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Taylor & Francis Ltd Democratization and Autocratization in
Book SynopsisThis book provides balanced, critical, and comprehensive coverage of the theories and realities of autocratization and democratization. It sketches developments in the conceptions of democracy, discusses how to distinguish between different forms of political rule, and maps the development of democracy and autocracy across space and time. The book reviews the major debates and findings about domestic and international causes and consequences of democratization and autocratization. It synthesizes theoretical models and empirical relationships based on an explicit comparative perspective which focuses on similarities and differences across countries and historical periods. Key features: Offers a coherent framework, which students and scholars can use to grasp the literature on democratization and autocratization as a whole. Includes tables and figures as well as plentiful, illustrative in-text features, including chapter summaries, text boxes, concluding bullet Trade Review"Whether we live under democracy or not, whether our democracies are in crisis and deliver certain goods, whether democracies are becoming autocracies, are key questions of our times. And Møller and Skaaning’s engaging up-to-date book discusses concepts, theories and empirical analyses that help us make sense of our world. A sophisticated but accessible introduction to a complex topic by two experts in the field." Gerardo L. Munck, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Southern California, USA"In Democratization and Autocratization, Svend Erik Skaaning and Jørgen Møller offer scholars and students a comprehensive, nuanced and insightful analysis of the complex and intervowen concepts of democracy and autocracy. The authors´ excellent grasp of theory, history and contemporary debates has resulted in a volume that will be a significant contribution to scholarly debates on regime theory, waves of democracy and autocracy, and the consequences of different regime forms for civil and international conflict, economic development, and equality." Lise Rakner, Professor of Political Science, University of Bergen, Norway"The literature on democracy and autocracy has grown immensely in the last decades. It is complex, it spans several social scientific disciplines, and it draws on various sometimes very different methodologies. But this new textbook by Møller and Skaaning makes it simple to understand and joyful to experience. Being able to chart this seemingly impenetrable terrain, with attentiveness to both general patterns and historical detail, is no small feat. There is simply no other book like this out there." Jan Teorell, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University, SwedenTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Concepts 1. Conceptions of democracy from ancient Greece to our time 2. Typologies of democratic and autocratic regimes Part II: Currents 3. Historical processes of democratization and autocratization 4. Regime changes in the twenty-first century: a new wave of autocratization? Part III: Causes 5. Deep roots 6. Modernization 7. Social forces 8. Agency, institutions, and integrative approaches 9. International factors Part IV: Consequences 10. War, civil conflict, and violent repression 11. Growth, equality, environment, and disaster management Part V: Challenges 12. Crisis of democracy in developed countries? Conclusions: looking back and looking forward
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe
Book SynopsisThis insightful book brings the study of coalitions and coalition governance in Central and Eastern European democracies up to date, with an analytical focus framed by difficult economic and social periods, such as the end of the economic crisis and the Coronavirus pandemic.The volume posits insights from a plethora of experts on party politics and coalition studies from their respective countries, with chapters on Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Embellished with illustrative tables and extensive datasets throughout, each chapter maps the developments of party system change, covering the coalition life cycle from the early 1990s until the end of 2021, and explores whether there has been transformation of the coalition, governance and dissolutions patterns due to heightened pressures.This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of coalition politics, representative democracy, governance, poliTable of Contents1. Coalitions in Times of Crisis. 2. Concepts and Measurements. 3. Fragility of Coalition Governance in Bulgaria. 4. Regularity and Instability: Coalition Governments in Czechia 2008-2022. 5. Estonia: The Breakdown of the Exclusionary Logic in Coalition Formation 6. Hungary: Party Alliances and Personal Coalitions. 7. Latvia: Populist Wind of Change. 8. Lithuania: Ministerial Government and the EU Factor. 9. Poland: Resilience to the External Crisis, Permanent Coalition Patterns, and Weakening of the Position of the Prime Minister. 10. Live Fast, Die Young: Romanian Coalitions in Time of Crisis. 11. Slovakia: Gradual Settlement of Rules in an Unstable Environment. 12. Slovenia: Newcomers as Prime Ministers. A New Mode of Coalition Governance? 13. New Patterns of Coalition Politics in Central and Eastern Europe?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Persuasion Integration and Deliberative Democracy
Book SynopsisIt is easy to be in favor of a government that reflects the will of people you like. It is more difficult to be in favor of a government that reflects the will of people you hate. But this is precisely what democracy requires of us. And one of the most serious threats facing democracy today, in the United States and around the world, is the discomfort that many citizens feel towards this core democratic principle: that even those citizens we think of as evil, deluded, or simply wrong should still be allowed a say in what their own government does.Perhaps the best hope of resolving this tension can be found in the idea of deliberative democracy, which sees a particular form of non-coercive dialogue as an essential component of democratic governance. But in this book, Graham Wright argues that the traditional approach to deliberation through persuasion faces serious challenges that may limit its potential in exactly the situations when the threats to democracy are
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Taylor & Francis How Autocrats Subvert Elections
Book SynopsisChronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of the response to the January 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol and Republican efforts to overturn the 2020 election and bias future elections in their favor.In December 2020, Donald Trump invited supporters to D.C. for what he promised would be a âœwildâ demonstration against Bidenâs victory. On January 6, 2021, he directed the mob he had summoned to march on the Capitol, where it ransacked the building, caused five deaths and hundreds of injuries, and delayed but failed to prevent certification of the election. Although some Congressional Republicans briefly distanced themselves from Trump, the party quickly closed ranks around him. The business community, similarly, initially expressed criticism but soon resumed campaign contributions to Republicans. Democrats sought to impeach Trump (for the second time), but Republicans blocked conviction. Democrats created a House Select Committee, which exposed Trumpâs complicity through dramatic televised hearings and a comprehensive report. Republicans responded by denying there had been a riot â one calling it a mere tourist visit â and sanctifying those arrested. Nevertheless, all but two of the more than 1,500 charged were convicted. Judges appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents harshly condemned the insurrectionists, imposing sentences that did not vary by the judgeâs party preference. This book contextualizes these continuing threats to American democracy through an opening chapter exposing distressing parallels with the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany. The penultimate chapter examines the ways in which Republicans persisted in seeking to overturn the 2020 election and distort subsequent elections by gerrymandering and creating obstructions to potential Democratic voters. All the chapters focus on the multiple forms of resistanceâpolitics, social action, economic pressure, media exposure, and criminal prosecutionâevaluating their relative efficacy and comparing them with modes of resistance analyzed in the authorâs related volumes.This definitive account and analysis of Trump and his supportersâ attempts to subvert the 2020 election will appeal to scholars, students and others with interests in politics, populism and the rule of law and, more specifically, to those concerned with resisting the threat that autocracy poses to liberal democracy.
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Cambridge University Press Why Democracy Deepens Political Information and
Book Synopsis'Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil, which is essentially undemocratic', warned Bhimrao Ambedkar, the principal architect of the country's constitution, a year into independence. The social order - the soil on which India's new democratic edifice was then being erected - was marked by social hierarchies and economic vulnerabilities. Decades of socio-economic changes since then would transform this old order, albeit unevenly across Indian states, to decisively shape the development of democracy in the country. Why Democracy Deepens relates how these socio-economic changes have deepened democracy in India beyond its topsoil. Drawing on his research in villages and states, Anoop Sadanandan explains how socio-economic changes have heightened the need for local voter information, and have promoted grassroots democracy in some Indian states. By exploring the pivotal political developments in the world's largest democracy, the book puts forward a theory of local democTrade Review'… Anoop Sadanandan's book brings a welcome focus back to grassroots democracy and to villages … Sadanandan's explanation of decentralization and democratic deepening is an attractive one.' Ronojoy Sen, Pacific AffairsTable of Contents1. Differences in democratic deepening; 2. Measuring democratic deepening; 3. Politics of democratic deepening; 4. Explaining democratic deepening; 5. Local information and democratic deepening; 6. Politics of local information; 7. Politics of local information and democracy.
