Democracy Books
University of Toronto Press Politics as Radical Creation
Book SynopsisPolitics as Radical Creation examines the meaning of democratic practice through the critical social theory of the Frankfurt School.Trade Review'Politics as Radical Creation consists of rigorous interpretations of texts by Marcuse and Arendt, that bring out the richness of these texts and suggest promising possibilities for further connections between critical theory and Arendt's political thinking.' -- Michiel Bot Political Theory June 2016 'Holman's is a compelling and important project... with its timely rich analysis of the parallels between Arendt and Marcuse, Holman's book is well positioned to inspire and propel forward such work.' -- Jennie Han Theory and Event vol 17:03:2014Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marcuse, Arendt, and the Idea of Politics Chapter One: Marcuse's Critique and Reformulation of the Philosophical Concept of Essence * Culture and Bourgeois Freedom * Critical Theory and the Ethical Imperative: Happiness-Reason-Freedom * Hegel and the Dialectic of Negativity * Essence and the Dialectic of Labour Chapter Two: The Dialectic of Instinctual Liberation: Essence and Non-Repressive Sublimation * The Problem of Repression: Individual and Social, Basic and Surplus * The Affirmation of Sensuousness: Primary Narcissism and Non-Repressive Sublimation * Non-Repressive Sublimation and Non-Alienated Labour Chapter Three: The Problem of Politics * Marx's Political Ambiguity * The Limits of Western Marxism * Marcuse's Reproduction of the Marxian Anti-Politics * Administration as Domination and Liberation Chapter Four: Hannah Arendt's Theory of Public Freedom * Performativity and Essence: The Need for Radical Creation * The Subject of Radical Creation: Politics and the We * Agonism, Democracy, and Political Objectification * Arendt and Revolutionary History * The Institutionalization of the Revolutionary Impulse: The Council Tradition Chapter Five: Marcuse Contra Arendt: Dialectics, Destiny, Distinction * Questioning Distinction: the Vita Activa and Marx's Ontology of Labour * Arendt's Critique of the Dialectic: On the Need for Distinction * Marcuse's Critique of Non-Dialectical Dialectics Chapter Six: Marcuse: Reconsidering the Political * The Theory of the Radical Act * The Affirmation of Socialist Nature * Politics and the New Left * Spontaneity and the Council Tradition Conclusion: From the New Left to Global Justice and from the Councils to Cochabamba Works Cited
£54.90
University of Toronto Press Civil Justice Privatization and Democracy
Book SynopsisPrivatization is occurring throughout the public justice system, including courts, tribunals, and state-sanctioned private dispute resolution regimes. Driven by a widespread ethos of efficiency-based civil justice reform, privatization claims to decrease costs, increase speed, and improve access to the tools of justice. But it may also lead to procedural unfairness, power imbalances, and the breakdown of our systems of democratic governance. Civil Justice, Privatization, and Democracy demonstrates the urgent need to publicize, politicize, debate, and ultimately temper these moves towards privatized justice.Written by Trevor C.W. Farrow, a former litigation lawyer and current Chair of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Civil Justice, Privatization, and Democracy does more than just bear witness to the privatization initiatives that define how we think about and resolve almost all non-criminal disputes. It articulates the costs and benefits of these privatizTrade Review'This is an arresting book that challenges the whole premise of private dispute resolution.' -- Holly Doan Blacklock's Reporter Saturday June 14, 2014 'For librarians wishing to make sure their collection is adequate to represent this topic, Prof. Farrow's work will be an excellent guide for the foreseeable future.' -- Michael Lines Canadian Law Library Review vol 40:04:2015Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Courts and Democracy Chapter 3: Privatization of Civil Courts Chapter 4: Other State-Based or Sanctioned Dispute Resolution Regimes Chapter 5: Privatizing Preferences, Influences and Justifications Chapter 6: Five Concerns About Privatization Chapter 7: Challenges for the Future of Reform Bibliography Acknowledgements Index About the Author
£59.40
University of Toronto Press New Liberalism
Book SynopsisJohn A. Hobson was a prominent member of a small band of British radicals who argued around the turn of the century that the consistent application of liberal ideas required the reorganization of capitalist societies along socialist lines. Allett here suggests that their march toward socialism was marked by a caution not overly to damage the liberal heritage of their forefathers and yet to provide a philosophical foundation for the creation of the welfare state, justified on the basis of right and efficiency.The author emphasizes Hobson’s doctrine of imperialism and the related theory of under-consumption for which he is best known, while arguing that the lesser known of Hobson’s doctrines—which the author describes as the ‘organic theory of surplus value’—is essential to a full appreciation of the coherence of Hobson’s thought.Allett compares the analyses of Hobson, Adam Smith, J.S. Smith, the Webbs, T.H. Green, B
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd PropertyOwning Democracy
Book SynopsisProperty-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond features a collection of original essays that represent the first extended treatment of political philosopher John Rawls'' idea of a property-owning democracy. Offers new and essential insights into Rawls''s idea of property-owning democracy Addresses the proposed political and economic institutions and policies which Rawls''s theory would require Considers radical alternatives to existing forms of capitalism Provides a major contribution to debates among progressive policymakers and activists about the programmatic direction progressive politics should take in the near future Trade Review"In this very instructive, wide-ranging, and most welcome volume, Martin O'Neill and Thad Williamson have assembled fourteen thoughtful essays and a substantial introduction which together explore its meaning and history, and the prospects of its implementation. The book has a great deal to interest political philosophers and theorists, political scientists, political economists, and reflective political activists on the left." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 8 July 2013) Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Acknowledgments xi Foreword xiii Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers Introduction 1 Martin O'Neill and Thad Williamson Part One: Property-Owning Democracy: Theoretical Foundations 15 1 Justice or Legitimacy, Barricades or Public Reason? The Politics of Property-Owning Democracy 17 Simone Chambers 2 Property-Owning Democracy: A Short History 33 Ben Jackson 3 Public Justification and the Right to Private Property: Welfare Rights as Compensation for Exclusion 53 Corey Brettschneider 4 Free (and Fair) Markets without Capitalism: Political Values, Principles of Justice, and Property-Owning Democracy 75 Martin O'Neill 5 Property-Owning Democracy, Liberal Republicanism, and the Idea of an Egalitarian Ethos 101 Alan Thomas 6 Property-Owning Democracy and Republican Citizenship 129 Stuart White Part Two: Interrogating Property-Owning Democracy: Work, Gender, Political Economy 147 7 Work, Ownership, and Productive Enfranchisement 149 Nien-he Hsieh 8 Care, Gender, and Property-Owning Democracy 163 Ingrid Robeyns 9 Nurturing the Sense of Justice: The Rawlsian Argument for Democratic Corporatism 180 Waheed Hussain 10 Property-Owning Democracy or Economic Democracy? 201 David Schweickart Part Three: Toward a Practical Politics of Property-Owning Democracy: Program and Politics 223 11 Realizing Property-Owning Democracy: A 20-Year Strategy to Create an Egalitarian Distribution of Assets in the United States 225 Thad Williamson 12 The Empirical and Policy Linkage between Primary Goods, Human Capital, and Financial Capital: What Every Political Theorist Needs to Know 249 Sonia Sodha 13 The Pluralist Commonwealth and Property-Owning Democracy 266 Gar Alperovitz 14 Is Property-Owning Democracy a Politically Viable Aspiration? 287 Thad Williamson Index 307
£66.56
Bristol University Press What Kind of Democracy Is This
Book SynopsisHas there ever been a period in modern history when democratic politics seemed more unpredictable or unruly? Matthew Flinders ranges expertly across architecture, art, fell running and fairy tales in an attempt to understand the emerging democratic landscape. This refreshing and stimulating book seeks to provoke and inform in equal measure.Trade Review"This is awesome!" Isabelle Engeli, University of Bath, customer review "Essential, effervescent reading for anyone wishing to gain an insight into the rapidly evolving politics of our time" Judith Haire, customer review "An accessible series of thought-provoking posts, Flinders draws on political science to bring a fresh interpretation to many of today's most topical political events." Claire Ainsley Joseph Rowntree Foundation "What an engaging and FUN book! Flinders' thoughts are accessible, challenging and insightful. A must-read not just for politics academics but for anyone interested in the apparent `madness' of our contemporary democracy." Angelia R. Wilson, University of Manchester "A skilfully crafted succession of humorous, scholarly and thought provoking insights into contemporary democratic politics and more....should most definitely be on the coffee tables of all serious politicos." Rosie Campbell, Birkbeck University "This a book that the interested reader can read a couple of chapters of before bed or on the train and get insight, enlightenment and an occasional smile. It captures many of the issues and discontents facing many democracies and begins to talk about how they might be addressed." Gerry Stoker, University of Southampton and University of Canberra "A brilliant effort by one of our most prolific writers to engage us in the public dialogue so urgently needed in a world of Trumps, Brexits and other populist challenges." Melvin J. Dubnick, University of New Hampshire "Democratic politics is a glorious, dangerous, and ever-changing game. These short commentaries are insightful, easily read, and just as lively as the game itself." Alasdair Roberts, University of Missouri "An extremely unusual, accessible and innovative way of getting across crucial messages not only about the importance of democracy but how it affects a whole range of aspects of our lives. I hope that people will find it as entertaining and intriguing as I do." Rt. Hon, the Prof Lord Blunkett "A very elegant collection of concise comments on contemporary politics - witty, thought-provoking and a great read." Mark Bovens, Utrecht University School of GovernanceTable of Contents1st Post: Democracy & Life, Feral Forks & Fell Running; 1. Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics; 2. Down and Out in Bloemfontein and Rio; 3. Reveries of a Long Distance Fell Runner; 4. Feral Politics: Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century; 5. Sharks, Asylum Seekers and Australian Politics; 6. The Smart Fork and the Crowding Out of Thought; 7. Vape – A Word that Encapsulates the Nothingness of Today; 8. Saints and Sinners, Politicians and Priests; 9. Why Satire is no joke anymore; 2nd Post: Democracy & Disgust, Love & Loathing; 10. In our Name; 11. The Problems with Democracy; 12. Hyper-Democracy; 13. Calming the Storm; 14. Look Beneath the Vote; 15. More than a Vote; 16. Beastly Eastleigh and the ‘None-of-the-Above’ Party; 17. New Politics, Kinder Politics and the Myth of Anti-Politics; 3rd Post: Democracy & Representation, Disintegration & Desire; 18. What a mess! The politics and governance of the British constitution; 19. The Dis-United Kingdom; 20. What does Scotland’s vote mean for Constitutional Reform?; 21. Looking beyond the Scottish referendum; 22. Cameron makes lightning bid to become the great reformer; 23. Learning to love democracy; 24. Let the people speak!; 25. Raw Politics; 4th Post: Democracy & Personality, Politics & Pressure; 26. Vote Jeremy Clarkson on 7 May!; 27. After the Storm: Failure, Fallout and Farage; 28. Tony Benn was a true man of the people; 29. Dear Russell Brand- On the Politics of Comedy and Disengagement; 30. Foolish, but no fool- Boris Johnson and the Art of Politics; 31. Remembering Margaret Thatcher; 32. Trump That! The Failure and Farce of American Politics; 33. Mad Politics; 5th Post: Art & Architecture, Politics & Protest; 34. Shake your Chains: Politics, Poetry and Protest; 35. DIY Democracy: Festivals, Parks and Fun; 36. Participatory Arts and Active Citizenship; 37. The Body Politic: Art, Pain, Putin; 38. It’s a Joke!; 39. Left Behind? The Future of Progressive Politics; 40. Why Parliament Matters; 41. The Palace of Westminster: Rip it up and start again; 42. Democracy Day: We need to break free; 6th Post: Fig Leaves & Fairy Tales, Blunders & Buffoons; 43. Attack Ads and American Presidential Politics; 44. Dante and the Spin Doctors; 45. Democratic Realism; 46. Bang, Bang - Democracy’s Dead: Obama and the Politics of Gun Control; 47. Fig Leaves and Fairy Tales: Political Promises and the ‘truth-o-meter’; 48. Disengaged Britain: ‘Don’t vote, it just encourages the B***ards’; 49. The Blunders of Our Governments; 50. Dear Maria Miller, it really wasn’t all your fault; 51. Bring me a scapegoat to destroy: Babies, Blame and Bargains; The Last Post: Professors & Irrelevance, Standing - Up & Sitting Down; 52. Explaining Political Disaffection: Closing the Expectations Gap; 53. Politics Without Vision; 54. Dangerous Minds; 55. Claims of increasing irrelevance of universities are ideology masquerading as evidence; 56. The Dismal Debate; 57. Post-Truth, Post-Political, Post-Democracy; 58. A Talent for Politics? The ‘Great Scholar, Poor Politician’ Thesis; 59. Standing Up and Shaping the Agenda; 60. Welcom to the Year of Living Dangerously; A Special Delivery: 'So, What type of Democracy is this?'
