Challenges Of Democracy In The 21st Century

Author : Luca Tomini,Giulia Sandri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351209502

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Challenges of Democracy in the 21st Century by Luca Tomini,Giulia Sandri Pdf

The effectiveness and capacity of survival of democratic regimes has been recently and widely questioned in the public and political debate. Both democratic institutions and political actors are increasingly confronted with rapid economic and societal transformations that, at least according to some observers and commentators, they not seem to be ready or equipped to manage effectively. This book evaluates and challenges recent scholarly literature on the quality of democracy. It provides a critical assessment of the current state of the studies on the subject, identifying the key questions and discussing open issues, alternative approaches, problems and future developments. Bringing together some of the most prominent and distinguished scholars who have developed and discussed the topic of the quality of democracy during the last decade, it deals with a highly relevant topic in political science and extremely sensitive subject for our democratic societies. This text will be of key interest to scholars of democracy and democratization and more broadly to comparative politics, electoral studies, political theory, power and comparative political institutions.

Author : Hanspeter Kriesi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1404699755

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Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century by Hanspeter Kriesi Pdf

Author : Jerzy J. Wiatr
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783847412496

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New Authoritarianism by Jerzy J. Wiatr Pdf

The authos deal with comparative aspects of contemporary authoritarianism. Authoritarian tendencies have appeared in several “old democracies” but their main successes take place in several states which departed from dictatorial regimes recently. The book contains case-studies of contemporary Hungarian, Kenyan, Polish, Russian and Turkish regimes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 20??
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:892029926

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Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century by Anonim Pdf

Author : April Carter,Geoffrey Stokes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745621953

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Democratic Theory Today by April Carter,Geoffrey Stokes Pdf

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, liberal democracy appears as the only valid form of democracy. Nonetheless, the well-established parliamentary regimes are facing serious threats to both their liberal and their democratic values. Among these threats are economic globalization and the growing assertion of cultural difference and nationalism. This book examines some key theoretical and practical problems for democracy today, such as the nature of citizenship and forms of inequality and exclusion based on poverty, gender and ethnic or cultural difference. It also explores the challenges posed by nationalism and by claims for group rights and indigenous autonomy. The authors discuss recent theoretical responses to the problems of political apathy and inequality, as well as globalization and identity politics. These various approaches accept the basic institutions of liberal democracy but look for ways of revitalizing political debate and participation, promoting greater equality and responding to the erosion of national sovereignty by global forces. Democratic Theory Today will provide a lively and accessible guide for students of political science, political theory and political philosophy. It will also be of interest to those engaged in current debates about democracy. .

Author : Dylan Taylor
Publisher : Springer
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319396842

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Social Movements and Democracy in the 21st Century by Dylan Taylor Pdf

This book contends that the impasse of the Left today is in part, a result of an anarchist ‘common sense’ among activists. The author argues that the vital dynamics of anarchism and social movements need to be combined with a reappraisal of the Communist party and state. While cynicism towards capitalism and existing political institutions is plentiful, this book argues that the Left appears mired in a reactive politics of resistance, unable to formulate programmes for substantive social change. Drawing insights from the history of the Left, political economy, contemporary critical theory and an in-depth study of Occupy, the author provides concrete suggestions as to how the Left might ‘claim the twenty-first century’ and realise a more equitable social order. Social Movements and Democracy in the 21st Century challenges activists and scholars to rethink social movements and political organisation, and to actively work towards enduring social change. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of social movement studies, Left theory, critical theory, political sociology and Marxism, as well as anyone with an interest in ‘political change’.

Author : Holger Janusch,Witold Mucha,Julia Schwanholz,Alexander Reichwein,Daniel Lorberg
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783111272900

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Turning Points by Holger Janusch,Witold Mucha,Julia Schwanholz,Alexander Reichwein,Daniel Lorberg Pdf

Turning Points: Challenges for Western Democracies in the 21st Century centers around the strikingly under-researched concept of turning points and its application in political science, including various theories, fields, and sub-disciplines. The chapters provide theoretical discussion and conceptual clarity by distinguishing a set of turning points at different analytical levels. Based on a wide range of case studies, the authors illustrate where, when and how different types of turning points occur (or not) against the backdrop of current challenges in and for Western democracies. The conceptual and empirical variety of the volume allows scholars and practitioners in policymaking to develop and apply their own frameworks when dealing with turning point dynamics.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264189362

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Governance in the 21st Century by OECD Pdf

This book explores some of the opportunities and risks - economic, social and technological - that decision-makers will have to address, and outlines what needs to be done to foster society's capacity to manage its future more flexibly and with broader participation of its citizens.

Author : Nik Brandal,Øivind Bratberg,Dag Einar Thorsen
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839099526

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Social Democracy in the 21st Century by Nik Brandal,Øivind Bratberg,Dag Einar Thorsen Pdf

Social democracy is in a process of change as a number of developments challenge its organizational, ideational and electoral basis. This book elaborates on how social democracy should be understood under these changing circumstances, how social democratic parties have responded and what future trajectories await.