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Cambridge University Press Building Participatory Institutions in Latin
Book SynopsisWhile prior studies have shown the importance of participatory institutions in strengthening civil society and in improving policy outcomes, we know much less about why some participatory institutions take root while others do not. This book explains the divergent trajectories of nationally mandated participatory institutions'' ''stickiness'' by highlighting the powerful and lasting impacts of their origins in different policy-reform projects. Mayka argues that participatory institutions take root when they are bundled into sweeping policy reforms, which upend the status quo and mobilize unexpected coalitions behind participatory institution building. In contrast, participatory institutions created through reforms focused on deepening democracy are easy for entrenched interests to dismantle and sideline. Building Participatory Institutions in Latin America draws on rich case studies of participatory institutions in Brazil and Colombia across three policy areas, offering the first crossTrade Review'Mayka's book is a gem. It provides an original conceptualization and argument for the process of institutional strengthening of participatory innovations. In her carefully crafted and thoroughly researched comparison of participatory institutions in the public policy sectors of health, social assistance, and planning in Brazil and Colombia, Mayka reveals the importance of originating sweeping reforms and policy entrepreneurs that can activate broad coalitions. This book is a must read for anyone interested in institutional creation and change, civic participation, health, social assistance, and the recent institutional innovations and politics of Latin America.' Tulia Falleti, Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania.'Latin America played an innovative role in the global diffusion of participatory reforms in recent decades, but as Lindsay Mayka shows in this insightful book, these reforms varied widely in their effectiveness and levels of grass-roots engagement. This book is a must-read for scholars and policymakers alike who want to understand the larger institutional environments that make popular participation meaningful, inclusive, and responsive to citizens at the grass-roots.' Kenneth Roberts, Cornell University, New YorkTable of Contents1. Introduction: the puzzle of participatory institution building; 2. Theoretical framework: participatory institution building through sweeping sectoral reform and policy entrepreneurs; 3. The origins of participatory reforms in Brazil and Colombia; 4. Brazil's health councils: successful institution building through sweeping reform; 5. Brazil's social assistance councils: the advances of a broad but divided coalition mobilized through sweeping reform; 6. Colombia's planning councils: the limits to participatory institution building without sweeping sectoral reform; 7. Colombia's health committees: failed participatory institution building in the absence of policy entrepreneurs; 8. Lessons for institutional change, interest representation, and accountability.
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of Ballot Design
Book SynopsisUS federalism grants state legislators the authority to design many aspects of election administration, including ballot features that mediate how citizens understand and engage with the choices available to them when casting their votes. Seemingly innocuous features in the physical design of ballots, such as the option to cast a straight ticket with a single checkmark, can have significant aggregate effects. Drawing on theoretical insights from behavioral economics and extensive data on state ballot laws from 1888 to the present, as well as in-depth case studies, this book shows how strategic politicians use ballot design to influence voting and elections, drawing comparisons across different periods in American history with varying levels of partisanship and contention. Engstrom and Roberts demonstrate the sweeping impact of ballot design on voting, elections, and democratic representation.Trade Review'Erik Engstrom and Jason Roberts have written the definitive modern study of the politics of ballot design in the United States. Ballot design laws are intensely fought over in state legislatures, and they have consequences for election outcomes. This book deftly combines historical and modern statistical analysis that will be of great interest to both the academic researchers, students of election science, election administrators, and those who influence the laws by which we mark our ballots.' Charles Stewart III, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'Engstrom and Roberts vividly demonstrate how the design of voting ballots shapes both turnout and voter choice. Particularly compelling are two major contributions: the application of 'nudge' to the understanding of voters' decisions, and how political circumstances lead politicians to redesign ballots to achieve new political goals.' John Aldrich, Duke UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. How the ballot 'Nudges' voters; 3. Ballot architecture in the progressive era; 4. The personal vote era, 1940–2000; 5. Ballot architecture in the contemporary partisan era; 6. Reconsidering the American ballot; Bibliography; Index.
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Identity Citizenship and Violence in Two Sudans
Book SynopsisThe 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Examining both the north-south divide and the spread of violence from Darfur, this study shows how colonial legacies have shaped state formation and charts out a path to inclusive citizenship and democracy.Table of Contents1. Citizenship, Identity, and the State: The Theoretical Interface 2. The Burden of History: Slavery and Colonialism 3. The Curse of Exclusive Nationalism: National Identity and Citizenship 4. The Rise of Protest Movements in Southern Sudan and Darfur 5. Reimagining a Common Future for Two Sudans
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Palgrave Macmillan State Power and Democracy
Book SynopsisState Power and Democracy is the first book to show that the Bush police state didn''t commence when Bush was inaugurated. It proves, instead, that the seeds of an American police state can be traced all the way back to the founding of the republic.Trade Review"Since the tragic events of 9/11, the United States has gutted its democratic ideals in the name of security while increasing its authoritarian tendencies as part of the war on terror. State Power and Democracy not only rigorously takes note of how the Bush administration (and increasingly the Obama government) undermined any promise of a democracy in the United States but also vividly illustrates the long trajectory of authoritarian practices and punishing policies that have been deeply ingrained in American history. Andrew Kolin provides both a powerful warning and a wake-up call about the death of democratic ideals in the United States." - Henry Giroux, Chair, English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University and author of Hearts of Darkness: Torturing Children in the War on Terror "Andrew Kolin exposes the persistent efforts of autocrats to suppress popular democracy. His treatment is wide-ranging, historically informed, and most relevant to the police-state transgressions occurring in today's America." - Michael Parenti, author of God and His Demons and Contrary Notions "This compelling book traces the assault on democracy and the rise of a police state that reached its zenith in the George W. Bush administration. From the war on communism to the war on terrorism, our government has used surveillance, preventive detention, torture, and a climate of fear to consolidate its power and neutralize dissent. Under the guise of nurturing democracy at home and abroad, the U.S. government has actually undermined it. Required reading for all who seek to recapture our democracy." - Marjorie Cohn, Professor, Firedoglake.comTable of ContentsGrowth of State Power and the Assault on Democracy Eroding Democracy in a Time of Crisis Accelerating the Assault on Democracy Absolute Power at the Expense of Democracy A Police State Actions Taken Against Enemies of the State Exporting An American Police State The Future?