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Bristol University Press Time to Save Democracy
Book SynopsisIn the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges, Henry Tam explores what should be done to revive democracy, setting out in a clear and accessible manner 9 key areas where reforms are necessary to ensure we can govern ourselves more effectively.Trade Review“At a time when 42% of people entitled to vote in the UK did not do so, including 15% who did not even register, it is important to create more and better ways for people to participate in democratic decision making. Henry Tam’s erudite book will certainly aid the development of democratic practice.” Titus Alexander, founder, Democracy Matters“Time to save Democracy is essential reading for all those concerned about the state of democracy today but even more important reading for the increasing numbers who take democracy for granted. Always compelling and challenging in its analysis of democracy, past and present, the book is also full of hope. However, this is no insubstantial optimism but rather an insightful and richly informed progressive agenda for developing democratic cooperation ... [It] provides a powerful and convincing manifesto for democracy at a time when we most need one.” Diane Reay, Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science“We cannot be complacent about the place of representative democracy in this country and across the west. The weaknesses of current models suggest that the turbulent politics and insecurities of the day may well overturn existing democratic arrangements. Henry Tam’s Time to Save Democracy offers a practical guide for those of us who wish to fulfil the goals of democracy as a framework for ‘collective self-governance’ at all levels of society, from community activists up to national politicians and civil servants. It should be read and acted on.” Stuart Weir, Founder, Charter88; and inaugural director, Democratic Audit, University of Essex.“A distinguished commentator on progressive politics, Henry Tam has written an indispensable book for political leaders and administrators who are seeking to fix the institutional mechanisms in their democratic societies. There seems to be no fundamental aspect of democratic governance that Tam does not fully understand. ‘Time to save democracy’ is an exhaustive treatment of its topic. This book has a keen sense of history and treats pressing problems of the day with incredible care and detail -- including 40 specific recommendations. It is a must read for everyone interested in saving democracies during a turbulent time.” David M. Anderson, formerly George Washington University"Henry Tam’s new book sets out strategies for developing and sustaining more democratic ways of relating to each other, rooted in more equal relationships of power. This is such a timely contribution to contemporary debates." Marjorie Mayo, Emeritus professor of Community Development, Goldsmiths, University of London"This is a spirited, wide-ranging defence of democracy, and a call to arms for its renewal, from someone who has practised what he preaches in both government and civil society. In the best traditions of reasoned pluralism, readers will find much to debate and argue about in this book." Professor Nick Pearce, Director of Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath“In Time to Save Democracy, Henry Tam reminds us of the importance of collaborative learning and the development of a critical mind set and their centrality in our pedagogical approaches. This is a call to action for anyone interested in lifelong learning and the critical links between adult education, civic engagement and democratic participation.” Mel Lenehan, Principal, Fircroft CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Democracy in distress Part One: Has democracy a future? Why we need democracy Rethinking how we govern Part Two: How to sustain democratic togetherness Shared mission Mutual respect Coherent membership Part Three: How to underpin democratic objectivity Collaborative learning Critical re-examination Responsible communication Part Four: How to achieve democratic power balance Participatory decision-making Civic parity Public accountability Conclusion: Learning to govern ourselves
£21.84
Bristol University Press Tomorrows Communities
Book SynopsisThis book sets out how people’s lives can be positively transformed through diverse forms of community involvement. It shows how communities can become more collaborative and resilient in dealing with the problems they face and provides a guide to what a holistic policy agenda for community-based transformation should encompass.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The challenges for tomorrow’s communities ~ Henry Tam PART A: Transforming socioeconomic relations in communities 2 The case for community economic development ~ Ed Mayo and Pat Conaty 3 Reciprocity and alternative mediums of exchange ~ Martin Simon 4 Regeneration in partnership with communities ~ Gabriel Chanan 5 Worker cooperatives and economic democracy ~ Pat Conaty and Philip Ross PART B: Transforming collaborative behaviour with communities 6 Four factors for better community collaboration ~ Steve Wyler 7 The importance of community-based learning ~ Marjorie Mayo 8 The 45 ° Change model for remaking power relations ~ Colin Miller and Neal Lawson 9 Connecting at the edges for collective change ~ Alison Gilchrist PART C: Transforming policy outcomes by communities 10 Co-production and the role of preventive infrastructure ~ David Boyle 11 Humanising health and social care ~ John Restakis 12 Reshaping the food aid landscape ~ Alice Willatt, Rosalind Beadle and Mary Brydon- Miller 13 Sustainable communities for the future ~ Diane Warburton Conclusion 14 The policy agenda for community-based transformation ~ Henry Tam
£76.00
Bristol University Press Tomorrows Communities
Book SynopsisThis book sets out how people's lives can be positively transformed through diverse forms of community involvement. It shows how communities can become more collaborative and resilient in dealing with the problems they face and provides a guide to what a holistic policy agenda for community-based transformation should encompass.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The challenges for tomorrow’s communities ~ Henry Tam PART A: Transforming socioeconomic relations in communities 2 The case for community economic development ~ Ed Mayo and Pat Conaty 3 Reciprocity and alternative mediums of exchange ~ Martin Simon 4 Regeneration in partnership with communities ~ Gabriel Chanan 5 Worker cooperatives and economic democracy ~ Pat Conaty and Philip Ross PART B: Transforming collaborative behaviour with communities 6 Four factors for better community collaboration ~ Steve Wyler 7 The importance of community-based learning ~ Marjorie Mayo 8 The 45 ° Change model for remaking power relations ~ Colin Miller and Neal Lawson 9 Connecting at the edges for collective change ~ Alison Gilchrist PART C: Transforming policy outcomes by communities 10 Co-production and the role of preventive infrastructure ~ David Boyle 11 Humanising health and social care ~ John Restakis 12 Reshaping the food aid landscape ~ Alice Willatt, Rosalind Beadle and Mary Brydon- Miller 13 Sustainable communities for the future ~ Diane Warburton Conclusion 14 The policy agenda for community-based transformation ~ Henry Tam
£25.64
Duke University Press Makers of Democracy
Book SynopsisIn Makers of Democracy A. Ricardo López-Pedreros traces the ways in which a thriving middle class was understood to be a foundational marker of democracy in Colombia during the second half of the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide array of sources ranging from training manuals and oral histories to school and business archives, López-Pedreros shows how the Colombian middle class created a model of democracy based on free-market ideologies, private property rights, material inequality, and an emphasis on a masculine work culture. This model, which naturalized class and gender hierarchies, provided the groundwork for Colombia''s later adoption of neoliberalism and inspired the emergence of alternate models of democracy and social hierarchies in the 1960s and 1970s that helped foment political radicalization. By highlighting the contested relationships between class, gender, economics, and politics, López-Pedreros theorizes democracy as a historically unTrade Review"This historicization of the relationship between middle classness and democracy enables the author to deliver a potent critique of prevailing narratives of Latin America as undemocratic, while reimagining the way we think about democracy itself." -- B. A. Lucero * Choice *"[Makers of Democracy] is [a] must-read book for those who want to understand how power relations were configured in the third quarter of the 20th century in Colombia. It makes us question something that is sacred to most of us: democracy. After its thorough historization, [this book] exposes the contradictions of democracy… it finishes with a rather dark and challenging vision of what democracy means." (Translated from Spanish) -- Catalina Muñoz Rojas * Historia Critica *"On the one hand, this books rescues from historical oblivion not only the existence of the middle classes but also their importance. It discusses the middle classes and their connection —for better or for worse— with democracy and development… On the other, it highlights the active role in which the middle classes…radicalized themselves against the [developmentalist] imperatives coming from a Global capitalist north. In this way, we find a new reading of the 'invention of development' … during the 1960s and 1970s. At the core of this historiographical originality, [this book] also proposes a methodological approach that highlights the discourses and practices that shaped certain men and women and their efforts to be part of a middle class in Bogotá. We hope this book will soon be translated into Spanish, so that more readers can get familiarized with these transnational stories, uncommon methodological approaches in [Colombian] historiography." (Translated from Spanish) -- Mauricio Archila Neira * Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura *“In Makers of Democracy, A. Ricardo López-Pedreros offers a multidimensional approach to the disputed processes through which particular social actors came to represent the middle classes and the promises of democracy…. This book is a key contribution to the contemporary history of the middle classes, democracy, and processes of political polarization.” -- Ingrid Bolivar * Hispanic American Historical Review *“Makers of Democracy is an important contribution to twentieth-century Colombian and Latin American history. For specialists of Colombia, it offers a novel interpretation of the conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s, including the role of gender in class formation and political struggle. It will also appeal to a broader audience interested in histories of democracy, class, gender, and US empire in Latin America and the global South.” -- Laura Correa Ochoa * H-Nationalism, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. "There Is No Other Class in Democracy" 1 Part I. Conscripts of Democracy: The Alliance for Progress, Development, and the (Re)Formation of a Gendered Middle Class, 1958–1965 1. A Bastard Middle Class 21 2. An Irresistible Democracy 42 3. The Productive Wealth of This Country 62 4. Beyond Capital and Labor 86 Part II. Contested Democracies: Classed Subjectivities, Social Movements, and Gendered Petit Bourgeois Radicalization, 1960s–1970s 5. In the Middle of the Mess 109 6. A Revolution for a Democratic Middle-Class Society 139 7. A Real Revolution, a Real Democracy 172 8. Democracy: The Most Important Gift to the World 225 Epilogue. A Class that Does (Not) Matter: Democracy beyond Democracy 255 Appendix 263 Notes 271 Bibliography 303 Index 333
£112.20
Duke University Press Makers of Democracy
Book SynopsisA. Ricardo López-Pedreros traces the ways in which a thriving middle class was understood to be a foundational marker of democracy in Colombia in the second half of the twentieth century, showing democracy to be a historically unstable and contentious practice.Trade Review"This historicization of the relationship between middle classness and democracy enables the author to deliver a potent critique of prevailing narratives of Latin America as undemocratic, while reimagining the way we think about democracy itself." -- B. A. Lucero * Choice *"[Makers of Democracy] is [a] must-read book for those who want to understand how power relations were configured in the third quarter of the 20th century in Colombia. It makes us question something that is sacred to most of us: democracy. After its thorough historization, [this book] exposes the contradictions of democracy… it finishes with a rather dark and challenging vision of what democracy means." (Translated from Spanish) -- Catalina Muñoz Rojas * Historia Critica *"On the one hand, this books rescues from historical oblivion not only the existence of the middle classes but also their importance. It discusses the middle classes and their connection —for better or for worse— with democracy and development… On the other, it highlights the active role in which the middle classes…radicalized themselves against the [developmentalist] imperatives coming from a Global capitalist north. In this way, we find a new reading of the 'invention of development' … during the 1960s and 1970s. At the core of this historiographical originality, [this book] also proposes a methodological approach that highlights the discourses and practices that shaped certain men and women and their efforts to be part of a middle class in Bogotá. We hope this book will soon be translated into Spanish, so that more readers can get familiarized with these transnational stories, uncommon methodological approaches in [Colombian] historiography." (Translated from Spanish) -- Mauricio Archila Neira * Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura *“In Makers of Democracy, A. Ricardo López-Pedreros offers a multidimensional approach to the disputed processes through which particular social actors came to represent the middle classes and the promises of democracy…. This book is a key contribution to the contemporary history of the middle classes, democracy, and processes of political polarization.” -- Ingrid Bolivar * Hispanic American Historical Review *“Makers of Democracy is an important contribution to twentieth-century Colombian and Latin American history. For specialists of Colombia, it offers a novel interpretation of the conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s, including the role of gender in class formation and political struggle. It will also appeal to a broader audience interested in histories of democracy, class, gender, and US empire in Latin America and the global South.” -- Laura Correa Ochoa * H-Nationalism, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. "There Is No Other Class in Democracy" 1 Part I. Conscripts of Democracy: The Alliance for Progress, Development, and the (Re)Formation of a Gendered Middle Class, 1958–1965 1. A Bastard Middle Class 21 2. An Irresistible Democracy 42 3. The Productive Wealth of This Country 62 4. Beyond Capital and Labor 86 Part II. Contested Democracies: Classed Subjectivities, Social Movements, and Gendered Petit Bourgeois Radicalization, 1960s–1970s 5. In the Middle of the Mess 109 6. A Revolution for a Democratic Middle-Class Society 139 7. A Real Revolution, a Real Democracy 172 8. Democracy: The Most Important Gift to the World 225 Epilogue. A Class that Does (Not) Matter: Democracy beyond Democracy 255 Appendix 263 Notes 271 Bibliography 303 Index 333
£27.90
Duke University Press Violence of Democracy
Book SynopsisRuchi Chaturvedi examines a decades-long conflict between Marxist and Hindu political parties in South India to illuminate how representative democracies can foster majoritarian violence.Trade Review“Violence of Democracy raises urgent, timely, and important questions about democracy, violence, and authoritarianism in postcolonial democracies. Ruchi Chaturvedi examines the nature of modern democracy through a dense, historically engaged, and ethnographically rich exploration of the political lives of young men in North Kerala.” -- Ritty A. Lukose, author of * Liberalization’s Children: Gender, Youth, and Consumer Citizenship in Globalizing India *“Ruchi Chaturvedi’s Violence of Democracy is a fascinating ethnography of party politics and violence in North Kerala that rethinks fundamental issues about democratic competition and mobilization. This original and insightful analysis of the nature and sources of political violence in modern democracies makes a pathbreaking contribution to the study of postcolonial societies.” -- Karuna Mantena, author of * Alibis of Empire: Henry Maine and the Ends of Liberal Imperialism *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 I. Pastoral Power, Masculinity, and Interparty Conflict 1. Containment and Cretinism: The Early Democratic Decades 27 2. The CPI (M) and the Making of an Antagonistic Political Field 58 3. Care, Connectedness, and Violence in Hindu Right Communities 88 II. Judicial Responsibility and Subterfuge 4. Law’s Subterfuge: Affording Alibis and Bolstering Conflict 115 5. Individuating Responsibility: The Problem of Intention, Injustice, and Justice 145 Conclusion 167 Notes 173 Bibliiography 225 Index 245
£73.95
Duke University Press Violence of Democracy
Book SynopsisRuchi Chaturvedi examines a decades-long conflict between Marxist and Hindu political parties in South India to illuminate how representative democracies can foster majoritarian violence.Trade Review“Violence of Democracy raises urgent, timely, and important questions about democracy, violence, and authoritarianism in postcolonial democracies. Ruchi Chaturvedi examines the nature of modern democracy through a dense, historically engaged, and ethnographically rich exploration of the political lives of young men in North Kerala.” -- Ritty A. Lukose, author of * Liberalization’s Children: Gender, Youth, and Consumer Citizenship in Globalizing India *“Ruchi Chaturvedi’s Violence of Democracy is a fascinating ethnography of party politics and violence in North Kerala that rethinks fundamental issues about democratic competition and mobilization. This original and insightful analysis of the nature and sources of political violence in modern democracies makes a pathbreaking contribution to the study of postcolonial societies.” -- Karuna Mantena, author of * Alibis of Empire: Henry Maine and the Ends of Liberal Imperialism *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 I. Pastoral Power, Masculinity, and Interparty Conflict 1. Containment and Cretinism: The Early Democratic Decades 27 2. The CPI (M) and the Making of an Antagonistic Political Field 58 3. Care, Connectedness, and Violence in Hindu Right Communities 88 II. Judicial Responsibility and Subterfuge 4. Law’s Subterfuge: Affording Alibis and Bolstering Conflict 115 5. Individuating Responsibility: The Problem of Intention, Injustice, and Justice 145 Conclusion 167 Notes 173 Bibliiography 225 Index 245
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New York University Press Promoting Democracy
