Democratic Illusion

Author : Genevieve Fuji Johnson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442611245

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Democratic Illusion by Genevieve Fuji Johnson Pdf

The theory of deliberative democracy promotes the creation of systems of governance in which citizens actively exchange ideas, engage in debate, and create laws that are responsive to their interests and aspirations. While deliberative processes are being adopted in an increasing number of cases, decision-making power remains mostly in the hands of traditional elites. In Democratic Illusion, Genevieve Fuji Johnson examines four representative examples: participatory budgeting in the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Deliberative Polling by Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, a national consultation process by the Canadian Nuclear Waste Management Organization, and public consultations embedded in the development of official languages policies in Nunavut. In each case, measures that appeared to empower the public failed to challenge the status quo approach to either formulating or implementing policy. Illuminating a critical gap between deliberative democratic theory and its applications, this timely and important study shows what needs to be done to ensure deliberative processes offer more than the illusion of democracy.

Author : Genevieve Fuji-Johnson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442624269

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Democratic Illusion by Genevieve Fuji-Johnson Pdf

The theory of deliberative democracy promotes the creation of systems of governance in which citizens actively exchange ideas, engage in debate, and create laws that are responsive to their interests and aspirations. While deliberative processes are being adopted in an increasing number of cases, decision-making power remains mostly in the hands of traditional elites. In Democratic Illusion, Genevieve Fuji Johnson examines four representative examples: participatory budgeting in the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Deliberative Polling by Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, a national consultation process by the Canadian Nuclear Waste Management Organization, and public consultations embedded in the development of official languages policies in Nunavut. In each case, measures that appeared to empower the public failed to challenge the status quo approach to either formulating or implementing policy. Illuminating a critical gap between deliberative democratic theory and its applications, this timely and important study shows what needs to be done to ensure deliberative processes offer more than the illusion of democracy.

Author : John Petrov Plamenatz
Publisher : [London] : Longman
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002160482

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Democracy and Illusion by John Petrov Plamenatz Pdf

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1995-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780887848681

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Necessary Illusions by Noam Chomsky Pdf

In his national bestselling 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life.

Author : Errol Anthony Henderson
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1588260763

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Democracy and War by Errol Anthony Henderson Pdf

Henderson (political science, Wayne State U.) uses the same basic research design of the democratic peace proposition (DPP)--which contends that democracies rarely fight each other, are generally more peaceful than nondemocracies, and rarely experience civil war--to challenge the validity of the DPP. His results indicate that democracy is not significantly associated with a decreased likelihood of international war, militarized disputes, or civil wars in postcolonial states. He finds that in war between states and nonstate actors, such as colonial and imperial wars, democracies in general are less likely but Western states, specifically, are more likely to become involved in this type of "extrastate" war. He argues that global peace will require more than a worldwide spread of democracy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Giuseppe Eusepi,Richard E. Wagner
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786438041

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Public Debt by Giuseppe Eusepi,Richard E. Wagner Pdf

Over the past decades, economists have witnessed with growing uneasiness their failure to explain the ballooning of public debt in most countries. This book provides an alternative orientation that explains why concepts of public debt that are relevant for authoritarian regimes are not relevant for democratic regimes. Using methodological individualism and micro-economics, this book overcomes flaws inherent in the standard macro approach, according to which governments manipulate public debt to promote systemic stability. This unique analysis is grounded in the writings of Antonio de Viti de Marco, injecting current analytical contributions and formulations into the framework to offer a forthright insight into public debt and political economy.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0896083667

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Necessary Illusions by Noam Chomsky Pdf

Argues that the media serves the needs of those in power rather than performing a watchdog role, and looks at specific cases and issues

Author : Phil Mennitti
Publisher : Phil Mennitti
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Illusion of Democracy by Phil Mennitti Pdf

This is the second story in a non-partisan series detailing how the elite have impoverished America's Middle Class. In this timely and revealing book the author explains what has happened in simple, easy to understand terms, that are brief and to-the-point. The crippling and devastating consequences to liberty have not gone unnoticed. The author bears witness to history and the treacherous crimes which have overthrown the Republic. Referred to as the history of the Deep State. The Illusion of Democracy is a more accurate historical accounting of the United States since the coup of 1963, when President Kennedy was executed in Dealey Plaza by the Operation 40 assassination squad. This sequel focuses on the big picture. It explains Hegelian Dialectic Principles of how our puppet masters create conflict to increase their wealth and power. The book connects the dots of all major false flag events to prove this massive deception was intentionally engineered, and that we the people have been subjugated through indentured servitude into a feudal system controlled by wealthy oligarchs. This book was written at a high school level with those students in mind. It is perfect for high school classes, college courses, or the average reader at home who is curious about what went wrong over the past generation which killed the American Dream.