£999.99
Palgrave Macmillan Phantom Democracy
Book SynopsisIn a powerful new book, Boggs traces the historical evolution of American politics by focusing on the gradual triumph of corporate and military power over democratic institutions and practices. The consequences of expanding United States global presence since World War II - involving an integrated and interwoven system of power based in the permanent war economy, national security-state, and corporate interests - has meant erosion of democratic politics, strengthening of the imperial presidency, increased corporate and military influence over elections and legislation, weakening of popular governance, and diminution of citizenship. The events of 9/11 and their aftermath, including the War on Terror, two lengthy wars and foreign occupations, new threats of war, and massive increases in Pentagon spending, have only deepened the trend toward ever-more concentrated forms of power in a society that ostensibly embraces democratic values. Such developments, Boggs argues, have deep origins in Trade Review"Carl E. Boggs argues that the political system of the United States is no longer democratic in any recognizable sense, and that this represents a profound threat to popular sovereignty, to comity among the world's nations, and to the health and well-being of the American people (not to mention other peoples, animals, and the global ecosystem). Phantom Democracy is an unflinching work, one that marshals an enormous amount of historical and contemporary fact to reveal the true scope of the corruption of the body politic. Nothing could be more timely or politically urgent, at a time of rising influence of the extreme political right in our own nation and many in Europe as well, than the careful, no holds barred critique of the American political order today in this work." - John Sanbonmatsu, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Humanities and Arts, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTable of ContentsFrom Manifest Destiny to Empire The Imperial Labyrinth The Power Elite Today The Many Faces of Corporate Power Medical Tyranny An American Fascism? Postscript: Politics in the Nuclear Age
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Palgrave Macmillan Constitutional Futures Revisited
Book SynopsisThe UK is going through a period of unprecedented constitutional change. There is much unfinished business, and further changes still to come. Where are these changes taking us? In this book, leading political scientists and lawyers forecast the impact of these changes on the UK''s key institutions and the constitution as a whole.Trade Review'Were there to be a Royal Commission on the constitution, this book would be its handbook.' - Lordon Philip Norton, Professor of Government at the University of Hull, UK 'Constitutional reform is a process not an event. It is taking us into uncharted waters. All students of the constitution will be grateful to Robert Hazell and the Constitution Unit at University College, London, for Constitutional Futures Revisited, which shows us how to steer past the dangerous shoals and reach dry land.' - Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, Oxford University, UK 'We used to think of the British Constitution as having an illustrious past but not much of a future. The last 10 years have changed all that. The question for lawyers, constitutionalists, politicians, and the public at large is now: where will (and should) it all end up? That is the question this valuable book answers.' - Lord Bingham, Senior Law Lord 'Britain's constantly morphing constitutional landscape needs an ace cartographer to make sense of it for the rest of us and in Robert Hazell it has found one. His team of fellow map-makers is very impressive and the result is fascinating.' - Peter Hennessy, FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University Of London, UK 'Like all good books, Constitutional Futures Revisited provokes as many questions as it answers...[it] has set a new benchmark in terms of state of the art constitutional studies in the United Kingdom.' - Political Studies Review 'An excellent book...At a time in which the UK constitutional structure is changing at an exceptional rate, Constitutional Futures Revisited should be considered an essential read.' - Public LawTable of ContentsIntroduction: Forecasting Constitutional Futures; M.Glover & R.Hazell PART I: THE DECENTRALISED STATE Scotland and Wales: The Evolution of Devolution; A.Trench Tying the UK Together? Intergovernmental Relations and the Financial Constitution of the UK; A.Trench Northern Ireland: Polarisation or Normalisation?; R.Wilson & R.Wilford Answering the English Question; A.Harding , R.Hazell , M.Burch & J.Rees The Future of Britishness; A.Aughey PART II: THE CENTRAL STATE The Judiciary; A.Le Sueur & K.Malleson Whitehall; S.L.Greer The Future of the Monarchy: The Reign of King Charles III; R.M.Morris PART III: NEW FORMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY The New Human Rights Culture; C.O'Cinneide Downward Slope? FOI and Access to Information; M.Glover & S.Holsen Watchdogs of the Constitution – the Biters Bit?; O.Gay & B.K.Winetrobe Media Pressures on Politics; P.Riddell PART IV: REPRESENTATION Majoritarianism under Pressure: The Electoral and Party Systems; A.Blau Whither The Parties?; J.Fisher Parliament: Emasculated or Emancipated?; M.Russell Conclusion; R.Hazell
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Palgrave Macmillan Brokering Democracy in Africa
Book SynopsisThis book examines the achievements and limitations of democratization in Senegal - and Africa more broadly - as a result of the continuing political culture of clientelism.Table of ContentsIntroduction * Clientelist Democracy in Comparative Perspective * The Rise of Senegal's Clientelist Democracy * Influential Brokers: The Murid Marabouts of Central Senegal * Dependent Brokers: Caste Politics among the Tukulor of Northern Senegal * Limited Brokers: The Casamançais Sons of the Soil in S. Senegal * Autonomous Brokers: The Bëru Gox of the Sénégalais d'Amérique * The Future of Clientelist Democracy
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Palgrave Macmillan Designing Democracy
Book SynopsisDesigning Democracy is the first systematic and in-depth study of the effects of the EU''s democratic conditionality, originally set out in the Copenhagen conditions of 1993, on the new political systems of Central and Eastern Europe. Using new material drawn from extensive elite interviews in several of these countries as well as in Brussels, the book throws much light on how far the EU enlargement process has really strengthened these new post-Communist democracies following their transitions in the 1990s.Trade Review'The book is very well researched with extensive notes and source materials...[it] will be most useful for researchers in the area of democracy studies as it explores the recent enlargement in a comparative context and provides valuable insights into the new member states.' - Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPreface Theoretical Perspectives on European Enlargement and Democratisation The EU's Conditionality Strategy: Its Development Before and After the Fall of Communism EU Enlargement, Democratisation and Domestic Politics in Post-Communist Europe: Patterns and Problems of Motivation Post-Communist Accession Governments: Policy Orientation, Institutional Adaptation and Implementing Democratic Conditionality The Political Arena and Intermediary Actors in Candidate Countries: Political Parties, Opinion Makers and Public Impacts The Socio-Economic Arena and Deepening Democracy: Economic Transformation, Civil Society and Ethnic Minorities in Candidate Countries Conclusion: Europeanisation and Democratisation - Convergent, Parallel or Conflicting Processes? Sources and Bibliography Index
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Democracy and Northern Ireland
Book SynopsisDemocracy and Northern Ireland examines the influence of liberal theories of democracy on recent developments in the Northern Irish peace process.Table of ContentsIntroduction Explaining the Belfast Agreement Political Liberalism Multiculturalism and the Politics of Difference Deliberative Democracy and Democratic Communication Social Capital, Trust and Civil Society Feminism and the Politics of Difference Radical Democracy Conclusion
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Legitimating the European Union
Book SynopsisThis is a study in EU legitimacy from the perspective of EU citizens. Mather argues that legitimacy is empirical: 'legitimacy only exists if people feel that it does' and that the EU is a unique and dynamic institution, hence legitimating factors are also evolutionary.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Legitimacy and Legitimation in the Old Europe Adapting Legitimacy to the European Union Liberal Representative Democracy and EU Legitimacy Acting and Interacting: Participatory Democracy and EU Legitimacy A Citizens' European Union The EU's External Performance Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Social Movements and Symbolic Power
Book SynopsisThe important theories of Pierre Bourdieu and Alain Touraine, discussed in this book, seek to explain and resolve the 'crisis of democracy'.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Social Critique: Discrimination and Inequality Touraine and Bourdieu: Two Perspectives Social Change: Radicalism or Reform Rights of Women: A Case Study Conclusion Appendix: Structure/Action Theories of Alain Bourdieu, Touraine, Giddens and Archer: A Comparison
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Tyranny of Opinion