Book SynopsisHow Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world Democracy promotion is a central pillar of the foreign policy of many states, but the results are often disappointing. In Promoting Democracy, Manal A. Jamal examines why these efforts succeed in some countries, but fail in others. A former journalist and researcher in the Palestinian territories, she offers an up-close perspective of the ways in which Western donor funding has, on one hand, undermined political participation in cases such as the Palestinian territories, and, on the other hand, succeeded in bolstering political engagement in cases such as El Salvador. Based on five fieldwork trips and over 150 interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and directors and program officers in donor agencies and NGOs, Jamal brings into focus an often-overlooked perspective: the experiences of those directly affected by this assistance. Promoting Democracy makes an important and Trade Review"This sophisticated, penetrating, and innovative analysis draws on extensive field research and a firm command of the available literature. It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of why democracy aid succeeds or fails and the often fraught relationship between peacebuilding and democracy support." -- Thomas Carothers,author of Development Aid Confronts Politics: The Almost Revolution"Flawless, detailed, and extremely well documented. This will become an instant classic in the list of critical studies on NGOs or civil society, and for political scientists in search of innovative South-South comparative studies." -- Benoit Challand, co-editor of The Struggle for Influence in the Middle East: The Arab Uprisings and Foreign Assistance"This book is superb in its quality, thoroughness, and clarity. Manal A. Jamal systematically sustains an argument in a fascinating study that is unusual for its insightful comparison of two ‘post-war’ examples of democracy promotion, with careful and textured attention to evidence, historical context, and conditions" -- Frances Hasso, author of Consuming Desires: Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East"Jamal combines mastery of the theoretical literature and political history with extensive field work, including over 150 in-depth interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and officials from donor agencies and NGOs." * Choice *"Jamal gives a fascinating and detailed account of the history of mass-based grassroots organizations both before political settlements in each country were reached and how these organizations were transformed as a result of the settlement, with additional chapters focusing on specific issues related to donor aid and (non)inclusive settlements. Her engagement with the available literature on development studies demonstrates her mastery of this subject [...] Academics and students of development studies alike would also be well served in reading this book." * The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs *"Jamal’s work offers several empirical and theoretical contributions. The author makes good use of the data throughout the book and provides a tantalizing insight into the intertwined world of foreign donors, NGOs, and activists [...] Promoting Democracy: The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times makes a valuable contribution to the field of development studies. It will assist scholars and practitioners in thinking about how to best finance and construct conflict settlements that can achieve democracy—assuming, of course, that is indeed their primary goal." * The National Review of Black Politics *"Despite a growing critical scholarship on such aid, relatively less attention has been paid to understanding how democracy aid actually works in practice. The politics embedded in the enterprise have often been absent from such work and are, frankly, difficult to capture without significant field research and engagement with both the donors and recipients of democracy aid. Manal A. Jamal’s book Promoting Democracy is thus an important and timely contribution […] Far from rendering an easy verdict on the ability of Western democracy aid to positively impact democratization, the book is notable for illuminating the complexities shaping the possibilities for such aid in times of transition… This book makes a significant contribution to the field for deepening our knowledge of the politics of democracy aid at both the macro and micro levels of its provision. While not explicitly aimed at policymakers and aid practitioners, her findings should also be of deep interest to those communities." * Political Science Quarterly *"Promoting Democracy is a politically relevant, deeply informative, and very engaging book. It provides a rare example of cross-regional comparison by comparing a Latin American case with a Middle Eastern case. It is a must read for those who are interested in conflict resolution, democratization, and civil society, in both regions." * Mediterranean Politics *"Jamal’s argument is compelling and backed by extensive field research, including more than 150 interviews with stakeholders in Palestine and El Salvador, supported by rigorous analysis. The book is a trove of important insights on the relationship between peace building and democracy promotion that will be of great value to policy makers and scholars alike. The book’s true value, however, is in laying out the conceptual and practical failings of the Oslo process… Jamal’s book is a timely and welcome contribution to the literature on the complex relationships between democracy promotion, state building, and peace building. Above all, the book is a reminder of the primacy of political settlements—and of politics more broadly—in supporting democratic outcomes as well as the folly of attempting to reengineer or freeze out elements of Palestinian politics." * Journal of Palestine Studies *"Promoting Democracy makes an important contribution to the study of democracy assistance and democratic development. Although the relative success of democracy assistance is certainly influenced by a wide range of domestic factors, Jamal makes a compelling case for recognizing the importance of political settlements in postconflict societies." * Latin American Politics and Society *"Jamal’s contribution here is commendable for using cases from different regions and attempting to bring the Middle East into conversation with the larger subfield of comparative politics. Her generalizable argument, together with the rich detail of her case studies, makes for a thought-provoking read and will surely generate future inquiry." * Perspectives on Politics *"This book is likely to become an important reference point for other scholars researching democracy promotion and democratization in post-conflict contexts in the Middle East and beyond. The comparison of cases from different geographical regions has a particular strength in revealing relevant factors not considered previously in the literature on democracy promotion." * International Journal of Middle East Studies *
£73.80
New York University Press The Violent Underpinnings of American Life
Book SynopsisA damning examination of how violence serves to maintain social order and elite power in the United StatesThe Violent Underpinnings of American Life boldly asserts that violencefar from going against American idealsis as American as apple pie, central to the country's social order and the dominance of its most powerful groups. Drawing from extensive research and analysis of key social, political, and cultural events, Liam Downey investigates the myriad ways violence maintains the American way of life. Through compelling case studies, Downey identifies four main ways in which violence produces and maintains the American social hierarchy: the creation of divisions among non-elite social groups; the reinforcement of dominant discourses in multiple social arenas; the aligning of marginalized group identities with dominant institutional practices; and the selective promotion of the interests of specific, non-elite groups. This is the first book to argue that violence is both a negative, cTrade ReviewLiam Downey is the first sociologist since W. E. B. Du Bois to put violence right at the center of American history and social order—a mammoth effort to rework modern social theory around a more accurate account of violence in American life and history. * Jonathan Simon, author of Mass Incarceration on Trial: A Remarkable Court Decision and the Future of Prisons in America *Downey has written a sobering, hard-hitting, well-researched examination of the role that violence plays in shaping, and indeed making possible, the American social order. Exploring the scourges of sexual and racial violence, Downey’s approach is rigorous, data-driven and evidence-based, relentless, and highly persuasive. At this moment when the American cultural landscape is marked by a struggle over our willingness to reckon with the legacies of historical injustices, this book could not be timelier. This is an urgent meditation on who we are and an invitation to think critically and compassionately about what kind of a society we might become. * David Naguib Pellow, author of What is Critical Environmental Justice? *Downey explores the central role that violence has played in creating and maintaining the US social order, both domestically and abroad. He highlights how the nation’s global position and wealth are intimately linked to forms of violence that create alienation, gender and racial oppression, and inequality. This violence has become embedded within everyday lives, including discourse and corporeal practices. Importantly, with great urgency and insight, Downey demonstrates how it is absolutely necessary to forge a new foundation for human society to thrive. * Brett Clark, co-author of The Robbery of Nature: Capitalism and the Ecological Rift *
£26.59
New York University Press Law Democratized
Book SynopsisA practical plan for providing legal help to all, regardless of resourcesMillions of people in the United States face legal problems without lawyers to help them. Why? How do we educate and inform the public about the law so they can understand when the services of a lawyer are necessary or desirable? When can individuals solve legal problems on their own or with the assistance of a specialist without a traditional law degree? In short, how do we democratize the law?Law Democratized offers a blueprint to increase legal help for everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. Building on more than a decade of research into innovation in legal services, the book advances a series of recommendations inspired by success stories from around the globe. Renee Knake Jefferson outlines different paths pursued by bar associations, courts, entrepreneurs, law schools, nonprofits, and others, evaluating the promise and pitfalls of each. She analyzes regulatory reforms employed in other nations, alongTrade ReviewJefferson has long been an indispensable ally in the American Bar Association’s efforts to encourage innovations to improve the accessibility, affordability, and quality of civil legal services. Law Democratized is what we’ve come to expect from her impressive scholarship—a masterpiece of thoroughly researched observations and practical advice on how to bridge the justice gap in the United States. -- Deborah Enix-Ross, President, American Bar Association (2022-23)America has a broken civil justice system that millions of Americans facing critical legal problems can’t access. In Law Democratized, Renee Knake Jefferson, one of our great experts on the justice system, offers a way out. Her book diagnoses the problem, explains how we got there, and offers practical recommendations for fixing the system; it combines up-to-date information with in-depth analysis. The book is superb: completely readable by readers with no background knowledge of law, yet with no sacrifice in scholarly depth and accuracy. It’s the best book on access to justice in many years. -- David Luban, Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown UniversityThe justice gap is a serious—and seriously overlooked—problem in the United States. In Law Democratized, Renee Knake Jefferson addresses the crisis, offering a clear-eyed diagnosis of the status quo and exploring possible solutions. Her book is well worth reading for anyone who is interested in—and concerned about—the state of our justice system. -- David Lat, David Lat, Founder, Original Jurisdiction and Above the LawA thought-provoking exploration of the civil justice system's massive market failure in failing to provide accessible justice to all but the wealthiest citizens. Jefferson diagnoses the often-siloed problems contributing to the crisis and the stakeholder roles in sustaining them. She paints an urgent picture; rightly so. Yet, Jefferson does not stop at diagnosis; she offers a prescription too. Jefferson meticulously outlines potential solution paths for stakeholder groups to democratize law. From broad changes in legal education to emerging technologies and regulatory reform, her blueprint for justice is comprehensive and inspiring. It is a must-read for legal practitioners, policymakers, academics, and anyone who believes that the law belongs to the people, not to lawyers and judges. -- Bridget McCormack, President and CEO, American Arbitration AssociationLaw Democratized is a ground-breaking book on access to justice. Renee Knake Jefferson not only masterfully identifies the sources of the current access to justice crisis, but also methodologically provides a clear roadmap for progress through thoughtful and actionable recommendations. For those interested in a path to a more equitable and inclusive justice system (and we all should be!) this book is a must-read. -- Amy Salyzyn, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa“The legal services market is in crisis, with the vast majority of people unable to resolve their legal problems effectively. In Law Democratized, Renee Knake Jefferson sounds the alarm, bringing the problem to sharp relief. But more than that, she provides concrete solutions from multiple disciplines - law, regulation, education and more. This is the definitive book about how to save the legal profession, before it's too late. -- Ed Walters, co-founder of FastcaseThe global access-to-justice crisis is a damning indictment of all modern legal systems. In Law Democratized, Renee Knake Jefferson compels us to confront and seek to mend our broken system. It is an excellent book and should be required reading for all policymakers, lawyers, judges, and scholars who care about the unaffordability and inaccessibility of legal and court services. -- Richard Susskind, author of Tomorrow’s Lawyers and Online Courts and the Future of JusticeAt a time when “injustice” appears to have become a politicized polarizing idea, Law Democratized accomplishes something quite remarkable. It develops a clear, compelling account of justice all Americans can rally behind – meaningful access to necessary legal help – and then offers practical solutions to increasing justice for everybody. Professor Knake Jefferson has written an important timely book that anyone concerned about justice should read. -- Eli Wald, Charles W. Delaney Jr. Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of LawMeasurably advances the conversation about ways to meet people's legal needs. This narrative demands the attention of readers interested in making the legal system work for everyone, regardless of their resources. * Library Journal *A remarkable book – a densely researched, deeply informed analysis of the state of the problem and the best pathway to progress. -- Daniel B. Rodriguez, former dean Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
£25.19
New York University Press Democratizing Inequalities Dilemmas of the New
Book SynopsisThrough investigations including fights over the authenticity of business-sponsored public participation, the surge of the Tea Party, the role of corporations in electoral campaigns and participatory budgeting practices in Brazil, this book helps us understand public participation and traces the reshaping of authority in the political environment.Trade ReviewDemocratizing Inequalities is a timely and provocative compilation that demonstrates how participatory practices across a range of expected and unexpected locations cut both waysopening up avenues for citizen engagement while also limiting the democratic potential assumed to follow. The chapters in this volume are a welcome empirical corrective to celebratory discourses of citizen participation, and the book is certain to be an important resource for researchers and practitioners interested in the democratic possibilities of the 'new public participation.' -- Debra Minkoff,author of Organizing for EqualityThe authors of Democratizing Inequalities set out to problematize the belief in public participation as a simplistic social good. With this collection of research-based studies and theoretical assessments of the field of participation and democracy studies they have thoughtfully and thoroughly achieved their goal. -- Lynne M. Woehrle ,Mount Mary University * Mobilization *The book is incredibly timely and deserves attention for its quality of scholarship and for its subject matter. It is an example of how research can both be scholarly and have uses for actors outside of academia. * Contemporary Sociology *This is an exceptionally timely volume, consistently strong in its individual contributions and coherent in its collective analysis. Democratizing Inequalities both defines a major question for contemporary politicshow and why does political participation matterand advances a convincing contrarian argument. This volume and the questions raised within highlight a vital conversation about political theory and policy that is likely to be with us for many years. -- Elisabeth Clemens,author of The People's LobbyThe volume clearly illustrates the complexities of democracy and deliberative politics. It shows us that, despite participatory processes, we have yet to perfect democracy. The book challenges us to consider whether deliberative processes achieve what we want them to. * Mobilization *Table of ContentsContents Part II Participation and the Reproduction of Inequality 2 Civic-izing Markets: Selling Social Profits in Public Deliberation 27 3 Workers' Rights as Human Rights? Solidarity Campaigns and the Anti-Sweatshop Movement 46 4 Legitimating the Corporation through Public Participation 66 Part III The Production of Authority and Legitimacy 5 No Contest: Participatory Technologies and the Transformation of Urban Authority 83 6 The Fiscal Sociology of Public Consultation 102 7 Structuring Electoral Participation: The Formalization of Democratic New Media Campaigning, 2000 - 2008 125 8 Patient, Parent, Advocate, Investor: Entrepreneurial Health Activism from Research to Reimbursement 143 Part IV Unintended Consequences and New Opportunities 9 Spirals of Perpetual Potential: How Empowerment Projects' Noble Missions Tangle in Everyday Interaction 165 10 Becoming a Best Practice: Neoliberalism and the Curious Case of Participatory Budgeting 187 11 The Social Movement Society, the Tea Party, and the Democratic Deficit 204 12 Public Deliberation and Political Contention 222 Part V Conclusion 13 Realizing the Promise of Public Participation in an Age of Inequality 247
£55.25
New York University Press Uncounted
