Democracy Books

Book SynopsisHe examines democracies in traditional Africa and shows how these socieites clearly defined and limited the roles of traditional African armies.From this background, Onwumechili makes readers appreciate that modern African armies are deviant institutions, with no roots in traditional Africa.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Traditional African Democracies Western Democracy and Democratic Consolidation in Africa Reasons For and History of Military Coups Military Threat to Deomocratization Solutions to the Military Threat Case Studies and OAU's Role Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisCarole Pateman's writings have been innovatory precisely for their qualities of engagement, pursued at the height of intellectual rigour. This book draws from her vast output of articles, chapters, books and speeches to provide a thematic yet integrated account of her innovations in political theory and contributions to the politics of policy-making. The editors have focused on work in three key areas:DemocracyPateman's perspective is rooted in a practical perspective, enquiring into and speculating about forms of participation over and above the traditional' exclusions through which representative systems have been variously constructed over time. Her work pushes hard on theorists and politicians who make easy assumptions about apathy and public opinion, who bracket off the workplace and the home, and who see politics only in partisan activity, voter behaviour and governmental policy.WomenPateman's innovatory and still-cited work on parTable of ContentsIntroduction: Pateman's Innovations Terrell Carver and Sam Chambers Part 1: Democracy and Political Theory 1. Political Culture, Political Structure and Political Change 2. A Contribution to the Political Theory of Organizational Democracy 3. Political Obligation and the Sword of Leviathan 4. If Voting Could Change Anything, it Would be Illegal 5. Feminism and Democracy Part 2: Women in Political Theory 6. The Shame of the Marriage Contract 7. Sex and Power 8. Equality, Difference, Subordination 9. Three Questions about Womanhood Suffrage Part 3: Political Theory of Welfare 10. Wollstoncraft 11. The Legacy of T.H.Marshall 12. Freedom and Democratization 13. Another Way Foreward 14. An Interview with Carole Pateman Interview questions from Terrell Carver and Samuel A Chambers

Read more less

Book SynopsisDemocratic Responses to Terrorism tackles how to protect democratic societies against terrorist violence while, at the same time, making sure that the steps democracies take to protect themselves do no fundamental harm to the rule of law and the rights of citizens. With a foreword by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, the essays here assess such elements as the role of the legal framework, human rights, democracy and civil society, as well as international cooperation. The series explores one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to reconcile the need to fight terrorism with our desire to protect and enhance democratic values. The volumes are an outgrowth of a summit conference organized by the Club de Madrid, an independent organization comprised of many former heads of state, dedicated to strengthening democracy around the world.Trade Review"Leonard Weinberg, one of the leading scholars of terrorism in the world, has brought together a group of outstanding authors and edited the most comprehensive collection on the perplexing issue of the democratic response to terrorism. I have no doubt that this brilliant collection will become an essential reading for academics, policy makers, and students."--Ami Pedahzur, The University of Texas at Austin"Weinberg has brought together a collection of thought-provoking essays on the complexities involved in promoting democratization in countries challenged by terrorism. The chapters on the problems of democratization in Muslim societies are particularly valuable, making this a timely work of political education for our policymakers and citizens."--Paul Wilkinson, Chairman of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews"This book steers a welcome and reasoned path between political polemics and scholastic abstractions. It contains succinct but nuanced essays by noted experts on a subject of crucial importance to our time."--Louise Richardson, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University"Recommended. General readers and students of all levels." -- CHOICETable of ContentsForeword Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President, Club de Madrid 1. Introduction: Democratic Responses to Terrorism Leonard Weinberg 2. Talking Sense: Guidelines for International Democracy Promotion Theodore J. Piccone 3. Strengthening Civil Society Mary Kaldor 4. Islam, Islamism and Democracy: The Case of the Arab World Bassam Tibi 5. Militant Muslims and Democracy: Knowns and Unknowns Saad Eddin Ibrahim 6. The United Nations and Terrorism Jeffrey Laurenti 7. Negotiating with Terrorists Peter R. Neumann 8. Anti-Terrorism Legislation: Civil Liberty and Judicial Alteration Laura Donohue 9. Human Rights and the Challenge of Terror David Cole

Read more less

Book SynopsisOriginally published in 2000, The Right to Vote was widely hailed as a magisterial account of the evolution of suffrage from the American Revolution to the end of the twentieth century. In this revised and updated edition, Keyssar carries the story forward, from the disputed presidential contest of 2000 through the 2008 campaign and the election of Barack Obama. The Right to Vote is a sweeping reinterpretation of American political history as well as a meditation on the meaning of democracy in contemporary American life.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe essential history of the extraordinary year in which American democracy and American slavery emerged hand in hand in colonial Virginia. Along the banks of the James River, Virginia, during an oppressively hot spell in the middle of summer 1619, two events occurred within a few weeks of each other that would profoundly shape the course of history. In the newly built church at Jamestown, the General Assembly -- the first gathering of a representative governing body in America -- came together. A few weeks later, a battered privateer entered the Chesapeake Bay carrying the first African slaves to land on mainland English America. In 1619, historian James Horn sheds new light on the year that gave birth to the great paradox of our nation: slavery in the midst of freedom. This portentous year marked both the origin of the most important political development in American history, the rise of democracy, and the emergence of what would in time become one of the nation''s greatest challenges: the corrosive legacy of racial inequality that has afflicted America since its beginning.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less