Book SynopsisWe live in an age of ideology, propaganda, and tribalism. Political conformity is enforced from many sides; the insidious social control that John Stuart Mill called the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling. Liberal or left-minded people are often more afraid of each other than of their conservative or right wing opponents. Social media and call-out-culture makes it easier to name, shame, ostracize and harass non-conformists, and destroys careers and lives.How can we oppose this, regaining freedom and our sense of ourselves as individuals? The Tyranny of Opinion identifies the problem, defines its character, and proposes strategies of resistance. Russell Blackford calls for an end to ideological purity policing and for recommitment to the foundational liberal values of individual liberty and spontaneity, free inquiry, diverse opinion, and honest debate.Trade ReviewBlackford does a good job explaining how the rise of the internet has made self-expression much more risky, since any violation of supposed norms can result in the formation of an internet mob in hours. * CHOICE *Anyone who has felt chills after watching a news story about crazy SJWs on a college campus or witnessing a P.C. mob on Twitter should read this book for a more nuanced understanding of political correctness and the 1st Amendment, in general. * Russell A. Whitehouse, Modern Diplomacy *Ultimately, Blackford enjoins readers to ‘take a stand, as loudly as [they] dare, for liberal values and for freedom’. Noting that most of us are happy to entertain and to venture a much greater range of views and opinions in private than we are in public, he suggests that we should, to the extent that we can, be courageous in doing so publicly, for the sake of ‘true’ liberal principles and values...Blackford’s book exemplifies how things might be if only we would all stop shouting at one another and learn to listen. * Ceridwen Spark, Australian Book Review *If we are to have a coherent commitment to free speech, our conception of that value should allow for it to be applied consistently, whether involving controversial expressions by either friends or enemies, or the expression of either popular or unpopular ideas. The Tyranny of Opinion is a valuable resource in helping us to think these problems through, and I’d encourage you to read it. * Jacques Rousseau, Synapses *On that (literary) point, Blackford has a beautiful, calm, civil voice. He writes gorgeously, guiding the reader through a great deal of material with expertise and, sometimes, élan. It is a lesson in how to argue, and how to think. The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism is an exceptional book. Anyone who engages in political debate should read it. * Quillette *A masterpiece. This should be required reading for every university professor. * Peter Boghossian, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Portland State University, USA and author of 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' *As the Right devolves into barbaric know-nothingism and the Left becomes a censorious, perpetual offense machine, Russell Blackford reminds us that our greatest source of political virtue and strength is our liberal heritage. At a time when crucial questions of civil discourse, free-speech, and democracy have become tools in a bloody fight between ideologues and hyper-partisans, Blackford brings to them a careful examination of specific cases and a learned consideration of some of the key texts in classical liberal philosophy. Rigorous, readable, and on the side of the angels, Tyranny of Opinion represents the entry of one of our most thoughtful and talented public intellectuals into what is arguably the central cultural conflict of our day. * Daniel A. Kaufman, Professor of Philosophy, Missouri State University, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction and overview 2. Mill on liberty: Morality, paternalism, and harm 3. Freedom of thought and freedom of speech 4. The limits to speaking our minds 5. Conformity and its limits 6. Ideology, propaganda, and outrage 7. You can’t say that! Identity politics and the flight from liberalism 8. Cyberspace and its discontents 9. Conclusion: What can you do? Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Politics in the Times of Indignation
Book SynopsisPolitics in the Times of Indignation provides a critical look at Western liberal democracies in crisis, to provide us with the theoretical tools to make sense of the political disorientation of our times.Indispensable for understanding the present state of democratic societies, this book is a lens through which we can study numerous contemporary developments. He examines the popular indignation that has accompanied the crisis of governmental legitimacy, which is aggravated by the economic crisis in various countries and demonstrated by groups such as the Occupy Wall Street Movement in the US, Podemos in Spain, or La France Insoumise in France.At the same time, Innerarity endeavors to offer a universal, rather than a merely circumstantial, interpretation of the transformations that are still ongoing in our political systems, as well as of those that need to be put in place in order to satisfy the expectations and rights of democratic citizenship. Politics inTrade ReviewIn this original and timely book, Daniel Innerarity implores us to rethink the “game of politics,” and the concepts that we use to understand it, in order to judge it with all the severity it deserves. As he pushes against the cynics, Innerarity reminds us that political philosophy can still be done and that it matters that it is. -- Carlos Alberto Sanchez, Professor of Philosophy, San Jose State University, USAPenetrating, provocative and precise: this book is a major contribution to the evolving global debate about the future of democracy * Lord Anthony Giddens, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge and former Director of the London School of Economics, UK *Innerarity provides a thought-provoking analysis of the political culture in liberal democracies as a changing world undermines the basis of its stability. He poses important questions, and makes a powerful case for seeking answers in a politics that is an intelligent, responsive and - above all - universal activity. * Roger Mortimore, Professor of Public Opinion and Political Analysis, King's College London, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction: politics explained to idiots I. Who Does Politics? 1. Old and New Political Subjects 2. The End of Political Parties? 3. Politics of Recognition 4. Right to Decide? II. The Political Condition 5. Political Time 6. Political Discourse 7. Politics of Emotions 8. The Importance of Coming to an Agreement 9. The Democratic Deception III. Politics in Hard Times 10. The Age of Limits 11. Politics after Indignation 12. Democracy without Politics IV. Some Platitudes 13. Democracies of Representative Proximity and Distance 14. How Much Transparency Do Our Democracies Require and Tolerate? 15. The Importance and Limits of Raising the Moral Standards of Politics 16. What Remains on the Left and Right V. The Future of Politics 17. What is this thing called Governance? 18. Politics as an Intelligent Activity Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Democracy in Antiquity
Book SynopsisThis volume surveys democracy broadly as a cultural phenomenon operating in different ways across a very wide range of ancient societies throughout Antiquity. It examines the experiences of those living in democratic communities and considers how ancient practices of democracy differ from our own.The origins of democracy can be traced in a general way to the earliest civilizations, beginning with the early urban societies of the Middle East, and can be seen in cities and communities across the Mediterranean world and Asia. In classical Athens, male citizens enjoyed full participation in the political life of the city and a flourishing democratic culture, as explored in detail in this volume. In other times and places democratic features were absent from the formal structures of regimes, but could still be found in the participatory structures of local social institutions.Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: sovereignty; liberty and the rule of law; the Table of ContentsList of Illustrations General Editor’s Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Carol Atack and Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK) 1. Sovereignty Andrew Monson (New York University, USA) and Carol Atack (University of Cambridge, UK) 2. Liberty and the Rule of Law Valentina Arena (University College London, UK) 3. The Common Good Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia University, USA) 4. Economic and Social Democracy Emily Mackil (University of California, Berkeley, USA) 5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation Georgia Petridou (University of Liverpool, UK) 6. Citizenship and Gender Carol Atack (University of Cambridge, UK) 7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism Denise Eileen McCoskey (Miami University, USA) 8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK) 9. International Relations Carol Atack with Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge, UK) 10. Beyond the Classical Polis Benjamin Gray (Birkbeck, University of London, UK) Notes References Notes on Contributors Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of
Book SynopsisThis volume surveys democracy broadly as a cultural phenomenon operating in different ways across a very wide range of societies in the nineteenth-century world. In the long nineteenth century, democracy evolved from a contested, maligned conception of government with little concrete expression at the level of the state, to a term widely associated with good governance throughout the diverse political cultures of the Atlantic world and beyond. The geographical scope and public range of discussions about the meaning of democracy in this era were unprecedented in comparison to previous centuries. These lively debates involved fundamental questions about human nature, and encompassed subjects ranging from the scope of the people who would participate in self-government to the importance of social and economic issues. For these reasons, the nineteenth century has proven the formative century in the modern history of democracy. Each chapter takes a different theme as its Table of ContentsList of Illustrations General Editor’s Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Tom Brooking (University of Otago, New Zealand) and Todd M. Thompson (Biola University, USA) 1. Sovereignty John E. Martin (Independent scholar, New Zealand) 2. Liberty and the Rule of Law Andrew Geddis (University of Otago, New Zealand) 3. The Common Good Frank Bongiorno (Australian National University, Australia) 4. Economic and Social Democracy Andrew Sartori (New York University, USA) 5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation Colin Barr (University of Aberdeen, UK) and Eugenio F. Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) 6. Citizenship and Gender Laura E. Nym Mayhall (Catholic University of America, USA) 7. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism Joshua D. Smith (Biola University, USA), Tom Brooking (University of Otago, New Zealand), and Todd M. Thompson (Biola University, USA) 8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance Aishwary Kumar (University of Göttingen, Germany) 9. International Relations Michelle Tusan (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA) 10. Beyond the Polis Jim McAloon (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) Notes References Notes on Contributors Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Democracy in the Age of