Book SynopsisAn answer to the assault on voting rightscrucial reading in light of the 2024 presidential electionThe Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years there has been a continuous assault on access to the ballot box in the form of stricter voter ID requirements, meritless claims of rigged elections, and baseless accusations of voter fraud. In the past these efforts were aimed at eliminating African American voters from the rolls, and today, new laws seek to eliminate voters of color, the poor, and the elderly, groups that historically vote for the Democratic Party. Uncounted examines the phenomenon of disenfranchisement through the lens of history, race, law, and the democratic process. Gilda R. Daniels, who served as Deputy Chief in the United States DTrade Review"There is a sad sense of history's repeating itself in this focused, hard-hitting, and highly relevant work, which moves from the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, which effectively tore down hindrances to voting in the South, to today's newly erected voter suppression tools by the states...An accessible human story of a longtime history of voter suppression." * Kirkus Reviews *"In this guide to the practice [of voter suppression] and its effects a law professor Daniels, former deputy chief in the civil rights division of the U.S. Justice Department, describes how it works and provides a road map and a call to arms for participants in what she calls the fight to vote...This book is a valuable resource for all participants in civic life." * Booklist (starred) *"Replete with documentary evidence and examples, this work sounds an alarm for any and all readers interested in reversing the damage and danger of the nondemocratic dynamic threatening truth, justice, and the fight to vote." * Library Journal *"We are blessed in this presidential election year that former Deputy Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and voting rights expert Gilda R. Daniels has written the definitive book on fighting against voter suppression and the erosion of our democracy...#RequiredReading." * Ms. Magazine *"Brilliantly captures the pervasiveness of efforts to suppress the vote of minority populations in the US. Constantly metamorphosing to evade legal restraints and capitalize on new tactics, attacks on the franchise threaten the very foundation of our democracy. Uncounted is a must read for all who care about defending and strengthening our democratic system." -- Caroline Fredrickson, author of The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts, and Fair Elections"An important, well-researched, and fresh perspective on the key issue of making our electoral system more free and fair. Daniels has addressed this issue from the field, from within government, from the academy, and from her personal history as a native of the South. We should all take to heart the key voices and values that take center stage in Uncounted." -- Kareem U. Crayton, Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice"Foundational for anyone committed to fighting voter suppression in the current era. Daniels offers a rigorous historical narrative rooted in lived experiences that leaves readers with an understanding of the centrality of the right to vote, and the severity of the threats to that right, in democracy today. A must read for anyone seeking to understand the status of American democracy today." -- Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law"Uncounted provides a road map to better understand the attacks on the right to vote and what strategies we need to employ to protect that right. It is an honest assessment of the roles that race and class continue to play in determining who benefits most from suppressing the vote and offers clarity on how understanding this truth is crucial to fighting back against these insidious efforts." -- Nicole M. Austin-Hillery, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch"This book offers readers the opportunity to familiarize themselves with past and present efforts to interfere with elections and the voting process. Gilda Daniels has provided a cogent, well-written roadmap through those efforts to restrict voting rights in the United States." * New York Journal of Books *"Daniels presents advocate briefs on a wide variety of issues, including redistricting, voter identification laws, felon disenfranchisement, and purging voter rolls. Fellow advocates will be heartened by her thorough argumentation." * Choice *
£66.60
New York University Press Controlling the Message
Book SynopsisChoice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016From the presidential race to the battle for the office of New York City mayor, American political candidates' approach to new media strategy is increasingly what makes or breaks their campaign. Targeted outreach on Facebook and Twitter, placement of a well-timed viral ad, and the ability to roll with the memes, flame wars, and downvotes that might spring from ordinary citizens' engagement with the issuesthese skills are heralded as crucial for anyone hoping to get their views heard in a chaotic election cycle. But just how effective are the kinds of media strategies that American politicians employ? And what effect, if any, do citizen-created political media have on the tide of public opinion? In Controlling the Message, Farrar-Myers and Vaughn curate a series of case studies that use real-time original research from the 2012 election season to explore how politicians and ordinary citizens use and consume new media during political campaigns. BTrade ReviewThis is an indispensable book for those studying politics and social media. This is especially the case given the diversity of research strategies and subject matter examined throughout the text. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *[T]he book is a great resource book for the role of social media in political campaigns with a nuanced view and solid empirical data to back up their claims. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *Controlling the Messagebrings valuable data and sharp analysis to bear on timely, important questions. * International Journal of Communication *Much has been made of President Barack Obama's strategy on social media...it's an interesting examination at a time when pundits are already discussing that the last time potential GOP candidate Jeb Bush ran for office (2002's Florida gubernatorial election), neither Twitter nor Facebook existed. * Library Journal *The 2012 presidential and congressional races serve as a laboratory for the scholars in this volume, who contribute 13 chapters on the impact of social media (Twitter,Facebook, YouTube, blogs, and online forums) on these elections...[P]olitical scientists specializing in this emerging field will appreciate the rigor of these studies * Library Journal *This book is well researched and is a high quality addition to the existing literature on campaign communications. The contributors do an excellent job relying on current research in the field while presenting new and important data. The timeliness of the research throughout makes it a solid contribution, particularly with the new data provided on various forms of social media use during the most recent presidential campaign. -- Lori Cox Han,author of New Directions in the American PresidencyThe research reported in this comprehensive volume provides a snapshot of an important point in the evolution of American political campaigns. The books examination of the production and effects of social media messages will help us understand their role in contemporary campaigns. Most importantly, the research helps the discipline define the practical limits of social media influence and identify areas for future research. -- David Tewksbury,co-author of News on the Internet: Information and Citizenship in the 21st CenturyTable of ContentsContents Part 1: Elite Utilization 1. Strategic Communication in a Networked Age 13 Daniel Kreiss and Creighton Welch 2. Congressional Campaigns' Motivations for Social Media Adoption 32 Girish J. Gulati and Christine B. Williams 3. Surrogates or Competitors? Social Media Use by Independent Political Actors 53 Julia R. Azari and Benjamin A. Stewart 4. The Competition to Control Campaign Messages on YouTube 74 Robert J. Klotz Part 2: Message Control in the New Media Environment 5. Campaign News in the Time of Twitter 93 Regina G. Lawrence 6. New and Traditional Media Reportage on Electoral Campaign Controversies 113 Mike Gruszczynski 7. Traditional Media, Social Media, and Different Presidential Campaign Messages 136 Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha Part 3: Social Media's Impact on Campaign Politics 8. The Influence of User-Controlled Messages on Candidate Evaluations 155 Joshua Hawthorne and Benjamin R. Warner 9. Terms of Engagement: Online Political Participation and the Impact on Offline Political Participation 181 Meredith Conroy, Jessica T. Feezell, and Mario Guerrero
£21.59
New York University Press Promoting Democracy
Book SynopsisHow Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world Democracy promotion is a central pillar of the foreign policy of many states, but the results are often disappointing. In Promoting Democracy, Manal A. Jamal examines why these efforts succeed in some countries, but fail in others. A former journalist and researcher in the Palestinian territories, she offers an up-close perspective of the ways in which Western donor funding has, on one hand, undermined political participation in cases such as the Palestinian territories, and, on the other hand, succeeded in bolstering political engagement in cases such as El Salvador. Based on five fieldwork trips and over 150 interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and directors and program officers in donor agencies and NGOs, Jamal brings into focus an often-overlooked perspective: the experiences of those directly affected by this assistance. Promoting Democracy makes an important and Trade Review"This sophisticated, penetrating, and innovative analysis draws on extensive field research and a firm command of the available literature. It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of why democracy aid succeeds or fails and the often fraught relationship between peacebuilding and democracy support." -- Thomas Carothers,author of Development Aid Confronts Politics: The Almost Revolution"Flawless, detailed, and extremely well documented. This will become an instant classic in the list of critical studies on NGOs or civil society, and for political scientists in search of innovative South-South comparative studies." -- Benoit Challand, co-editor of The Struggle for Influence in the Middle East: The Arab Uprisings and Foreign Assistance"This book is superb in its quality, thoroughness, and clarity. Manal A. Jamal systematically sustains an argument in a fascinating study that is unusual for its insightful comparison of two ‘post-war’ examples of democracy promotion, with careful and textured attention to evidence, historical context, and conditions" -- Frances Hasso, author of Consuming Desires: Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East"Jamal combines mastery of the theoretical literature and political history with extensive field work, including over 150 in-depth interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and officials from donor agencies and NGOs." * Choice *"Jamal gives a fascinating and detailed account of the history of mass-based grassroots organizations both before political settlements in each country were reached and how these organizations were transformed as a result of the settlement, with additional chapters focusing on specific issues related to donor aid and (non)inclusive settlements. Her engagement with the available literature on development studies demonstrates her mastery of this subject [...] Academics and students of development studies alike would also be well served in reading this book." * The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs *"Jamal’s work offers several empirical and theoretical contributions. The author makes good use of the data throughout the book and provides a tantalizing insight into the intertwined world of foreign donors, NGOs, and activists [...] Promoting Democracy: The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times makes a valuable contribution to the field of development studies. It will assist scholars and practitioners in thinking about how to best finance and construct conflict settlements that can achieve democracy—assuming, of course, that is indeed their primary goal." * The National Review of Black Politics *"Despite a growing critical scholarship on such aid, relatively less attention has been paid to understanding how democracy aid actually works in practice. The politics embedded in the enterprise have often been absent from such work and are, frankly, difficult to capture without significant field research and engagement with both the donors and recipients of democracy aid. Manal A. Jamal’s book Promoting Democracy is thus an important and timely contribution […] Far from rendering an easy verdict on the ability of Western democracy aid to positively impact democratization, the book is notable for illuminating the complexities shaping the possibilities for such aid in times of transition… This book makes a significant contribution to the field for deepening our knowledge of the politics of democracy aid at both the macro and micro levels of its provision. While not explicitly aimed at policymakers and aid practitioners, her findings should also be of deep interest to those communities." * Political Science Quarterly *"Promoting Democracy is a politically relevant, deeply informative, and very engaging book. It provides a rare example of cross-regional comparison by comparing a Latin American case with a Middle Eastern case. It is a must read for those who are interested in conflict resolution, democratization, and civil society, in both regions." * Mediterranean Politics *"Jamal’s argument is compelling and backed by extensive field research, including more than 150 interviews with stakeholders in Palestine and El Salvador, supported by rigorous analysis. The book is a trove of important insights on the relationship between peace building and democracy promotion that will be of great value to policy makers and scholars alike. The book’s true value, however, is in laying out the conceptual and practical failings of the Oslo process… Jamal’s book is a timely and welcome contribution to the literature on the complex relationships between democracy promotion, state building, and peace building. Above all, the book is a reminder of the primacy of political settlements—and of politics more broadly—in supporting democratic outcomes as well as the folly of attempting to reengineer or freeze out elements of Palestinian politics." * Journal of Palestine Studies *"Promoting Democracy makes an important contribution to the study of democracy assistance and democratic development. Although the relative success of democracy assistance is certainly influenced by a wide range of domestic factors, Jamal makes a compelling case for recognizing the importance of political settlements in postconflict societies." * Latin American Politics and Society *"Jamal’s contribution here is commendable for using cases from different regions and attempting to bring the Middle East into conversation with the larger subfield of comparative politics. Her generalizable argument, together with the rich detail of her case studies, makes for a thought-provoking read and will surely generate future inquiry." * Perspectives on Politics *"This book is likely to become an important reference point for other scholars researching democracy promotion and democratization in post-conflict contexts in the Middle East and beyond. The comparison of cases from different geographical regions has a particular strength in revealing relevant factors not considered previously in the literature on democracy promotion." * International Journal of Middle East Studies *
£26.59
New York University Press Democratizing Inequalities
Book SynopsisOpportunities to have your say, get involved, and join theconversation are everywhere in public life. From crowdsourcing and town hallmeetings to government experiments with social media, participatory politics increasinglyseem like a revolutionary antidote to the decline of civic engagement and thethinning of the contemporary public sphere. Many argue that, with newtechnologies, flexible organizational cultures, and a supportive policymakingcontext, we now hold the keys to large-scale democratic revitalization.Democratizing Inequalities shows that the equation may not be sosimple. Modern societies face a variety of structural problems that limitpotentials for true democratization, as well as vast inequalities in politicalaction and voice that are not easily resolved by participatory solutions. Popularparticipation may even reinforce elite power in unexpected ways. Resisting anoversimplified account Trade ReviewDemocratizing Inequalities is a timely and provocative compilation that demonstrates how participatory practices across a range of expected and unexpected locations cut both waysopening up avenues for citizen engagement while also limiting the democratic potential assumed to follow. The chapters in this volume are a welcome empirical corrective to celebratory discourses of citizen participation, and the book is certain to be an important resource for researchers and practitioners interested in the democratic possibilities of the 'new public participation.' -- Debra Minkoff,author of Organizing for EqualityThe authors of Democratizing Inequalities set out to problematize the belief in public participation as a simplistic social good. With this collection of research-based studies and theoretical assessments of the field of participation and democracy studies they have thoughtfully and thoroughly achieved their goal. -- Lynne M. Woehrle ,Mount Mary University * Mobilization *The book is incredibly timely and deserves attention for its quality of scholarship and for its subject matter. It is an example of how research can both be scholarly and have uses for actors outside of academia. * Contemporary Sociology *This is an exceptionally timely volume, consistently strong in its individual contributions and coherent in its collective analysis. Democratizing Inequalities both defines a major question for contemporary politicshow and why does political participation matterand advances a convincing contrarian argument. This volume and the questions raised within highlight a vital conversation about political theory and policy that is likely to be with us for many years. -- Elisabeth Clemens,author of The People's LobbyThe volume clearly illustrates the complexities of democracy and deliberative politics. It shows us that, despite participatory processes, we have yet to perfect democracy. The book challenges us to consider whether deliberative processes achieve what we want them to. * Mobilization *Table of ContentsContents Part II Participation and the Reproduction of Inequality 2 Civic-izing Markets: Selling Social Profits in Public Deliberation 27 3 Workers' Rights as Human Rights? Solidarity Campaigns and the Anti-Sweatshop Movement 46 4 Legitimating the Corporation through Public Participation 66 Part III The Production of Authority and Legitimacy 5 No Contest: Participatory Technologies and the Transformation of Urban Authority 83 6 The Fiscal Sociology of Public Consultation 102 7 Structuring Electoral Participation: The Formalization of Democratic New Media Campaigning, 2000 - 2008 125 8 Patient, Parent, Advocate, Investor: Entrepreneurial Health Activism from Research to Reimbursement 143 Part IV Unintended Consequences and New Opportunities 9 Spirals of Perpetual Potential: How Empowerment Projects' Noble Missions Tangle in Everyday Interaction 165 10 Becoming a Best Practice: Neoliberalism and the Curious Case of Participatory Budgeting 187 11 The Social Movement Society, the Tea Party, and the Democratic Deficit 204 12 Public Deliberation and Political Contention 222 Part V Conclusion 13 Realizing the Promise of Public Participation in an Age of Inequality 247
£23.74
Cornell University Press Rebuilding Public Institutions Together
Book SynopsisThe Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal is an initiative of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Pennsylvania State University. It annually recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce exceptional innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world.In this book, Albert W. Dzur argues that some of the most innovative and important work in democracy is taking place face-to-face and is being led by professionals who bring those involved into the decision making process. These democratic professionals create a culture that leads to better decisions and overcomes what he calls civic lethargy. He focuses on how this democratic professionalism manifests itself in the operation of a wide range of public institutions, including schools and local government, as well as in the reform of our criminal justice system, from juries to prisons.
£6.64
Cornell University Press Democracys Children
Book SynopsisHow do American intellectuals try to achieve their political and social goals? By what means do they articulate their hopes for change? John McGowan seeks to identify the goals and strategies of contemporary humanistic intellectuals who strive to shape the politics and culture of their time. In a lively mix of personal reflection and shrewd analysis, McGowan visits the sites of intellectual activity (scholarly publications, professional conferences, the classroom, and the university) and considers the hazards of working within such institutional contexts to effect change outside the academy. Democracy''s Children considers the historical trajectory that produced current intellectual practices. McGowan links the growing prestige of culture since 1800 to the growth of democracy and the obsession with modernity and explores how intellectuals became both custodians and creators of culture. Caught between fears of culture''s irrelevance and dreams of its omnipotence, intellTrade ReviewDemocracy’s Children is a meditation on how intellectuals might try to achieve their political and social goals in the early twenty-first century. -- William G. Tierney * Academe *Democracy’s Children is one of the more distinguished recent examples of that curious academic genre, the book of linked essays. It is also one of the most consistently provocative and contrarian academic books I have yet come across. -- Susan Read Baker * South Atlantic Review *
£16.13
Cornell University Press Empire of Hope
Book SynopsisEmpire of Hope asks how emotions become meaningful in political life. In a diverse array of cases from recent Japanese history, David Leheny shows how sentimental portrayals of the nation and its global role reflect a durable story of hopefulness about the country''s postwar path. From the medical treatment of conjoined Vietnamese children, victims of Agent Orange, the global promotion of Japanese popular culture, a tragic maritime accident involving a US Navy submarine, to the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, this story has shaped the way in which political figures, writers, officials, and observers have depicted what the nation feels.Expressions of national emotion do several things: they construct the boundaries of the national body, they inform and discipline appropriate expression, and they depoliticize messy problems that threaten to produce divisive questions about winners and losers. Most important, they work because they appear to be natural, simple and expeTrade ReviewLeheny provides readers with rich case studies to explore contentious national collective sentiment and identity. -- Youngmi Lim, Musashi University * Crosscurrents *Empire of Hope should be essential reading for anyone interested in the study of hope, emotions, or contemporary Japan. A most welcome and much needed recasting of the lost decades, the book demonstrates with great cogency how narratives of hopefulness have been embedded in the complicated emotional and political life of contemporary Japan. And it acknowledges feelings and experiences of precarity, without telling a reductive story of despair or reifying the sense that all that was good has been lost. Empire of Hope reminds us that 30 years hence, the notion of a lost Japan may very well prove to be as outdated and obsolete as that of a miraculous Japan that could be number one. * Journal of Japanese Studies *Empire of Hope should be read above all by those international relations scholars who focus primarily on power. It will challenge their assumptions and enrich their understanding of Japan in ways few other studies have in recent years. * PACIFIC AFFAIRS *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Conventions 1. Maybe They Will Smile Back 2. Souls of the Ehime Maru 3. Cheer Up, Vietnam 4. Cool Optimism 5. Staging The Empire of Light 6. The Peripheral U-Turn 7. Everything Sinks Notes Index
£35.15
Cornell University Press Democracy for Sale
Book SynopsisDemocracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot assess the informal networks and political strategies that shape access to power and privilege in the messy political environment of contemporary Indonesia.In post-Suharto Indonesian politics the exchange of patronage for political support is commonplace. Clientelism, argue the authors, saturates the political system, and in Democracy for Sale they reveal the everyday practices of vote buying, influence peddling, manipulating government programs, and skimming money from government projects. In doing so, Aspinall and Berenschot advance three major arguments. The first argument points toward the role of religion, kinship, and other identities in Indonesian clientelism. The second explains how and why Indonesia''s distinctive system of free-wheeling clientelism came into being. And the thirdTrade ReviewA painstakingly researched examination of the way Indonesia has become a patronage democracy.... Aspinall and Berenschot's book shows how many has weakened political parties, ensures that personalities matter more than policy, favors incumbents, and almost forces politicians to become corrupt in order to recoup the expense of running for office. * New York Review of Books *Democracy for Sale offers deep insights into political life in Southeast Asia and fresh contributions to the age-old debate over whether true democracy, uncompromised by money and entrenched power, is ever possible. * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Glossary Acknowledgments 1. Indonesia's Patronage Democracy 2. Capturing Varieties of Clientelism Part 1: INSTITUTIONS 3. Historical Origins of Free-Wheeling Clientelism 4. Electoral Institutions, Political Parties and Candidates Part 2: NETWORKS AND RESOURCES 5. Success Teams and Vote Buying 6. Social Networks and Club Goods Part 3: DISCRETIONARY CONTROL 7. Governance and Public Spending 8. Bureaucrats and the Power of Office Part 4: COMPARING ACROSS INDONESIA 9. Campaign Financing, Business and the Public Sphere 10. Explaining Variation in Indonesia's Patronage Democracy Conclusion: Clientelism and the Search for Good Governance Appendixes Notes References Index
£29.45
Cornell University Press The Picky Eagle
Book SynopsisThe Picky Eagle explains why the United States stopped annexing territory by focusing on annexation''s domestic consequences, both political and normative. It describes how the US rejection of further annexations, despite its rising power, set the stage for twentieth-century efforts to outlaw conquest. In contrast to conventional accounts of a nineteenth-century shift from territorial expansion to commercial expansion, Richard W. Maass argues that US ambitions were selective from the start.By presenting twenty-three case studies, Maass examines the decision-making of US leaders facing opportunities to pursue annexation between 1775 and 1898. US presidents, secretaries, and congressmen consistently worried about how absorbing new territories would affect their domestic political influence and their goals for their country. These leaders were particularly sensitive to annexation''s domestic costs where xenophobia interacted with their commitment to democracy: rather thanTrade ReviewIn this timely, relevant and historically rich book, political scientist Richard Maass asks: Why did the United States stop annexing territory? His question implicitly recognizes what historians of US foreign relations have said for a very long time: rather than being 'isolationist', the United States expanded vigorously throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. * International Affairs *Maass has written a book that is theoretically ambitious and empirically expansive, and the historical and archival evidence he marshals is rich, impressive, and ultimately convincing. * Perspectives on Politics *Scholars have charted in meticulous detail the upstart nation's transformation from a motley conglomeration of former British colonies into a transcontinental empire with, after the colonialist outburst of 1898, global reach. Richard W. Maass's The Picky Eagle swims against this tide, focusing not on the conventional story of incremental expansion but instead on the many instances in which the United States left on the table opportunities to annex more territory. * Political Science Quarterly *Table of Contents1. The Limits of U.S. Territorial Expansion 2. Explaining Annexation 3. To the Continent: European Empires and U.S. Annexation 4. To the West: Native American Lands and U.S. Annexation 5. To the North: Canada and U.S. Annexation 6. To the South: Mexico and U.S. Annexation 7. To the Seas: Islands and U.S. Annexation 8. The International Implications of U.S. Annexation
£97.20
Cornell University Press Americas Disenfranchised
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Jim Crow at the Ballot Box The Campaign Lessons Learned from Second Chances Campaign Old Habits Are Hard to Break Conclusion
£6.64
Cornell University Press Staging Democracy
Book SynopsisFocusing on the experiences of people in Russia and Ukraine, Staging Democracy shows how some national leaders'' seeming popularity rests on local economic compacts. Jessica Pisano draws on long-term research in rural communities and company towns, analyzing how local political and business leaders, seeking favor from incumbent politicians, used salaries, benefits, and public infrastructure to pressure citizens to participate in command performances. Pisano looks at elections whose outcome was known in advance, protests for hire, and smaller mises en scène to explain why people participate, what differs from spectacle in totalitarian societies, how political theater exists in both authoritarian and democratic systems, and how such performances reshape understandings of the role of politics. Staging Democracy moves beyond Russia and Ukraine to offer a novel economic argument for why some people support Putin and similar politicians. PiTrade ReviewJessica Pisano, however, offers a new way to think about politics. Staging Democracy is a must read for anyone interested in Ukraine and Russia. But it's also required reading for anyone interested in the evolution of politics in the 21st century. * Democarcy Paradox *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Performances of Democracy 1. Researching Political Theater 2. History of the Form 3. Setting the Stage 4. Staging Performances 5. Improvisation 6. Meanings of Participation 7. States of Ambiguity Conclusion: A New Social Contract
£97.20
Cornell University Press Political Theory and the Displacement of Politics
Book SynopsisPolitical Theory and the Displacement of Politics, originally published in 1993, has been called a founding text of agonism, which treats political contestation not as a regrettably necessary way to correct political imperfections but as a necessary, sometimes joyful feature of democratic life. As Bonnie Honig writes in the preface to this thirtieth anniversary edition, the agonism that informs this book is democratic: it is committed to shared spaces and relational practices in which diverse groups and individuals set and reset the terms of living together as equals.By rethinking the established relation between politics and political theory, Honig argues that political theorists of opposing positions often treat political theory less as an exploration of politics than as a series of devices for its displacement. She characterizes Kant, Rawls, and Sandel as virtue theorists of politics, arguing that they rely on principles of right, rationality, communitTrade ReviewBonnie Honig concludes the introduction to this fine book by invoking the virago: the female warrior who will not be contained within categoriesthat oppose masculinity against femininity or human rationality against theforces of nature. It is a fitting emblem for a book that takes up and perturbs an opposition that functions variously to divide reason from violence, liberal humanism from poststructuralist skepticism, and feminine passivity from masculine bravado. This is the opposition between virtú and virtue, and Honig calibrates it against a new measure she terms the 'displacement of politics.'. (Praise for the 1st edition) * Political Theory *Honig's sharp genealogical sensibilities and insights, her development of a position of agonistic amendable authority, the questions which she raises and the soothing answers she refuses, come together in an excellent book that engages and provokes its readers in ways which exemplify political theory at its best, animated but not displaced by politics. (Praise for the 1st edition) * Journal of Politics *Thinkers as diverse as Plato, Aquinas, Hobbes, Locke, and Marx have relied,explicitly or implicitly, on the belief that there is some set of political and social arrangements most conducive to themaximization of human well-being and happiness. Bonnie Honig's illuminating and disquieting book provides an acute and much-needed analysis of some of the consequences and implications of this teleological assumption for contemporary political theory and, more generally, for the ways in which people tend to conceive of politics. Indeed, Honig argues that politics itself, at least insofar as it entails or expresses ultimately irreducible conflict, dissonance, resistance, and agonal struggle, has largely been displaced from or written out of political theory. (Praise for the 1st edition) * American Quarterly *
£86.40
Cornell University Press The Picky Eagle
Book SynopsisThe Picky Eagle explains why the United States stopped annexing territory by focusing on annexation''s domestic consequences, both political and normative. It describes how the US rejection of further annexations, despite its rising power, set the stage for twentieth-century efforts to outlaw conquest. In contrast to conventional accounts of a nineteenth-century shift from territorial expansion to commercial expansion, Richard W. Maass argues that US ambitions were selective from the start.By presenting twenty-three case studies, Maass examines the decision-making of US leaders facing opportunities to pursue annexation between 1775 and 1898. US presidents, secretaries, and congressmen consistently worried about how absorbing new territories would affect their domestic political influence and their goals for their country. These leaders were particularly sensitive to annexation''s domestic costs where xenophobia interacted with their commitment to democracy: rather thanTrade ReviewIn this timely, relevant and historically rich book, political scientist Richard Maass asks: Why did the United States stop annexing territory? His question implicitly recognizes what historians of US foreign relations have said for a very long time: rather than being 'isolationist', the United States expanded vigorously throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. * International Affairs *Maass has written a book that is theoretically ambitious and empirically expansive, and the historical and archival evidence he marshals is rich, impressive, and ultimately convincing. * Perspectives on Politics *Scholars have charted in meticulous detail the upstart nation's transformation from a motley conglomeration of former British colonies into a transcontinental empire with, after the colonialist outburst of 1898, global reach. Richard W. Maass's The Picky Eagle swims against this tide, focusing not on the conventional story of incremental expansion but instead on the many instances in which the United States left on the table opportunities to annex more territory. * Political Science Quarterly *Table of Contents1. The Limits of U.S. Territorial Expansion 2. Explaining Annexation 3. To the Continent: European Empires and U.S. Annexation 4. To the West: Native American Lands and U.S. Annexation 5. To the North: Canada and U.S. Annexation 6. To the South: Mexico and U.S. Annexation 7. To the Seas: Islands and U.S. Annexation 8. The International Implications of U.S. Annexation
£21.84
Stanford University Press Democracy From Above?: The Unfulfilled Promise of
Book SynopsisPeople are increasingly unhappy with their governments in democracies around the world. In countries as diverse as India, Ecuador, and Uganda, governments are responding to frustrations by mandating greater citizen participation at the local and state level. Officials embrace participatory reforms, believing that citizen councils and committees lead to improved accountability and more informed communities. Yet there's been little research on the efficacy of these efforts to improve democracy, despite an explosion in their popularity since the mid-1980s. Democracy from Above? tests the hypothesis that top-down reforms strengthen democracies and evaluates the conditions that affect their success. Stephanie L. McNulty addresses the global context of participatory reforms in developing nations. She observes and interprets what happens after greater citizen involvement is mandated in seventeen countries, with close case studies of Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru. The first cross-national comparison on this issue, Democracy from Above? explores whether the reforms effectively redress the persistent problems of discrimination, elite capture, clientelism, and corruption in the countries that adopt them. As officials and reformers around the world and at every level of government look to strengthen citizen involvement and confidence in the political process, McNulty provides a clear understanding of the possibilities and limitations of nationally mandated participatory reforms.Trade Review"Fed up with government, people around the world are electing outsiders who pledge to tear government down. Stephanie McNulty explores how national governments are attempting the difficult task of fixing democracy by promoting local democratic participation. Anyone who is frustrated with our democracy and eager to make it better should heed the book's lessons." -- Josh Lerner, Co-Executive Director * Participatory Budgeting Project *"Democracy from Above should be obligatory reading for scholars and practitioners of participatory democracy. Stephanie McNulty offers a welcome corrective to both naive enthusiasm and uncritical disenchantment with citizen engagement. Leveraging the very best of comparative designs alongside a wealth of empirical evidence, this book is a powerful exemplar of the new political science." -- Gianpaolo Baiocchi * New York University *
£92.80
Stanford University Press Tyrants on Twitter: Protecting Democracies from
Book SynopsisA look inside the weaponization of social media, and an innovative proposal for protecting Western democracies from information warfare. When Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram were first introduced to the public, their mission was simple: they were designed to help people become more connected to each other. Social media became a thriving digital space by giving its users the freedom to share whatever they wanted with their friends and followers. Unfortunately, these same digital tools are also easy to manipulate. As exemplified by Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, authoritarian states can exploit social media to interfere with democratic governance in open societies. Tyrants on Twitter is the first detailed analysis of how Chinese and Russian agents weaponize Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube to subvert the liberal international order. In addition to examining the 2016 U.S. election, David L. Sloss explores Russia's use of foreign influence operations to threaten democracies in Europe, as well as China's use of social media and other digital tools to meddle in Western democracies and buttress autocratic rulers around the world. Sloss calls for cooperation among democratic governments to create a new transnational system for regulating social media to protect Western democracies from information warfare. Drawing on his professional experience as an arms control negotiator, he outlines a novel system of transnational governance that Western democracies can enforce by harmonizing their domestic regulations. And drawing on his academic expertise in constitutional law, he explains why that system—if implemented by legislation in the United States—would be constitutionally defensible, despite likely First Amendment objections. With its critical examination of information warfare and its proposal for practical legislative solutions to fight back, this book is essential reading in a time when disinformation campaigns threaten to undermine democracy.Trade Review"Tyrants may have Twitter, but democracies have David Sloss. He has written a pathbreaking book that does more than just identify a troubling trend of modern elections. It also boldly proposes a transnational solution, including his innovative Alliance for Democracy. His contribution will endure long after the Age of Tyrants fades away."—Jens David Ohlin, Cornell Law School"This is a detailed and extremely informative analysis of the threat of Chinese and Russian information warfare, and the related export of digital authoritarianism. Sloss's technical approach to addressing external threats while balancing the protection of free speech, personal privacy, and data security will be an important reference and source of ideas for policymakers and analysts grappling with these critical issues."—Fiona Hill, Brookings Institution"It is no hyperbole to say that the future of democracy depends on dealing with the issues raised in this book. Sloss masterfully lays out the problem and goes on to propose a novel, workable solution. This book is sure to stimulate debate, and hopefully action as well."—Tom Ginsburg, The University of Chicago Law School"Sloss's book is a timely and original contribution that draws a comprehensive picture of foreign states' interference with democratic governance on social media. Not only does Sloss provide a thorough analysis of the phenomenon, he also offers substantial proposals for transnational legislation. A must-read for all interested in the challenges that the international liberal order currently faces."—Heike Krieger, Freie Universität Berlin"Based on [Sloss's] training in law and experience drafting treatises for the US government, the book is well researched and argued, particularly regarding the legal feasibility of taming Twitter as a hotspot for foreign bad actors.... Highly recommended."—M. S. Gorham, CHOICE"Tyrants on Twitter offers an informative look into the IW landscape of today and a potential path toward reinforcing safeguards against foreign media manipulation from outside aggressors and rivals through transnational legislative efforts."—Joshua Nieubuurt, H-Sci-Med-TechTable of Contents2. Russian Information Warfare and U.S. Elections 3. Russian Influence Operations in Europe 4. China's Global Information Operations 5. An Uneven Playing Field 6. A Proposal for Transnational Regulation 7. Policy Analysis: Weighing Costs and Benefits 8. The First Amendment
£23.39
Stanford University Press Solidarity in Conflict: A Democratic Theory
Book SynopsisDemocracy has become disentangled from our ordinary lives. Mere cooperation or ethical consumption now often stands in for a robust concept of solidarity that structures the entirety of sociality and forms the basis of democratic culture. How did democracy become something that is done only at ballot boxes and what role can solidarity play in reviving it? In Solidarity in Conflict, Rochelle DuFord presents a theory of solidarity fit for developing democratic life and a complementary theory of democracy that emerges from a society typified by solidarity. DuFord argues that solidarity is best understood as a set of relations, one agonistic and one antagonistic: the solidarity groups' internal organization and its interactions with the broader world. Such a picture of solidarity develops through careful consideration of the conflicts endemic to social relations and solidarity organizations. Examining men's rights groups, labor organizing's role in recognitional protections for LGBTQ members of society, and the debate over trans inclusion in feminist praxis, DuFord explores how conflict, in these contexts, becomes the locus of solidarity's democratic functions and thereby critiques democratic theorizing for having become either overly idealized or overly focused on building and maintaining stability. Working in the tradition of the Frankfurt School, DuFord makes a provocative case that the conflict generated by solidarity organizations can address a variety of forms of domination, oppression, and exploitation while building a democratic society.Trade Review"A rich, nuanced, and compelling approach to an important and timely topic. DuFord's insightful, well-developed, and original account of solidarity makes a distinctive contribution to critical social theory and to progressive political theory more broadly."—Amy Allen, author of Critique on the Couch"This outstanding book offers an original approach to an issue in social and political theory that is at once perennial and highly topical: solidarity. DuFord tackles topics classical and current judiciously and insightfully."—James Ingram, author of Radical Cosmopolitics"Clear and enjoyable to read, DuFord's book works through the steps and arguments about the purpose of solidarity in democratic theory and its place in the present moment...Solidarity in Conflict is a meaningful contribution in agonistic theories of democracy, how to think about the goals of solidary groups, and why the present prominence of authoritarianism should further attempts at building a nonexclusive vision of politics."—Michael Villanova, Contemporary Political Theory"DuFord offers a timely inquiry into democratic theory, arguing that the role of solidarity in democratic theory has been misunderstood.... Recommended."—A. R. Brunello, CHOICE"The value of the book is... as an invitation to think about how leftist organizing against neoliberal heteropatriarchal capitalism may be productive through conflict and how organizers can build networks. Seeing such networking, as well as the continual navigation of conflict within organizations, suggests, according to DuFord, that workers' associations might be the site for rebuilding the society upon which democracy ought to rest."—Sally J. Scholz, The Review of Politics"For anyone who has ever been part of an organizing meeting that fell apart due to internal tensions, this book is a refreshing reminder that those of us looking for more robust forms of solidarity should expect, and perhaps even embrace, disagreement as a lively part of democratic practice."—Benjamin P. Davis, Public BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Solidarity in Neoliberal Times 2. Two Models of Nonexclusion: Solidarity in Feminist and Democratic Theory 3. Antisocial Solidarities: The Psychic Life of Domination 4. Burdened Action: The Social Formation of Solidarity 5. A More Perfect Union: The Ends of Conflict Conclusion: Solidarity Today
£50.40
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Can The Internet Strengthen Democracy?
Book SynopsisFrom its inception as a public communication network, the Internet was regarded by many people as a potential means of escaping from the stranglehold of top-down, stage-managed politics. If hundreds of millions of people could be the producers as well as receivers of political messages, could that invigorate democracy? If political elites fail to respond to such energy, where will it leave them? In this short book, internationally renowned scholar of political communication, Stephen Coleman, argues that the best way to strengthen democracy is to re-invent it for the twenty-first century. Governments and global institutions have failed to seize the opportunity to democratise their ways of operating, but online citizens are ahead of them, developing practices that could revolutionise the exercise of political power.Trade Review"This is a really outstanding book; Coleman's ideas, as always, are compelling and clear, and presented in a way that grips the reader. This will be the most authoritative and up-to-date text on the topic."—Peter Dahlgren, Lund University "Democracy is old and it is about compromise, not about getting one's way. Technologies are new, and they attain popularity as they promise ultimate, personalized experiences. Rather than being put to use to reinvent democracy, much new technology has been retrofitted to serve dated civic practices. Coleman's Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy? brilliantly recognizes this and asks why a new democratic future has not been presented for citizens yet. This book helps us imagine what the future might look like if technology were used to turn the flaws of democracy into strengths and produce a democratic system of governance built for the future. It is bold, it is engaging, and it is like nothing you have read before."—Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois, Chicago "Since the early days of the web Stephen Coleman has been at the forefront of research into Internet and democracy, and has had a steady hand in pinpointing the difference between promotional rhetoric and experiments that yield dividends. His latest edition is no exception."—Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam "With prominent examples, a well-rounded, comprehensive and inclusive theoretical background that draws on a variety of academic works (his 'Further Reading' chapter is certainly of great value), Coleman's book confronts diachronic issues related to Internet, and its (undeniable) impact on democracy. The book moves the academic debate further, by not only delineating the current situation and spotting the wrongdoings, but by providing viable and realistic solutions, and by offering a well-supported response to the question of whether the Internet can strengthen democracy – a question much more complicated than it may initially seem."—Information, Communication & Society "Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy? provides a comprehensive and profound analysis for us to understand political democracy and the Internet."—Global Media & CommunicationTable of Contents1. The great missed opportunity 2. Political Hopes and Fears 3. Democratic limbo 4. Populism or Democracy? Further Reading Notes
£33.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Can The Internet Strengthen Democracy?
