With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there l…
"Democracies are currently undergoing a period of both challenge and renewal. Democratic innovations are currently proliferating in politics, governance, policy, and public administration. This Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance advances understanding of democratic…
Handbook of democratic innovation and governance
"Democracies are currently undergoing a period of both challenge and renewal. Democratic innovations are currently proliferating in politics, governance, policy, and public administration. This Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance advances understanding of democratic…
"Open Democracy envisions what true government by mass leadership could look like."--Nathan Heller, New Yorker How a new model of democracy that opens up power to ordinary citizens could strengthen inclusiveness, responsiveness, and accountability in modern societies To the anci…
La 4e de couverture indique : "Modern democracy is organized as a representative democracy in which those representing the people are elected to office. Political parties play a crucial role in this. They select the candidates, form or oppose governments, and organize the work o…
Recent social and political developments, including the presidential elections in the United States, antidemocratic state policies in Hungary and Poland, and the political climate in the rest of Europe have brought questions relating to the position and composition of ?the peopl…
Teorica dei governi e governo parlamentare
The constructivist turn in political representation
"How can democracies effectively represent citizens? The goal of this Handbook is to evaluate comprehensively how well the interests and preferences of mass publics become represented by institutions in liberal democracies. It first explores how the idea and institutions of libe…
On liberty, utilitarianism, and other essays
"Collects four of the philosopher's essays on issues central to liberal democratic regimes." -- De l'éditeur.
When we think of minorities--linguistic, ethnic, religious, regional, or racial--in world politics, conflict is often the first thing that comes to mind. Indeed, discord and tension are the depressing norms in many states across the globe: Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, Sudan, Isr…
Mandate politics
by Grossback, Lawrence James, Peterson, David A. M., Stimson, James A.