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Author : Giovanni Sartori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:49015001379677
Combining a two volume work in one book, this edition deals with the theories of democracy which have developed during the past ten years as well as the theories which have their roots in Ancient Greece.
Author : Larry Jay Diamond,Marc F. Plattner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : UOM:39015032141429
Author : Peter R. Kingstone,Timothy J. Power
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780822973478
Brazil presents a compelling example of twenty-first century democracy in action. In this sequel to their landmark study Democratic Brazil, editors Peter Kingstone and Timothy J. Power have assembled a distinguished group of U.S.- and Brazilian-based scholars to assess the impact of competitive politics on Brazilian government, institutions, economics, and society. The 2002 election of Lula da Silva and his Worker's Party promised a radical shift toward progressive reform, transparency, and accountability, opposing the earlier centrist and market-oriented policies of the Cardoso government. But despite the popular support reflected in his 2006 reelection, many observers claim that Lula and his party have fallen short of their platform promises. They have moved to the center in their policies, done little to change the elitist political culture of the past, and have engaged in "politics as usual" in executive-legislative relations, leading to allegations of corruption. Under these conditions, democracy in Brazil remains an enigma. Progress in some areas is offset by stagnation and regression in others: while the country has seen renewed economic growth and significant progress in areas of health care and education, the gap between rich and poor remains vast. Rampant crime, racial inequality, and a pandemic lack of personal security taint the vision of progress. These dilemmas make Brazil a particularly striking case for those interested in Latin America and democratization in general.
Author : Larry Diamond,Marc F. Plattner
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1993-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801847478
"Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Revisited is must reading for anyone who considers him- or herself a political economist, and it should also appeal to those probing the uncertainties of contemporary democratization." -- Philippe C. Schmitter, Stanford University.
Author : Frank Cunningham
Publisher : Humanities Press International
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015032096094
Author : Sujit Kumar Chattopadhyay
Publisher : Literatureslight Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Democracy Revisited is a critical as well as uncritical approach to the study and review of democracy today. The objective of the first chapter is to deal with some theoretical reasons of the decline of democracy such as lack of holistic approach, omission of civil society and varied forms of democracy. Out of many theoretical defects the book especially highlights the problem of precision regarding the meaning and nature of democracy and omission of civil society in democracy. Omission of civil society in democratic discourses has been a direct cause of the decline of democracy. That the people are ignored in practical democracy is due to the fact that civil society is absolutely omitted from the democratic narratives. The book also highlights some of major practical problems that are downgrading the importance, implication and relevance of democracy today in reality. Such practical problems are corruption, rule of the elites in lieu of rule of the people, inequality of race, gender and religion and lack of leadership. Under this perspective, it is necessary to have an open look towards the positive points of democracy. Since, there is no much better alternative than democracy we must have to highlight its strong points such as scope of debate, discussion, participation and formation of opinion by which democracy can be a people-friendly political system as well as an ideology and a cultural practice. Thus, this book is not only a criticism of democracy, but also a call for revisiting its strength by which democracy can still claim to be a suitable alternative of all types of statecraft, political systems and social and cultural pattern of life.
Author : Giovanni Sartori
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X002161549
This is part two of a two-volume set. "Democracy is, in part, a debate about what democracy is. With The Theory of Democracy Revisted, Sartori offers an overview of classical and contemporary issues. All students of politics will find his arguments provocative, whether or not they agree with his conclusions." – Jean Bethke Eishtain, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Author : Pippa Norris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139496162
Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses on 'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state diverges from public expectations. Pippa Norris examines the symptoms by comparing system support in more than fifty societies worldwide, challenging the pervasive claim that most established democracies have experienced a steadily rising tide of political disaffection during the third-wave era. The book diagnoses the reasons behind the democratic deficit, including demand (rising public aspirations for democracy), information (negative news about government) and supply (the performance and structure of democratic regimes). Finally, Norris examines the consequences for active citizenship, for governance and, ultimately, for democratization. This book provides fresh insights into major issues at the heart of comparative politics, public opinion, political culture, political behavior, democratic governance, political psychology, political communications, public policymaking, comparative sociology, cross-national survey analysis and the dynamics of the democratization process.
Author : Mitchell A. Seligson,John A. Booth
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015034997364
This volume represents a continuation and significant expansion of the study of the relationship of elections to democracy in Central America that the editors began with Elections and Democracy in Central America.
Author : John Hart Ely
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1981-08-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674263291
This powerfully argued appraisal of judicial review may change the face of American law. Written for layman and scholar alike, the book addresses one of the most important issues facing Americans today: within what guidelines shall the Supreme Court apply the strictures of the Constitution to the complexities of modern life? Until now legal experts have proposed two basic approaches to the Constitution. The first, “interpretivism,” maintains that we should stick as closely as possible to what is explicit in the document itself. The second, predominant in recent academic theorizing, argues that the courts should be guided by what they see as the fundamental values of American society. John Hart Ely demonstrates that both of these approaches are inherently incomplete and inadequate. Democracy and Distrust sets forth a new and persuasive basis for determining the role of the Supreme Court today. Ely’s proposal is centered on the view that the Court should devote itself to assuring majority governance while protecting minority rights. “The Constitution,” he writes, “has proceeded from the sensible assumption that an effective majority will not unreasonably threaten its own rights, and has sought to assure that such a majority not systematically treat others less well than it treats itself. It has done so by structuring decision processes at all levels in an attempt to ensure, first, that everyone’s interests will be represented when decisions are made, and second, that the application of those decisions will not be manipulated so as to reintroduce in practice the sort of discrimination that is impermissible in theory.” Thus, Ely’s emphasis is on the procedural side of due process, on the preservation of governmental structure rather than on the recognition of elusive social values. At the same time, his approach is free of interpretivism’s rigidity because it is fully responsive to the changing wishes of a popular majority. Consequently, his book will have a profound impact on legal opinion at all levels—from experts in constitutional law, to lawyers with general practices, to concerned citizens watching the bewildering changes in American law.
Author : Nancy Kranich
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Computers
ISBN : 083890808X
From Librarian of Congress, James Billington, to founding director of the Center for the Book, John Cole, the leading-edge information specialists of the day share their insights on the role libraries play in advancing democracy.
Author : Giovanni Sartori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 0934540462
Author : Torbjörn Tännsjö
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131632171
Presents the arguments for the establishment of a world government to answer pressing global issues such as war, global injustices and environmental problems.
Author : John R. Hibbing,Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521009863
Americans often complain about the operation of their government, but scholars have never developed a complete picture of people's preferred type of government. In this provocative and timely book, Hibbing and Theiss-Morse, employing an original national survey and focus groups, report the governmental procedures Americans desire. Contrary to the prevailing view that people want greater involvement in politics, most citizens do not care about most policies and therefore are content to turn over decision-making authority to someone else. People's wish for the political system is that decision makers be empathetic and, especially, non-self-interested, not that they be responsive and accountable to the people's largely nonexistent policy preferences or, even worse, that the people be obligated to participate directly in decision making. Hibbing and Theiss-Morse conclude by cautioning communitarians, direct democrats, social capitalists, deliberation theorists, and all those who think that greater citizen involvement is the solution to society's problems.
Author : John A. Booth,Mitchell A. Seligson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023757138