Book SynopsisFrom its inception as a public communication network, the Internet was regarded by many people as a potential means of escaping from the stranglehold of top-down, stage-managed politics. If hundreds of millions of people could be the producers as well as receivers of political messages, could that invigorate democracy? If political elites fail to respond to such energy, where will it leave them? In this short book, internationally renowned scholar of political communication, Stephen Coleman, argues that the best way to strengthen democracy is to re-invent it for the twenty-first century. Governments and global institutions have failed to seize the opportunity to democratise their ways of operating, but online citizens are ahead of them, developing practices that could revolutionise the exercise of political power.Trade Review"This is a really outstanding book; Coleman's ideas, as always, are compelling and clear, and presented in a way that grips the reader. This will be the most authoritative and up-to-date text on the topic."—Peter Dahlgren, Lund University "Democracy is old and it is about compromise, not about getting one's way. Technologies are new, and they attain popularity as they promise ultimate, personalized experiences. Rather than being put to use to reinvent democracy, much new technology has been retrofitted to serve dated civic practices. Coleman's Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy? brilliantly recognizes this and asks why a new democratic future has not been presented for citizens yet. This book helps us imagine what the future might look like if technology were used to turn the flaws of democracy into strengths and produce a democratic system of governance built for the future. It is bold, it is engaging, and it is like nothing you have read before."—Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois, Chicago "Since the early days of the web Stephen Coleman has been at the forefront of research into Internet and democracy, and has had a steady hand in pinpointing the difference between promotional rhetoric and experiments that yield dividends. His latest edition is no exception."—Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam "With prominent examples, a well-rounded, comprehensive and inclusive theoretical background that draws on a variety of academic works (his 'Further Reading' chapter is certainly of great value), Coleman's book confronts diachronic issues related to Internet, and its (undeniable) impact on democracy. The book moves the academic debate further, by not only delineating the current situation and spotting the wrongdoings, but by providing viable and realistic solutions, and by offering a well-supported response to the question of whether the Internet can strengthen democracy – a question much more complicated than it may initially seem."—Information, Communication & Society "Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy? provides a comprehensive and profound analysis for us to understand political democracy and the Internet."—Global Media & CommunicationTable of ContentsContents 1. The great missed opportunity 2. Political Hopes and Fears 3. Democratic limbo 4. Populism or Democracy? Further Reading Notes
£11.77
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and
Book SynopsisThe election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote in the UK have caused fear and panic among liberals worldwide. They argue that the populist backlash represents a dangerous new authoritarianism. But what if the really dangerous authoritarianism is in fact their own? In this provocative and highly original book, Salvatore Babones argues that democracy has been undermined by a quiet but devastating power grab conducted by a class of liberal experts. They have advanced a global rights-based agenda which has tilted the balance away from the lively and vibrant unpredictability of democratic decision-making toward the creeping technocratic authority of liberal consensus. Populism represents, contends Babones, an imperfect but reinvigorating political flood that has the potential to sweep away decades of institutional detritus and rejuvenate democracy across the West. Babones’ bracing attack on the insidious “new authoritarianism” of the expert class and call for an end to liberal mission creep will stimulate and challenge all readers trying to make sense of the political tumult of the recent past.Trade ReviewNamed one of 2018's Best Books on Politics by the Wall Street Journal"Babones’ relentless critique of the liberal expert class brilliantly exposes their contempt for ordinary people. A crucial contribution to our understanding of how contemporary liberalism is increasingly illiberal and undemocratic."Adrian Pabst, co-author of The Politics of Virtue: Post-liberalism and the Human Future"An overdue and rational corrective about populism and authoritarianism."The Australian"Brilliantly insightful and always fair-minded, The New Authoritarianism is a compelling insider’s account of how the liberal-minded became close-minded."Quadrant "This is a superb book. Anyone interested in politics must read it; it is one of those rare tracts which is constantly rewarding."Spectator Australia
£33.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd In Defence of Democracy
Book SynopsisShould Brexit or Trump cause us to doubt our faith in democracy? Are ‘the people’ too ignorant or stupid to rule? Numerous commentators are seriously arguing that the answer to these questions might be ‘yes’. In this take-no-prisoners book, Canadian-Irish author Roslyn Fuller kicks these anti-democrats where it hurts the most – the facts. Fuller shows how many academics, journalists and politicians have embraced the idea that there can be ‘too much democracy’, and deftly unravels their attempts to end majority rule, whether through limiting the franchise, pursuing Chinese ‘meritocracy’ or confining participation to random legislation panels. She shows that Trump, Brexit or whatever other political event you may have disapproved of recently aren’t doing half the damage to democracy that elite self-righteousness and corruption are. In fact, argues Fuller, there are real reasons to be optimistic. Ancient methods can be combined with modern technology to revitalize democracy and allow the people to truly rule. In Defence of Democracy is a witty and energetic contribution to the debate on the future of democracy.Trade Review‘In an era when, remarkably, the merits of democracy seem to be up for debate, it is invaluable to have so many of the arguments of the anti-democrats dispelled so comprehensively. If you've ever felt like you needed the arguments to defend the ability of the people to govern themselves, you’ll find what you need here.’Robin McAlpine, Director of Common Weal ‘In Defence of Democracy offers us a preview of what democracy is about to become: much more representative, more direct, more digital, more local and transnational. A winning concept described by this winning writer. Get it! Read it!’Bruno Kaufmann, Democracy International"a valuable guide"Los Angeles Review of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why This? Why Me? Why Now? Part One: The Terrible Truth: People Aren’t All That Stupid or Evil Objection One: Democracy Can’t Work Because People are Too Racist and Sexist Objection Two: People are Too Stupid for Democracy Objection Three: There’s No Point to Democracy Because People Don’t Know What Is Good For Them Anyway Objection Four: People are Just Too Crazy for Democracy to Work To Conclude Part Two: Fixing Politics the Anti-Democrat Way Section I Assorted Libertarian, Authoritarian and Explicitly Elitist Solutions Rule by the ‘Knowledgeable’ (Jason Brennan) Rule by the Deep State (Bryan Caplan) Rule by the Market (Ilya Somin) Long Live the Party! (Jonathan Rauch and Benjamin Wittes) Rule of the Superior (Daniel Bell) Section II Sortition: The False Democrats Participation Representation and Legitimacy Politics is Conflict Mediation Corruption Conclusions On Sortition Conclusions to Part Two Part Three: A World You Might Want to Actually Live In (Fuller Democracy) Five Principles for Transformational (but Responsible…) People Power 1. Shift to Online and En Masse 2. Pay-for-Participation 3. Focused, Outcome-Oriented Deliberation (Information, Isegoria and Conflict Resolution) 4. Precarious, Informal Leadership (but Leadership all the Same) 5. Sortition in its Proper Place Why It’s Worth It 1. People want Democracy 2. Fuller Democracy Solves a lot of Anti-Democrat Objections to Democracy 3. Writing a New Social Contract Final Words: Buckle-up Buttercup – The Future is Going to be Interesting
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Will of the People: A Modern Myth
Book SynopsisDemocracies today are in the grip of a myth: the myth of the will of the people. Populist movements use the idea to challenge elected representatives. Politicians, content to invoke the will of the people, fail in their duty to make responsible and accountable decisions. And public contest over political choices is stifled by fears that opposing the will of the people will be perceived as elitist. In this book Albert Weale dissects the idea of the will of the people, showing that it relies on a mythical view of participatory democracy. As soon as a choice between more than two simple alternatives is involved, there is often no clear answer to the question of what a majority favours. Moreover, because governments have to interpret the results of referendums, the will of the people becomes a means for strengthening executive control – the exact opposite of what appealing to the people’s will seemed to imply. Weale argues that it’s time to dispense with the myth of the will of the people. A flourishing democracy requires an open society in which choices can be challenged, parliaments strengthened and populist leaders called to account.Trade Review"An accessible and incisive critique of populism and referenda by a true democrat. The Will of the People is a magisterial contribution of academic political theory to our troubled and confused public debate. Essential reading."—Cécile Laborde, University of Oxford "In this lucid and engaging essay, Albert Weale enlists insights of modern political analysis to enlighten public debate. He cogently shows that the manipulative ideal of a singular 'will of the people' is both fallacious and antithetical to fundamental values of democratic politics."—Jack Nagel, University of PennsylvaniaTable of Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1 In the Grip of a Myth Chapter 2 Nostalgic Myths Chapter 3 What is a People? Chapter 4 Majority Willing? Chapter 5 The Mythical Sovereign Chapter 6 On Being Outnumbered Chapter 7 Democracy without Myth Chapter 8 The Ethics of Responsibility Notes
£33.25
University of Minnesota Press Aspirational Fascism: The Struggle for
Book SynopsisComing to terms with a new period of uncertainty when it is still replete with possibilities This quick and engaging study clearly lays out the United States’ current democratic crisis. Examining the early stages of the Nazi movement in Germany, William E. Connolly detects synergies with Donald Trump’s rhetorical style. Tapping into a sense of contemporary fragility, Aspirational Fascism pays particular attention to how conflicts between neoliberalism and the pluralizing left have placed the white working class in a bind. Ultimately, Connolly believes a multifaceted democracy constitutes the best antidote to aspirational fascism and rethinks what a politics of the left might look like today. Forerunners is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital works. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.
£9.00
University of Minnesota Press Town Hall Meetings and the Death of Deliberation
Book SynopsisTracing the erosion of democratic norms in the US and the conditions that make it possible Jonathan Beecher Field tracks the permutations of the town hall meeting from its original context as a form of democratic community governance in New England into a format for presidential debates and a staple of corporate governance. In its contemporary iteration, the town hall meeting models the aesthetic of the former but replaces actual democratic deliberation with a spectacle that involves no immediate electoral stakes or functions as a glorified press conference. Urgently, Field notes that though this evolution might be apparent, evidence suggests many US citizens don’t care to differentiate. Forerunners: Ideas First Short books of thought-in-process scholarship, where intense analysis, questioning, and speculation take the lead Trade Review"In clear, sometimes acerbic, even humorous prose, Field adeptly accounts for the metamorphosis of town meetings into town halls."—ALH Online Review
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Bristol University Press Whose Government Is It?: The Renewal of
Book SynopsisThis book brings together leading figures in democratic reform and civic engagement to show why and how better state-citizen cooperation is needed to improve democracy and public service. It explains why the problem of civic disengagement poses a major threat and shows how obstacles to democratic cooperation between citizens and state institutions can be overcome.Trade Review"...a substantial, go-to text for those who are studying or are interested in political science. It is a complex book, full of facts, analysis and case studies... And while the whole premise of the book may appear to be a somewhat idealistic form of democracy, with plenty of examples and case studies of how cooperation between state and citizen has been highly beneficial, it serves to demonstrate that such a goal can be achieved." Shout Out UK * Shout Out UK, 19th March 2019 *“At a time of rising authoritarianism and shrinking public spheres, it is instructive and inspiring to read a whole compendium of essays by scholars, practitioners and policymakers who are committed to cooperation between state and citizens. Whose Government Is It? is packed with insights for citizens and officials alike.” Peter Levine, Tufts UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Government with the People ~ Henry Tam Part One: Why We Need State-Citizen Cooperation Realism and Democratic Renewal ~ Nick Pearce The Importance of Collective Control ~ Anna Coote Deliberative Engagement with Complex Policies ~ Simon Burall The Road to Empowerment ~ Hazel Blears and David Blunkett Part Two: What Is Required for Effective Engagement Lessons From Democratic Innovations ~ Graham Smith The Potential of Community Development ~ Marilyn Taylor Community Action and Civic Dialogue ~ Barry Quirk Old Age and Caring Democracy ~ Marian Barnes Young People and Everyday Democracy ~ James Sloam Part Three: How To Expand Our Civic Capability Improving Citizenship Education ~ James Weinberg and Matthew Flinders Rethinking Civic Roles ~ Jane Roberts Promoting the ‘Take Part’ Approach ~ Marjorie Mayo, Zoraida Mendiwelso-Bendek and Carol Packham Developing Public-Cooperative Partnerships ~ Pat Conaty Conclusion The Renewal of State-Citizen Cooperation ~ Henry Tam
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Bristol University Press Contested Britain: Brexit, Austerity and Agency