Book SynopsisThis volume surveys the burst of political imagination that created multiple Enlightenment cultures in an era widely understood as an age of democratic revolutions. Enlightenment as precursor to liberal democratic modernity was once secular catechism for generations of readers. Yet democracy did not elicit much enthusiasm among contemporaries, while democracy as a political system remained virtually nonexistent through much of the period. If seventeenth- and eighteenth-century ideas did underwrite the democracies of succeeding centuries, they were often inheritances from monarchical governments that had encouraged plural structures of power competition. But in revolutions across France, Britain, and North America, the republican integration of constitutional principle and popular will established rational hope for public happiness. Nevertheless, the tragic clashes of principle and will in fraught revolutionary projects were also democratic legacies. Each chapter focuses on aTable of ContentsList of Illustrations General Editor's Preface Introduction Michael Mosher (University of Tulsa, USA) and Anna Plassart (Open University, UK) 1. Sovereignty Daniel Lee (University of California, Berkeley, USA) 2. Liberty and the Rule of Law Yoshie Kawade (University of Tokyo, Japan) 3. The "Common Good" Rebecca Kingston (University of Toronto, Canada) 4. Economic and Social Democracy Alexander Schmidt (Vanderbilt University, USA) 5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation Niall O’Flaherty (King's College London, UK) 6. Citizenship and Gender Dorinda Outram (University of Rochester, USA) 7. Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism Inder Marwah (McMaster University, Canada) 8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions, and Civil Resistance Michael Mosher (University of Tulsa, USA) 9. International Relations James Stafford (Columbia University, USA) 10. Beyond the Polis, Transforming Sovereignty Joanna Innes (University of Oxford, UK) Notes References Notes on Contributors Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Democracy in the Modern Age
Book SynopsisThis volume explores democracy in the 20th century, examining the triumph, crises, recovery, and resilience of democracy and its associated cultures in this period. From 1920 democracy became the hegemonic discourse in political cultures, to the extent that even its enemies claimed its legacy. The end of empires ushered in an unprecedented globalization of democratic aspirations. Barriers of gender and race were gradually removed, and greater equality gave new meaning to citizenship. Yet, already in 1922 democracy was on its back foot with the rise of fascism. Even after the latter's defeat in 1945, liberal democracy died wherever communist democracy triumphed. The situation changed again from 1989, but democratic hubris was then checked by the rise of a new enemypopulism. The paradox is that the century of democracy's triumph was also that of its near final defeat, while the peace and stability that everybody desired and many expected as the outcome of the extension of demoTable of ContentsList of Illustrations General Editor's Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Eugenio F. Biagini and Gary Gerstle (University of Cambridge, UK) 1. Sovereignty Emma Hunter (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Joel Isaac (University of Chicago, USA) 2. Liberty and the Rule of Law H. Kumarsasingham (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Marius Strubenhoff (University of Sheffield, UK) 3. The Common Good Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) and Ornit Shani (University of Haifa, Israel) 4. Social and Economic Democracy James T. Kloppenberg and John Gee (Harvard University, USA) 5. Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) and Todd M. Thompson (Biola University, USA) 6. Citizenship and Gender Ragnheiður Kristjánsdóttir (University of Iceland, Iceland) and Anupama Roy (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) 7. Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism Saul Dubow (University of Cambridge, UK) and Gary Gerstle (University of Cambridge, UK) 8. Democratic Crises, Revolutions and Civil Resistance Franco Andreucci (University of Pisa, Italy) 9. International Relations Elizabeth Bogwardt (Washington University, USA) and Eugenio Biagini (University of Cambridge, UK) 10. Beyond the Polis Nadia Urbinati (Columbia University, USA) and Vikram Visana (University of Huddersfield, UK) Notes References Notes on Contributors Index
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Edinburgh University Press TurkeyS Political Leaders
Book SynopsisInvestigates how leaders in Turkey's political sphere have hindered democratic consolidationTrade Review"Timed perfectly at the country's centennial, G m ?'s longitudinal study brilliantly unpacks the role of leaders in explaining the lack of democratic consolidation throughout Turkey's multi-party era. The book's individual focus on the authoritarian practices of democratically elected elites makes it a must-read for Turkey scholars, comparativists, and democracy-watchers alike.?" -Lisel Hintz, John Hopkins University SAIS
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Edinburgh University Press Unemployment and Resistance in Tunisia
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Edinburgh University Press Dilemmas of European Democracy
Book SynopsisReassesses the democratic quality of European integration
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State University of New York Press The Ideology of Civic Engagement
Book SynopsisOver the last thirty years, calls for the civic engagement of the American citizenry, especially young people, have gotten increasingly louder. A clear message has emerged that today''s pressing social problems are best addressed through the innovative and entrepreneurial work of citizens. But what are we learning about democracy through our community service and civic engagement? The Ideology of Civic Engagement is a unique study of the American volunteerism program AmeriCorps. Drawing from deep ethnographic data, Sara Carpenter provides careful analysis of the ways in which public policy and federal regulations influence the inner workings of AmeriCorps programs, from grant writing to volunteer training, with special focus on how teaching and learning for "civic engagement" takes place within the program. Rather than following predetermined metrics for what constitutes democratic participation for young people, she examines how young people''s political participation is shaped in a nexus of volunteer labor, neoliberal transformation of human services, deepening forms of inequality, and political discourse about democracy.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Global Democracy and Exclusion
Book SynopsisThis book explores the boundaries of democratic communities, examining who is included in these boundaries and governed by them. Focus is placed on the consequences of globalization for democracy, especially in light of the exclusion that global policies impose on many citizens.Table of Contents1. Introduction (Ronald Tinnevelt and Helder De Schutter, Radboud University Nijmegen and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven). 2. Cosmopolitanism and human rights: Radicalism in a global age (Robert Fine, University of Warwick). 3. The Resurgent Idea of World Government (Campbell Craig, University of Southampton). 4. Structuring Global Democracy: Political Communities, Universal Human Rights, and Transnational Representation (Carol Gould, Temple University). 5. Federative Global Democracy (Eric Cavallero, Southern Connecticut State University). 6. Interaction-Dependent Justice and the Problem of International Exclusion (Raffaele Marchetti, LUISS University and University of Naples L’Orientale). 7. Cosmopolitan Democracy and the Rule of Law (William E. Scheuerman, Indiana University). 8. A-Legality: Postnationalism and the Question of Legal Boundaries (Hans Lindahl, University of Tilburg). 9. The conflicting loyalties of statism and globalism: Can global democracy resolve the liberal conundrum? (Deen Chatterjee, University of Utah). 10. Universal Human Rights as a Shared Identity. Impossible? Necessary? (Andreas Follesdal, University of Oslo). 11. Motivating the Global Demos (Daniel Weinstock, University of Montreal). 12. Is liberal Nationalism incompatible with global democracy? (Helder De Schutter and Ronald Tinnevelt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Radboud University Nijmegen). 13. Immigration, nationalism, and human rights (John Exdell, Kansas State University). Index.
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Edinburgh University Press The Trouble with Democracy
Book SynopsisBy placing political condition of our time in its long-term historical context, this book radically reconsiders key issues of political thought and gives you a comparative exploration of the current experiences of democracy in several world-regions.
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Edinburgh University Press Militant Democracy and its Critics
Book SynopsisCan defensive efforts that curtail rights of participation of antidemocratic movements be consistent with democratic values? In this collection of essays, scholars from across politics, philosophy and law address the unresolved practical and theoretical questions concerning democracy and extremism.
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Edinburgh University Press The Rise of Islamic Political Movements and
Book SynopsisIslamic political movements utilise vastly different means to pursue their goals. This book examines why some Islamic movements facing the same socio-political structures pursue different political paths, while their counterparts in diverse contexts make similar political choices.
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New York University Press Democratic Failure
Book SynopsisExplores the challenges facing democracies in the twenty-first centuryIn Democratic Failure, Melissa Schwartzberg and Daniel Viehoff bring together a distinguished group of interdisciplinary scholars in political science, law, and philosophy to explore the key questions and challenges facing democracies, both in the past and present, around the world.In ten timely essays, contributors examine the fascinating, centuries-old question of whether or not democracy can ever fulfill the promise of its ideals. Together, they explore lessons from the history of democracy, various failures of democratic representation, and more. Ultimately, this latest installment of the NOMOS series provides thought-provoking insights into how we conceptualize, measure, and address democratic erosion in our present-day world.
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Cornell University Press Participation without Democracy
Book SynopsisOver the past quarter century new ideologies of participation and representation have proliferated across democratic and non-democratic regimes. In Participation without Democracy, Garry Rodan breaks new conceptual ground in examining the social forces that underpin the emergence of these innovations in Southeast Asia. Rodan explains that there is, however, a central paradox in this recalibration of politics: expanded political participation is serving to constrain contestation more than to enhance it.Participation without Democracy uses Rodan's long-term fieldwork in Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia to develop a modes of participation (MOP) framework that has general application across different regime types among both early-developing and late-developing capitalist societies. His MOP framework is a sophisticated, original, and universally relevant way of analyzing this phenomenon. Rodan uses MOP and his case studies to highlight important differences aTrade ReviewParticipation without Democracy is a book that deserves to be read far more widely than in that circle of scholars whose primary concern is the politics of Southeast Asia. It is a book that provides critical guidance in understanding, not so much democratisation, but the wider reconfiguration of politics currently underway in the contemporary age. * Journal of Contemporary Asia *This book is rich in thought-provoking theoretical and empirical points. It makes an important contribution to the literature on the complex relationship between markets and democratization, specifically by demonstrating that the former does not necessarily entail advances of the latter.... Provides a powerful new lens that will help the next generation of analysts make sense of the region. * Pacific Affairs *In this important work, the author offers a detailed analysis of a political paradox which he sees reflected in the experience of Southeast Asia: expanded political participation can actually serve more to constrain political contestation than to enhance it. * Survival *Provocative.... With its rich detail and critical perspective, this book seems something of a capstone as Rodan approaches formal retirement, bringing his rich, career-spanning material on Singapore as well as Malaysia into conversation with a similarly nuanced discussion of the Philippines, and weaving together theoretical threads.... Rodan's provocative exegesis is not just a good read, but a call to rethink how we study as well as pursue participation, representation, and elite-challenging reform. * New Mandala *In this excellent book, Garry Rodan develops a new approach on modes of political participation. * Democratization *Rodan takes a critical look at attempts to strengthen public participation in government in Southeast Asia's hybrid regimes, which are neither fully democratic nor fully authoritarian. * Foreign Affairs *Through a comprehensive study of the cases of Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia, Rodan presents a thorough illustration of how these Southeast Asian states were able to contain conflicts. * Philippine Political Science Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Theorizing Institutions of Political Participation and Representation 2. Ideologies of Political Representation and the Mode of Participation Framework 3. History, Capitalism, and Conflict 4. Nominated Members of Parliament in Singapore 5. Public Feedback in Singapore's Consultative Authoritarianism 6. The Philippines' Party-List System, Reformers,and Oligarchs 7. Participatory Budgeting in the Philippines 8. Malaysia's Failed Consultative Representation Experiments 9. Civil Society and Electoral Reform in Malaysia Conclusion
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Skyhorse Publishing Everything is Possible: Words of Heroism from
Book Synopsis*A portion of profits will be donated to relief funds in Ukraine*"When you attack us, you will see our faces, not our backs, but our faces." —Volodymyr Zelensky, hours before Russian Autocrat Vladmir Putin invaded Ukraine“Glory to Ukraine” isn’t a greeting, it’s a calling. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is the unexpected leader of a generation, one whose unwavering strength rallied everyday citizens to defend their homes, take to the streets, and fight for their independence. Everything is Possible is a collection of President Zelensky’s most powerful words of bravery, demand for grit, and declarations for peace.On the pages of this book, you’ll find the unshakable conviction of a leader who stands up not just for his people, but for the future of all people throughout the world. President Zelensky’s fierce sense of duty and steadfast faith in a better tomorrow are reminders that Ukraine’s values are human values. Find humility, strength, and compassion in the guiding force whose full-throated, full-hearted leadership shook the world awake. Glory to the heroes. Read through nearly 150 moving quotes on courage, unity, and freedom Find inspiration in the Ukrainian president’s unrelenting force, determination, and decency Be encouraged by the humanity and resolve that can be found in the darkest of times
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Manchester University Press Centre-Left Parties and the European Union:
Book SynopsisDoes European integration contribute to, or even accelerate, the erosion of intra-party democracy? This book analyses the impact of European Union (EU) membership on power dynamics, focusing on the British Labour Party, the French Socialist Party (PS), and the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). Utilising a principal-agent framework, it investigates who within the parties determines EU policies and selects EU specialists. Drawing on original interviews with EU experts from Labour, the PS, the SPD and the Party of European Socialists (PES), as well as an e-mail questionnaire, this book reveals that European policy has remained in the hands of the party leadership. The study also suggests that the party grassroots are interested in the EU, but that interest rarely translates into influence. As regards the selection of EU specialists, this book highlights that the parties’ processes are highly political, often informal, and in some cases, undemocratic.Trade Review'Isabelle Hertner provides a fascinating comparison of how three major social-democratic parties in Britain, France and Germany responded to the key policy issue of European integration. She uses an insightful principal-agent approach to uncover power relationships between the three faces of party organisation in public office, in central office and on the ground, as well as at national and European levels. Based on an impressive array of methods, this book shows clearly how oligarchic pressures were regularly at work in the selection of candidates and policies.'Tom Quinn, Senior Lecturer, Deparment of Government, University of Essex'The overall answer of the book ... is that even though EU matters are being discussed at the grassroot- and local level, these inputs remain largely unheard at the higher ranks of the party organization. This insight is highly relevant for understanding the difficulties that social-democratic parties currently have in mobilizing voters against the rise of populist and eurosceptic parties. From a scholarly perspective, in turn, this book is one of the first empirical confirmations that party elites have lost touch with their constituencies.'Journal of Common Market Studies -- .Table of Contents1. Centre-left parties and the European Union2. Labour, the PS, and SPD: organising for multi-level governance3. The European policies of the Labour Party, the PS, and the SPD4. Principals, agents, and the delegation of power inside political parties5. Cheerleaders or players? Centre-left parties on the ground and the EU6. Lions or toothless tigers? The parties in central office and the EU7. Winners or losers? The parties in public office and the EU8. Centre-left parties and the European Union: what next?ReferencesIndex
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Manchester University Press Local Government and Democracy in Britain
Book SynopsisLocal government in the UK is in crisis. It is now neither local in terms of the geography and populations of its principle units, nor does it truly govern in these areas. As this book reveals, over the previous 200 years local government has moved from a system in which local interests held governance over localities to one in which central government and national and multi-national agencies such as corporate businesses hold governance over local and community decision-making. These changes seriously undermine the important role that local government can play in liberal democracy in the UK. The book explains the nature of local government today and asks if there is any possibility of change.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 The evolution of the twentieth-century system 2 Theorising local government in Britain 3 Changing the boundaries 4 Can local governments govern? Powers and resources 5 Restructuring democracy within local authorities 6 Central control and local autonomy 7 How have local authorities coped with change?8 Local government as expedient agencies of central government 9 Is there any possibility of change? Conclusions and reflections Index
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Manchester University Press Representative Democracy?: Geography and the
Book SynopsisMembers of Parliament in the United Kingdom are elected to represent geographic constituencies; but how are these defined and what are the consequences for democracy?Tracing the UK’s system of parliamentary representation from its origins in the thirteenth century right through to the present, this comprehensive new survey reveals how a system initially designed to restrain the power of monarchs gradually evolved to serve their interests, then those of political parties before the twentieth century ‘settlement’ of an independent process for revising the constituency map.That settlement is now under pressure, with the traditional pattern of constituencies representing communities about to be replaced by one which elevates numbers above community. Advanced under the slogan of ‘making votes equal’, this new regime promises fairness yet, as the authors show, is destined to fail to address the disproportional and biased election results that have long been a feature of UK politics.Concluding with a detailed consideration of the ways in which various parts of the UK have embraced alternatives to first-past-the-post over the last two decades, this book serves as a timely reminder that the needs of political parties do not always coincide with those of us, the electors.Table of ContentsPreface1 Introduction2 Representation: of whom, what and where?3 Creating an electoral system: 1832–19184 Consolidating the system: 1930-20105 The 2011 legislation: major changes?6 How representative is our democracy?7 Does it have to be this way?8 ConclusionNotesIndex
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Manchester University Press Governing the Military
Book SynopsisGoverning the military is an up-to-date study of key contemporary challenges to govern the military and the ongoing successes and failures by post-dictatorship civilians in Chile to reform national defence governance. -- .
