Democracy: Volume 17, Part 1 - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521786207 ISBN 13: 9780521786201

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Riassunto

This volume, first published in 2000, explores questions about democracy that are relevant to political philosophy and political theory.

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Descrizione del libro

The essays in this volume, first published in 2000, explore questions about democracy that are relevant to political philosophy and political theory, ranging from examining the difficulties involved in determining and carrying out the will of the people to considering the suitability of democracy as a form of government in non-Western societies.

Contenuti

1. The very idea of popular sovereignty: 'we the people' reconsidered Christopher W. Morris; 2. Quasi-rights: participatory citizenship and negative liberties in democratic Athens Josiah Ober; 3. Is there a duty to vote? Loren E. Lomasky and Geoffrey Brennan; 4. Postmodern liberalism and the expressive function of law N. Scott Arnold; 5. Democratic epistemology and accountability Russell Hardin; 6. Political quality David Estlund; 7. Why deliberative democracy is different Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson; 8. The institutions of deliberative democracy William Nelson; 9. Democracy as a Telos Kenneth Minogue; 10. Radical democracy, personal freedom, and the transformative potential of politics Steven Wall; 11. Democracy and value pluralism William A. Galston; 12. The problem of Russian democracy: can Russia rise again? Dmitry Shlapentokh.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0521786207
• ISBN 13: 9780521786201
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 342
• Redattore: Paul Ellen Frankel
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile