 Majority Willing?
• Chapter 5 The Mythical Sovereign
• Chapter 6 On Being Outnumbered
• Chapter 7 Democracy without Myth
• Chapter 8 The Ethics of Responsibility
• Notes

O autorze

Albert Weale is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy at University College London and Fellow of the British Academy.