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Manchester University Press Towards a Just Europe: A Theory of Distributive
Book SynopsisThis highly original book constitutes one of the first attempts to examine the problem of distributive justice in the European Union in a systematic manner. João Labareda argues that the set of shared political institutions at EU level, including the European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the EU, generate democratic duties of redistribution among EU citizens. Furthermore, the economic structure of the EU, comprising a common market, a common currency and a free-movement area, triggers duties of reciprocity among member states. The responsibilities to fulfil these duties, Labareda argues, should be shared by the local, national and supranational levels of government. Not only should the EU act as a safety net to the national welfare systems, applying the principle of subsidiarity, but common market and Eurozone regulations should balance their efficiency targets with fair cooperation terms.The concrete policy proposals presented in this book include a threshold of basic goods for all EU citizens, an EU labour code, a minimum EU corporate tax rate and an EU fund for competitiveness. Labarada argues that his proposals match the political culture of the member states, are economically feasible, can be translated into functioning institutions and policies and are consistent with the limited degree of social solidarity in Europe. This book is a major contribution to the understanding of what a just Europe would look like and what it might take to get us there.This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10, Reduced inequalitiesTrade ReviewLabareda’s book is a rare thing, combining sophisticated philosophical argumentation with concrete policy proposals (including a European minimum income and a harmonized corporate tax). There is no book published to date that is as successful at combining philosophical, empirical, and policy perspectives.Professor Andrea Sangiovanni, King's College LondonLabareda’s argument for distributive justice in the European Union combines a sober analysis of the Union’s institutional features with a bold vision of policies it ought to adopt in order to live up to its social commitments. A must read not only for political theorists but also for EU scholars and social policy actors.Rainer Bauböck, Austrian Academy of Sciences, ViennaA novel and sophisticated defence of distributive justice in the European Union. Ambitious and nuanced, Labareda is sensitive to both matters of principle and empirical constraints. His book will be an excellent guide for both political theorists and policy-makers thinking about the future of Europe beyond the nation state.Professor Lea Ypi, London School of Economics and Political Science -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: The problem of distributive justice in the EU1 Two distributive duties2 Democratic redistribution in the EU3 Economic reciprocity in the EU4 A moderate feasibility test for normative theory5 Realizing distributive justice in the EUConclusion: Towards a just EuropeBibliographyIndex
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University of South Carolina Press Democracy and International Conflict: An Evolution of the Democratic Peace Proposition
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Taylor & Francis Inc Creating Space for Democracy: A Primer on
Book SynopsisWe live in divisive and polarizing times, often remaining in comfortable social bubbles and experiencing few genuine interactions with people who are different or with whom we disagree. Stepping out and turning to one another is difficult but necessary. For our democracy to thrive at a time when we face wicked problems that involve tough trade-offs it is vital that all citizens participate fully in the process. We need to learn to listen, think, and act with others to solve public problems. This collaborative task begins with creating space for democracy.This book provides a guide for doing so on campus through deliberation and dialogue. At the most basic level, this book describes collaborative and relational work to engage with others and co-create meaning. Specifically, dialogue and deliberation are processes in which a diverse group of people moves toward making a collective decision on a difficult public issue. This primer offers a blueprint for achieving the civic mission of higher education by incorporating dialogue and deliberation into learning at colleges and universities. It opens by providing a conceptual framework, with leading voices in the dialogue and deliberation field providing insights on issues pertinent to college campuses, from free speech and academic freedom to neutrality and the role of deliberation in civic engagement. Subsequent sections describe a diverse range of methods and approaches used by several organizations that pioneered and sustained deliberative practices; outline some of the many ways in which educators and institutions are using dialogue and deliberation in curricular, co-curricular, and community spaces, including venues such as student centers, academic libraries, and residence halls. All of the chapters, including a Resource Section, provide readers with a starting point for conceptualizing and implementing their own deliberation and dialogue initiatives.This book, intended for all educators who are concerned about democracy, imparts the power and impact of public talk, offers the insights and experiences of leading practitioners, and provides the grounding to adopt or adapt the models in their own settings to create educative spaces and experiences that are humanizing, authentic, and productive. It is an important resource for campus leaders, student affairs practitioners, librarians, and centers of institutional diversity, community engagement, teaching excellence and service-learning, as well as faculty, particularly those in the fields of communication studies, education, and political science.A Co-Publication with AAC&U and Campus CompactTrade Review"If democracy is in trouble, higher education is in trouble, so it is encouraging to see the cast of scholars who are mounting a response. This book is a vital contribution to the emerging field of deliberative pedagogy… It is particularly encouraging to see new themes like the role of professionals in our democracy. Well done!"David MathewsKettering Foundation“Reaffirming higher education’s civic mission, Creating Space for Democracy issues a compelling enjoinder for colleges and universities to play a leadership role in fostering participatory democracy. Positing college and university campuses as vital sites for democratic engagement, the authors in this volume offer tools for speaking across differences, while providing innovative models for revitalizing democracy through dialogue and deliberation, both within and beyond the gates of the academy.”Lynn Pasquerella, PresidentAAC&U"Creating Space for Democracy edited by Nick Longo and Tim Shaffer is well-timed and hopeful in a discouraging culture of bitter divisions, growing inequalities, and rising prejudices. This collection describes a path beyond the dysfunction, detailing diverse approaches with proven success in creating public relationships across differences. It also points toward a new stage of the higher education engagement movement, preparing 'democratic professionals' who further this work. If colleges, now under political siege, engage this difficult but transformative task, they can become catalysts for a democratic awakening and a rebirth of hope."Harry Boyte, Codirector Public Work AcademyAugsburg University; Author, Awakening Democracy through Public Work: Pedagogies of Empowerment"This book does a masterful job of making the case for why high quality dialogue and deliberation are necessary in higher education if we want to ensure that students leave us well prepared to participate politically and civically. Through a diverse set of concrete examples and case studies, Creating Space for Democracy provides excellent guidance about how to create scaffolds, programs, and opportunities for students, staff, and faculty to engage in the kinds of dialogue and deliberation that are both sorely lacking and much needed. This book is a must read for if you are in higher education, care about dialogue and deliberation, and are yearning for new ideas."Diana Hess, DeanUW-Madison School of EducationTable of ContentsIntroduction. Dialogue and Deliberation in Higher Education—Nicholas V. Longo and Timothy J. Shaffer 1. Discussing Democracy. Learning to Talk Together—Nicholas V. Longo and Timothy J. Shaffer Part One. Concepts and Theories 2. Readiness for Discussing Democracy in Supercharged Political Times—Nancy Thomas 3. Deliberative Civic Engagement. Toward a Public Politics in Higher Education—Derek W.M. Barker 4. Cultivating Dialogue and Deliberation Through Speech, Silence, and Synthesis—Sara A. Mehltretter Drury Part Two. Methods of Dialogue and Deliberation 5. Creating Cultures of Dialogue in Higher Education. Stories and Lessons from Essential Partners—John Sarrouf and Katie Hyten 6. Building Capacity in Communities. Everyday Democracy’s Dialogue to Change Approach—Martha L. McCoy and Sandy Heierbacher 7. Sustained Dialogue Campus Network—Elizabeth Wuerz, Rhonda Fitzgerald, Michaela Grenier, and Ottavia Lezzi 8. Educational Justice Using Intergroup Dialogue—Stephanie Hicks and Hamida Bhagirathy 9. The Free Southern Theater’s Story Circle Process—Lizzy Cooper Davis 10. The National Issues Forums. “Choicework” as an Indispensable Civic Skill—Jean Johnson and Keith Melville 11. What IF The Interactivity Foundation and Student-Facilitated Discussion Teams—Jeff Prudhomme and Shannon Wheatley Hartman Part Three. Dialogue and Deliberation in the Curriculum 12. The Student as Local Deliberative Catalyst. The CSU Center for Public Deliberation—Martín Carcasson 13. Dialogue as a Teaching Tool for Democratizing Higher Education. The Simon Fraser University Semester in Dialogue—Janet Moore and Mark L. Winston 14. Conversations that Matter—Spoma Jovanovic 15. Talking Democracy—David Hoffman and Romy Hübler Part Four. Dialogue and Deliberation Using Campus Spaces 16. Democracy Plaza at IUPUI—Amanda L. Bonilla and Lorrie A. Brown 17. Academic Libraries as Civic Agents—Nancy Kranich 18. Residence Halls as Sites of Democratic Practice—Laurel B. Kennedy Part Five. Dialogue and Deliberation in the Community 19. Providence College/Smith Hill Annex—Keith Morton and Leslie Hernandez 20. Lessons from the Front Porch. Fostering Strengthened Community Partnerships Through Dialogue—Suchitra V. Gururaj and Virginia A. Cumberbatch 21. Local Participation and Lived Experience. Dialogue and Deliberation Through Participatory Processes in Landscape Architecture—Katie Kingery-Page 22. "Give Light and the People will Find a Way:" Democratic Deliberation and Public Achievement at Colorado College—Anthony C. Siracusa and Nan Elpers Part Six. Dialogue and Deliberation Networks 23. New Hampshire Listens. Fulfilling the Land-Grant Mission While Strengthening Democratic Practice—Bruce L. Mallory, Michele Holt-Shannon, and Quixada Moore-Vissing 24. Start Talking, Stop Talking, and Toxic Talking. Resources for Engaging Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education—Libby Roderick 25. Enacting Democracy In "Democracy’s Colleges"—Carrie B. Kisker, John J. Theis, and Alberto Olivas Conclusion. Sources of Democratic Professionalism in the University—Albert Dzur Resources Editors and Contributors Index
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Binker North The Psychology of Revolution
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Bonnier Books UK Breaking
Book SynopsisFrom those who own the news to the BBC, the intricacies of political journalism to the trades ethics, Breaking strips back the engine of information, entertainment and propaganda back to its constituent parts and lays it bare. In this informative and engaging deep-dive into the way we receive and understand the news, journalist Mic Wright shows how our news media functions and, ultimately, how it is fundamentally flawed. Armed with this comprehensive and truthful look at the media machine, the reader will be equipped with the tools to better understand the news as it is given, and separate the fair from the ethically dubious, and, more importantly, the truths from the half-truths (and the down-right lies).