Book SynopsisA distinctive and original analysis of how the politics of the UK and the lives of British citizens have evolved in the first decades of the twenty-first century, this book provides an interdisciplinary critical examination of the roots, ideology and consequences of austerity politics, the Brexit vote and the rise of populist politics in Britain. Bringing together case studies and perspectives from an array of international researchers across the social sciences, it dissects the ways that the UK has become increasingly contested with profound differences of geography, generation, gender, ‘race’ and class, and considers agency as a key concept to understand the links between austerity and Brexit.Trade Review"A timely and important contribution to our understanding of the complex entanglements between Brexit, austerity and politics in contemporary Britain. It contextualises these issues in relation to ongoing contestations around the UK itself, drawing on a wide-range of perspectives.” Gerry Mooney, The Open University in ScotlandTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay and Gesa Stedman; Part I: The Politics and Culture of Austerity: Impacts and Resistance; The Contracting State: Austerity and Public Services ~ Simon Griffiths; Breaking Britain's Working Class: the Left Out ~ Lisa Mckenzie; Political Activism and Agency under Austerity and Brexit ~ Tom Montgomery and Maria Grasso; Culture Matters: Cuts and Resistance ~ Ingrid von Rosenberg; Agents and Agency in the Face of Austerity and Brexit Uncertainty: the Case of Legal Aid ~ Steven Truxal; Part II: The Politcs and Discourse of Brexit; The Economy of Brexit: Performance, Interests and Agency ~ Carlo Morelli; Brexit Populism: Disenfranchisement and Agency ~ Marius Guderjan and Adrian Wilding; A Sovereign People? Political Fantasy and Governmental TIme in the Pursuit of Brexit ~ John Clarke; 'Not an International Health Service': Xenophobia, Brexit and the Restoration of National Sovereignty ~ Kirsten Forkert; 'Uni-Culti' Myths and Liberal Dreams: Brexit and Austerity from the Perspective of Migrants ~ Magdalena Nowicka; Part III: Austerity and Brexit in a Divided Union; From Brexit to the Break-Up of ... England? Thinking in and Beyond the Nation ~ Allan Cochrane; Understanding Brexit in Wales: Austerity, Elites and National Identity ~ Hugh Mackay; Scotland, Brexit and the Broken Promise of Democracy ~ Klaus Stolz; Brexit, Devolution and Northern Ireland's Political Parties: Differential Solutions, Special Status or Special Arrangements? ~ Derek Birrell and Paul Carmichael; More Than the Border? Looking at Brexit through Irish Eyes ~ Kevin Bean; Conclusion ~ Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay and Gesa Stedman;
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Bristol University Press Contested Britain: Brexit, Austerity and Agency
Book SynopsisA distinctive and original analysis of how the politics of the UK and the lives of British citizens have evolved in the first decades of the twenty-first century, this book provides an interdisciplinary critical examination of the roots, ideology and consequences of austerity politics, the Brexit vote and the rise of populist politics in Britain. Bringing together case studies and perspectives from an array of international researchers across the social sciences, it dissects the ways that the UK has become increasingly contested with profound differences of geography, generation, gender, ‘race’ and class, and considers agency as a key concept to understand the links between austerity and Brexit.Trade Review"A timely and important contribution to our understanding of the complex entanglements between Brexit, austerity and politics in contemporary Britain. It contextualises these issues in relation to ongoing contestations around the UK itself, drawing on a wide-range of perspectives.” Gerry Mooney, The Open University in ScotlandTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay and Gesa Stedman; Part I: The Politics and Culture of Austerity: Impacts and Resistance; The Contracting State: Austerity and Public Services ~ Simon Griffiths; Breaking Britain's Working Class: the Left Out ~ Lisa Mckenzie; Political Activism and Agency under Austerity and Brexit ~ Tom Montgomery and Maria Grasso; Culture Matters: Cuts and Resistance ~ Ingrid von Rosenberg; Agents and Agency in the Face of Austerity and Brexit Uncertainty: the Case of Legal Aid ~ Steven Truxal; Part II: The Politcs and Discourse of Brexit; The Economy of Brexit: Performance, Interests and Agency ~ Carlo Morelli; Brexit Populism: Disenfranchisement and Agency ~ Marius Guderjan and Adrian Wilding; A Sovereign People? Political Fantasy and Governmental TIme in the Pursuit of Brexit ~ John Clarke; 'Not an International Health Service': Xenophobia, Brexit and the Restoration of National Sovereignty ~ Kirsten Forkert; 'Uni-Culti' Myths and Liberal Dreams: Brexit and Austerity from the Perspective of Migrants ~ Magdalena Nowicka; Part III: Austerity and Brexit in a Divided Union; From Brexit to the Break-Up of ... England? Thinking in and Beyond the Nation ~ Allan Cochrane; Understanding Brexit in Wales: Austerity, Elites and National Identity ~ Hugh Mackay; Scotland, Brexit and the Broken Promise of Democracy ~ Klaus Stolz; Brexit, Devolution and Northern Ireland's Political Parties: Differential Solutions, Special Status or Special Arrangements? ~ Derek Birrell and Paul Carmichael; More Than the Border? Looking at Brexit through Irish Eyes ~ Kevin Bean; Conclusion ~ Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay and Gesa Stedman;
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Bristol University Press Contesting Higher Education: Student Movements
Book SynopsisUsing new research on higher education in the UK, Canada, Chile and Italy, this rigorous comparative study investigates key episodes of student protests against neoliberal policies and practices in today’s universities. As well as examining origins and outcomes of higher education reforms, the authors set these waves of demonstrations in the wider contexts of student movements, political activism and social issues, including inequality and civil rights. Offering sophisticated new theoretical arguments based on fascinating empirical work, the insights and conclusions revealed in this original study are of value to anyone with an interest in social, political and related studies.Table of ContentsThe Contentious Politics of Higher Education Student Campaigns Higher Education Policies Student Politics The Outcomes of Student Protest Conclusions
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Bristol University Press Who Enters Politics and Why?: Basic Human Values
Book SynopsisExploring unique survey and interview data on the personality characteristics of British politicians, this book provides a timely psychological analysis of those individuals who pursue political careers and how they represent their constituents once elected. Focusing specifically on the Basic Human Values of more than 150 MPs as well as hundreds of local councillors, Weinberg offers original insights into three compelling questions: Who enters politics and how are they different to the general public? Do politicians’ personality characteristics matter for their legislative behaviour? Do voters really get the ‘wrong’ politicians? Taking a fresh psychological approach to issues that are predominant in political science, this book casts new light on the human side of representative democracy.Table of ContentsWhy Do We Hate Politicians? Psychological Scrutiny: Who Enters Politics and Why? All the Same! Demographic Homogeneity and Careerism Basic Values and Partisanship Parliamentary Behaviour: Personal Choices, Political Results Perfect Politicians? Voting Preferences in the United Kingdom
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Bristol University Press Why Citizen Participation Succeeds or Fails: A
Book SynopsisMatt Ryan’s landmark comparative review of participatory budgeting, or collective decisions on how public money is spent, reveals the factors behind its success in achieving democratic engagement. The culmination of ten years of research into participation, this is a systematic analysis of how, when and why citizens gain control over these important decisions. Comparing global examples of both positive change and notable failure, the book provides persuasive evidence and guidance for future public involvement in taxation and spending. For advocates and participants of democratic reform and those with interests across political science, this is an essential guide to one of the most significant democratic innovations of our times.Table of ContentsPart I 1. Understanding Participation as a Response to Democratic Deficits 2. Participatory Budgeting: How Do We Understand Exceptional Democracy? 3. From Exceptions to Cases of a Participatory Budgeting Phenomenon Part II 4. Comparing Participation Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis 5. What Participatory Democrats Expect Part III 6. Necessary Conditions for Democratic Reform 7. Success: How Citizen Control of Politics is Achieved 8. How Citizen Control of Politics is Negated, and the Puzzles that Remain 9. Conclusion: Democratic Innovations after the Beginning
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Bristol University Press Democratic Decay and Authoritarian Resurgence
Book SynopsisWhy do democracies fall apart, and what can be done about it? This book introduces students to the concept and causes of democratic decay in the modern world. Illustrating the integral link between public commitment to democratic norms and the maintenance of healthy democracies, it examines the key factors in decaying democracies, including: • Economic inequality; • Corruption; • Populist and authoritarian discourse; • Declining belief in political institutions and processes. Drawing on real-world developments, and including international case studies, the book outlines the extent to which there is a ‘democratic recession’ in contemporary politics and shows how transnational networks and technology are impacting on this development.Table of ContentsThe Current Landscape Chapter 1: An Era of Autocratization? Are We Experiencing an Era of Democratic Backsliding? Chapter 2: Entering the Grey Zone Public Opinion and Norms Chapter 3: Measuring and Defining Public Support for Democracy and Autocracy Chapter 4: What Shapes Public Support for Autocratization? Political Culture, Education, Religion, Personality and Authoritarian Legacies Chapter 5: International and Informational Sources of Authoritarian Norms Causes and Context Chapter 6: Globalization Chapter 7: Corruption Chapter 8: Authoritarian Populism Symptoms and Processes Chapter 9: Assaults on the Media and Civil Society Chapter 10: Assaults on Institutions Chapter 11: Assaults on Electoral Processes Chapter 12: Protests and Reform Conclusion
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Bristol University Press Democratic Decay and Authoritarian Resurgence
Book SynopsisWhy do democracies fall apart, and what can be done about it? This book introduces students to the concept and causes of democratic decay in the modern world. Illustrating the integral link between public commitment to democratic norms and the maintenance of healthy democracies, it examines the key factors in decaying democracies, including: • Economic inequality; • Corruption; • Populist and authoritarian discourse; • Declining belief in political institutions and processes. Drawing on real-world developments, and including international case studies, the book outlines the extent to which there is a ‘democratic recession’ in contemporary politics and shows how transnational networks and technology are impacting on this development.Table of ContentsThe Current Landscape Chapter 1: An Era of Autocratization? Are We Experiencing an Era of Democratic Backsliding? Chapter 2: Entering the Grey Zone Public Opinion and Norms Chapter 3: Measuring and Defining Public Support for Democracy and Autocracy Chapter 4: What Shapes Public Support for Autocratization? Political Culture, Education, Religion, Personality and Authoritarian Legacies Chapter 5: International and Informational Sources of Authoritarian Norms Causes and Context Chapter 6: Globalization Chapter 7: Corruption Chapter 8: Authoritarian Populism Symptoms and Processes Chapter 9: Assaults on the Media and Civil Society Chapter 10: Assaults on Institutions Chapter 11: Assaults on Electoral Processes Chapter 12: Protests and Reform Conclusion
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Bristol University Press Social Movements and Politics in a Global
Book SynopsisEPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply shaken societies and lives around the world. This powerful book reveals how the pandemic has intensified socio-economic problems and inequalities across the world whilst offering visions for a better future informed by social movements and public sociology. Bringing together experts from 27 countries, the authors explore the global echoes of the pandemic and the different responses adopted by governments, policy makers and activists. The new expressions of social action, and forms of solidarity and protest, are discussed in detail, from the Black Lives Matter protests to the French Strike Movement and the Lebanese Uprising. This is a unique global analysis on the current crisis and the contemporary world and its outcomes.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Breno Bringel & Geoffrey Pleyers Part 1: COVID-19 Governance, Politics and the Ambivalence of States Chapter 1. Corona Governance: State Expansion, Capitalist Resilience, and Democracy - Pauli Huotari and Teivo Teivainen Chapter 2. Three Political Regimes, Three Responses to the Coronavirus Crisis - Jean De Munck Chapter 3. Universal Social Protection Floors: a Joint Responsibility - Michelle Bachelet, Olivier de Schutter and Guy Ryder Chapter 4. From Government's Policies to Labour Activism in Indonesia - Michelle Ford Chapter 5. Harmoniously Denied: China's Censorship on COVID-19 - Joy Y. Zhang Chapter 6. State Repression in the Philippines During COVID-19 and Beyond - Leanne Sajor Chapter 7. Normality Was the Problem - Ilan Bizberg Part 2: Crisis, Inequalities and Solidarities Chapter 8. Divided We Stand: What the Pandemic Tell us About Contemporary U.S. - Bandana Purkayastha Chapter 9. The Data Gaps of the Pandemic: Data Poverty and Forms of Invisibility - Stefania Milan and Emiliano Trere Chapter 10. Necropolitics and Biopower in the Pandemic: Death, Social Control or Well-being - Montserrat Sagot Chapter 11. COVID-19 in the Urban Peripheries: Perspectives from the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro - FASE Team Rio de Janeiro Chapter 12. Generational Inequalities in Argentina's Working-class Neighbourhoods - Pablo Vommaro Chapter 13. Pandemic Pedagogical Lessons and Educational Inequalities - Nicolas Arata Chapter 14. Social Work with Homeless People in Belgium - Stephanie Cassilde Chapter 15. Community Spaces in India: Constructing Solidarity During the Pandemic? - Supurna Bannerjee Part 3: Social Movements, Mutual Aid and Self-Reliance in a Global Pandemic Chapter 16. Social Movements in the Emergence of a Global Pandemic - Donatella della Porta Chapter 17. COVID-19 and the Re-configuration of the Social Movements Landscape - Sabrina Zajak Chapter 18. Social Movements as Essential Services in Toronto - Lesley Wood Chapter 19. Creating a Hyperlocal Infrastructure of Care: COVID-19 Mutual Aid Groups in the UK - Anastasia Kavada Chapter 20. 'Solidarity, Not Charity': Emotions as Cultural Challenge of Grassroots Activism - Tommaso Gravante and Alice Poma Chapter 21. Self-reliance as an Answer to the Pandemic: hopes from India's margins - Ashish Kothari Chapter 22. Social Movements and Self-reliance: Community Mobilisation in South Africa - Kate Alexander Chapter 23. Resilience, Reworking, and Resistance in New York City - John Krinsky and Hillary Caldwell Part 4: "The COVID Will Not Kill the Revolution": Protest Movements in the Pandemic Chapter 24. "Defund the Police:" Strategy and Struggle for Racial Justice in the U.S. - Nara Roberta Silva Chapter 25. A Matter of Survival: The Lebanese Uprising in Times of Pandemic - Alexandra Kassir Chapter 26. Hong Kong: From Democratic Protests to Medical Workers' Strike in a Pandemic - Chris Chan and Ana Tsui Chapter 27. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia: a Return to Authoritarianism After the Revolutions? - Kamal Lahbib Chapter 28. The French Strike Movement: Keeping up the Struggle in Times of Covid-19 - Clement Petitjean Part 5: Critical Thinking and Emerging Theoretical Challenges Chapter 29. Coronavirus, Risk and Social Change - Jose Mauricio Domingues Chapter 30. Challenges to Critical Thinking: Social Life and the Pandemic - Kathya Araujo Chapter 31. A Sociology for a Post-COVID-19 Society - Sari Hanafi Chapter 32. The Paradox of Disturbance: Africa and the Coronavirus - Elisio Macamo Chapter 33. We Are All mortal: From the Empty Signifier to the Open Nature of History - Rita Laura Segato Chapter 34. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Crisis of Care - Karina Batthyany Part VI. Post-Pandemic Transitions and Futures in Contention Chapter 35. Global Chaos and the New Geopolitics of Power and of Resistances - Breno Bringel Chapter 36. Denialism, 'Gattopardism' and Transitionism - Boaventura de Sousa Santos Chapter 37. Coronavirus, the Gift and Post-neoliberal Scenarios - Paulo Henrique Martins Chapter 38. Post-Pandemic Transitions in a Civilizational Perspective - Arturo Escobar Chapter 39. The World That is Coming: Pandemic, Movements and Change - Geoffrey Pleyers
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