Author : John Plamenatz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:476453654

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Democracy and Illusión by John Plamenatz Pdf

Author : Raymond Geuss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521000432

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History and Illusion in Politics by Raymond Geuss Pdf

The distinguished political philosopher Raymond Geuss examines critically the central topics in Western political thought. In a series of analytic chapters he discusses the state, authority, violence and coercion, the concept of legitmacy, liberalism, toleration, freedom, democracy, and human rights. He argues that the liberal democratic state committed to the defense of human rights is in fact a confused conjunction of disparate elements. This is a profound and concise essay on the basic structure of contemporary politics, written throughout in voice that is skeptical, engaged, and clear.

Author : Sophie Lemière
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789048542666

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Illusions of Democracy by Sophie Lemière Pdf

Bringing together a group of both international and Malaysian scholars, this book offers an up-to-date and broad analysis of the contemporary state of Malaysian politics and society. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, it offers a look at Malaysian politics not only through the lens of political science but also anthropology, cultural studies, international relations, political economy and legal studies touching on both overlooked topics in Malaysian political life as well as the emerging trends which will shape Malaysia's future. Covering silat martial arts, Malaysia's constitutional identity, emergency legislation, the South China Sea dilemma, ISIS discourse, zakat payment, the fallout from the 1MDB scandal and Malaysia's green movement, Illusions of Democracy charts the complex and multi-faceted nature of political life in a semi-authoritarian state, breaking down the illusions which keep it functioning, to uncover the mechanisms which really underlie the paradoxical longevity of Malaysia's political, economic and social system.

Author : Noam Chomsky,CBC Enterprises
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000022769732

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Necessary Illusions by Noam Chomsky,CBC Enterprises Pdf

In his 1988 CBC Massey Lecture, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life.

Author : John Petrov Plamenatz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:251785575

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Democracy and Illusion by John Petrov Plamenatz Pdf

Author : François Furet
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226157306

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Lies, Passions & Illusions by François Furet Pdf

A critical history of 20th century political movement by the Hannah Arendt Prize-winning author of Interpreting the French Revolution. Widely considered one of the leading historians of the French Revolution, François Furet was hailed as “one of the most influential men in contemporary France” by the New York Review of Books. In Lies, Passions, and Illusions, Furet’s presents a cohesive, late-career meditation on the political passions of the twentieth century, drawn from a wide-ranging conversation between Furet and philosopher Paul Ricoeur. Published posthumously, it is Furet’s final statement on history and politics. With strokes at once broad and incisive, Furet examines the many different trajectories that nations of the West have followed over the past hundred years. It is a dialogue with history as it happened but also as a form of thought. It is a dialogue with his critics, with himself, and with those major thinkers—from Tocqueville to Hannah Arendt—whose ideas have shaped our understanding of the tragic dramas and upheavals of the modern era. It is a testament to the crucial role of the historian, a reflection on how history is made and lived, and how the imagination is a catalyst for political change.

Author : John Charney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509908899

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The Illusion of the Free Press by John Charney Pdf

This book explores the relationship between truth and freedom in the free press. It argues that the relationship is problematic because the free press implies a competition between plural ideas, whereas truth is univocal. Based on this tension the book claims that the idea of a free press is premised on an epistemological illusion. This illusion enables society to maintain that the world it perceives through the press corresponds to the world as it actually exists, explaining why defenders of the free press continue to rely on its capacity to discover the truth, despite economic conditions and technological innovations undermining much of its independence. The book invites the reader to reconsider the philosophical foundations, constitutional justifications, and structure and functions of the free press, and whether the institution can, in fact, realise both freedom and truth. It will be of great interest to anyone concerned in the role and value of the free press in the modern world.