Author : H. Kriesi,D. Bochsler,J. Matthes,S. Lavenex,M. Bühlmann,F. Esser
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137299871

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Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization by H. Kriesi,D. Bochsler,J. Matthes,S. Lavenex,M. Bühlmann,F. Esser Pdf

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the models of contemporary democracy; its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites; its empirically existing varieties and its two major challenges - globalization and mediatization. The book also covers the global spread of democracy and its spread into supranational democracies.

Author : Ronald B. Neal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0881462861

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Democracy in 21st-century America by Ronald B. Neal Pdf

Democracy In Twenty-First Century America is an exercise in religious and political philosophy. Fundamentally concerned with the racial and economic crisis of democracy in the United States, this book engages the new face of inequality in America and the new challenges presented to the American democratic project. Neat claims that the racial and economic inequality of today are reflective of two Americas-First World America and Third World America-which were made visible in 2005 through the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina. Katrina's devastation revealed social conditions that are pervasive throughout America and the South. In particular, it revealed a class of abandoned citizens who are referred to throughout this book as America's Least Wanted. Addressing the population of one Southern state, South Carolina, this book contends that the vestiges of America's past are now compounded with unprecedented racial and economic dilemmas. Such a state of affairs calls for reinvigorated religious and political thinking where democracy is concerned. The author turns to the thought of Benjamin Elijah Mays, a religious and political thinker who contributed to the expansion of American democracy during the latter half of the twentieth century and is one resource for engaging the crisis of democracy in twenty-first-century America. Book jacket.

Author : Jorge Heine,Brigitte Weiffen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317626190

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21st Century Democracy Promotion in the Americas by Jorge Heine,Brigitte Weiffen Pdf

This volume examines the promotion and defense of democracy in the Americas. Taking the Inter-American Democratic Charter (IADC) of 2001 as a baseline, it charts the evolution of the issue over the past decade. Although it considers historical antecedents, the main focus of the book is on key instances of promotion and defense of democracy in the Western hemisphere since the adoption of the IADC. It analyzes democratic norms, norm enforcement mechanisms and how they work in practice. Special attention is paid to the 2009 Honduras coup, the issues raised by it and the debates that surrounded it, as this was the first instance in which a member state was suspended in accordance with the IADC. Three central themes guide the analysis: the nature of challenges to democracy in Latin America; the role of regional organizations as democracy promoters; and the transformation of Inter-American relations. The book unveils the key achievements and limitations of the OAS in the field and will be of great interest to students and scholars of democratization, US-Latin American relations, international relations of Latin-America and international organizations.

Author : Frank Vibert
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : LAW
ISBN : 9781788118057

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Making a 21st Century Constitution by Frank Vibert Pdf

Democratic constitutions are increasingly unfit for purpose with governments facing increased pressures from populists and distrust from citizens. The only way to truly solve these problems is through reform. Within this important book, Frank Vibert sets out the key challenges to reform, the ways in which constitutions should be revitalised and provides the standards against which reform should be measured.

Author : Hélène Landemore
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691212395

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Open Democracy by Hélène Landemore Pdf

To the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred citizens. To the Icelandic Vikings, democracy meant meeting every summer in a field to discuss issues until consensus was reached. Our contemporary representative democracies are very different. Modern parliaments are gated and guarded, and it seems as if only certain people are welcome. Diagnosing what is wrong with representative government and aiming to recover some of the openness of ancient democracies, Open Democracy presents a new paradigm of democracy. Supporting a fresh nonelectoral understanding of democratic representation, Hélène Landemore demonstrates that placing ordinary citizens, rather than elites, at the heart of democratic power is not only the true meaning of a government of, by, and for the people, but also feasible and, more than ever, urgently needed. -- Cover page 4.

Author : Nicolas Berggruen,Nathan Gardels
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745663586

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Intelligent Governance for the 21st Century by Nicolas Berggruen,Nathan Gardels Pdf

For decades, liberal democracy has been extolled as the best system of governance to have emerged out of the long experience of history. Today, such a confident assertion is far from self-evident. Democracy, in crisis across the West, must prove itself. In the West today, the authors argue, we no longer live in "industrial democracies," but "consumer democracies" in which the governing ethos has ended up drowning households and governments in debt and resulted in paralyzing partisanship. In contrast, the long-term focus of the decisive and unified leadership of China is boldly moving its nation into the future. But China also faces challenges arising from its meteoric rise. Its burgeoning middle class will increasingly demand more participation, accountability of government, curbing corruption and the rule of law. As the 21st Century unfolds, both of these core systems of the global order must contend with the same reality: a genuinely multi-polar world where no single power dominates and in which societies themselves are becoming increasingly diverse. The authors argue that a new system of "intelligent governance" is required to meet these new challenges. To cope, the authors argue that both East and West can benefit by adapting each other’s best practices. Examining this in relation to widely varying political and cultural contexts, the authors quip that while China must lighten up, the US must tighten up. This highly timely volume is both a conceptual and practical guide of impressive scope to the challenges of good governance as the world continues to undergo profound transformation in the coming decades.