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Berghahn Books Democracy in Modern Europe: A Conceptual History
Book Synopsis As one of the most influential ideas in modern European history, democracy has fundamentally reshaped not only the landscape of governance, but also social and political thought throughout the world. Democracy in Modern Europe surveys the conceptual history of democracy in modern Europe, from the Industrial Revolutions of the nineteenth century through both world wars and the rise of welfare states to the present era of the European Union. Exploring individual countries as well as regional dynamics, this volume comprises a tightly organized, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date exploration of a foundational issue in European political and intellectual history.Table of Contents Introduction Jussi Kurunmäki, Jeppe Nevers and Henk te Velde Chapter 1. ‘Democracy’ from Book to Life: The Emergence of the Term in Active Political Debate, to 1848 Joanna Innes and Mark Philp Chapter 2. Democracy and the Strange Death of Mixed Government in the Nineteenth Century: Great Britain, France and the Netherlands Henk te Velde Chapter 3. Another ‘Sonderweg’? The Historical Semantics of ‘Democracy’ in Germany Jörn Leonhard Chapter 4. Birthplaces of Democracy: The Rhetoric of Democratic Tradition in Switzerland and Sweden Jussi Kurunmäki and Irène Herrmann Chapter 5. Concepts of Democracy from a Russian Perspective: Debates in the Late Imperial Period (1905–17) Benjamin Beuerle Chapter 6. A Conceptual History of Democracy in Spain since 1800 Javier Fernández-Sebastián and José María Rosales Chapter 7. The First World War, the Russian Revolution and Varieties of Democracy in Northwest European Debates Pasi Ihalainen Chapter 8. The Edges of Democracy: German, British and American Debates on the Dictatorial Challenges to Democracy in the Interwar Years Marcus Llanque Chapter 9. A Nation Allied with History: Czech Ideas of Democracy, 1890–1948 Peter Bugge Chapter 10. Democracy in Western Europe after 1945 Martin Conway Chapter 11. Political Participation and Democratization in the 1960s: The Concept of Participatory Democracy and its Repercussions Ingrid Gilcher-Holtey Chapter 12. Democracy and European Integration: A Transnational History of the Danish Debate Jeppe Nevers Index
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ECPR Press From Participation to Deliberation: A Critical
Book SynopsisIn 2006, Barack Obama wrote that the ''framework of our constitution'' is designed ''to force us into a "deliberative democracy" in which all citizens are required to engage in a process of testing their ideas against an external reality, persuading others of their point of view''. His statement is just one of the many examples of the contemporary relevance of deliberative democracy. But where does this model come from? When was it born and how did it develop? Starting from the 1980s, this book provides the first, complete history of the idea of deliberative democracy, analysing its relationship with the earlier idea, and practices, of participatory democracy in the 1960s and 1970s. The author provides a lucid and detailed analysis of the texts and authors that have contributed to this theoretical field and, in the final chapter, proposes a possible guiding map of today''s complex deliberative field, in its present configuration.
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University of Wales Press The Impact of Devolution in Wales: Social
Book SynopsisThis volume reflects on two decades of Welsh devolution, and a contributes to debate on its significance and future course. Drawing on previously unpublished interviews undertaken by the late Professor Michael Sullivan with key protagonists in Welsh devolution, and with expert analysis from leading researchers in different disciplines and fields of policy, the book examines what has been described as the emergence through devolution of a 'Welsh stripe' in social democracy. While the volume editors conclude this epithet, coined by Professor Sullivan, is apt, this collection of essays also presents a complex, multi-faceted picture of the drivers of policy, of continuity from the pre-devolution era, as well as change driven by factors within and without Wales. A mixed picture emerges, featuring variously (and in various combinations of) boldness of ambition, distinctive ideological positioning, homegrown priority-setting, the frustrations of the devolution settlement, and adverse (arguably unfair) international comparisons.Table of ContentsTables and illustrations About the Contributors Foreword by Prys Morgan Preface and acknowledgements Abbreviations and terms Editors' Introduction Aled Eirug and Jane Williams Chapter One The Sullivan Dialogues Aled Eirug Chapter Two Iechyd Da? Devolution and health care Ceri J. Phillips Chapter Three Education in Wales since Devolution David Egan Chapter Four Economic Development in Wales: Evolution and Revolution Gareth Davies Chapter Five Welsh Devolution and the Quest for Sustainable Development: Into a New Era Terry Marsden Chapter Six Civil Society, Equalities and Inclusion Elin Royles and Paul Chaney Chapter Seven Threads in Policy on Children and Young People: Rights, Welfare and Well-being Jane Williams Chapter Eight Towards a million speakers? Welsh language policy post-devolution Huw Lewis and Elin Royles Chapter Nine Wales and the World Geraint Talfan-Davies
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British
Book SynopsisFrom the Great Depression to the pandemic, a new history of British democracy, revealing how politics is transformed through fear. Over Britain’s first century of mass democracy, politics has lurched from crisis to crisis. How does this history of political agony illuminate our current age of upheaval? To find out, journalist Phil Tinline takes us back to two past eras when the ruling consensus broke down, and the future filled with ominous possibilities – until, finally, a new settlement was born. How did the Great Depression’s spectres of fascism, bombing and mass unemployment force politicians to think the unthinkable, and pave the way to post-war Britain? How was Thatcher’s road to victory made possible by a decade of nightmares: of hyperinflation, military coups and communist dictatorship? And why, since the Crash in 2008, have new political threats and divisions forced us to change course once again? Tinline brings to life those times, past and present, when the great compromise holding democracy together has come apart; when the political class has been forced to make a choice of nightmares. This lively, original account of panic and chaos reveals how apparent catastrophes can clear the path to a new era. The Death of Consensus will make you see British democracy differently.Trade ReviewThe Times Politics Book of The Year 2022A Morning Star Best Book of 2022'Stylishly written … In the age of Brexit and “post-liberalism”, The Death of Consensus has much to communicate about how Britain has successfully navigated past moments of unnerving shift.' -- The Church Times
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Icon Books The Kremlins Noose
Book SynopsisA Guardian Book of the Day''By telling the story of Putin and Berezovsky - a sort of modern reincarnation of Stalin and Trotsky - Knight shines a penetrating light on post-communist Russia''In The Kremlin''s Noose Amy Knight tells the riveting story of Vladimir Putin and the oligarch Boris Berezovsky, who forged a relationship in the early years of the Yeltsin era. Berezovsky later played a crucial role in Putin''s rise to the Russian presidency in March 2000. When Putin began dismantling Boris Yeltsin''s democratic reforms, Berezovsky came into conflict with the new Russian leader by reproaching him publicly. Their relationship quickly disintegrated into a bitter feud played out against the backdrop of billion-dollar financial deals, Kremlin in-fighting and international politics.Dubbed the ''Godfather of the Kremlin'' by the slain Russian-American journalist Paul Klebnikov, Berezovsky was a successful businessman and media mogul who had an outsized role in Russia after 1991. Worth a
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the
Book SynopsisLess than two decades after the Yugoslav Wars ended, the edifice of parliamentary government in the Western Balkans is crumbling. This collapse sets into sharp relief the unreformed authoritarian tendencies of the region's entrenched elites, many of whom have held power since the early 1990s, and the hollowness of the West's 'democratisation' agenda. There is a widely held assumption that institutional collapse will precipitate a new bout of ethnic conflict, but Mujanovic argues instead that the Balkans are on the cusp of a historic socio-political transformation. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, with a unique focus on local activist accounts, he argues that a period of genuine democratic transition is finally dawning, led by grassroots social movements, from Zagreb to Skopje. Rather than pursuing ethnic strife, these new Balkan revolutionaries are confronting the 'ethnic entrepreneurs' cemented in power by the West in its efforts to stabilise the region since the mid-1990s. This compellingly argued book harnesses the explanatory power of the striking graffiti scrawled on the walls of the ransacked Bosnian presidency during violent anti-government protests in 2014: 'if you sow hunger, you will reap fury'.Trade Review'The most refreshingly original book about that region in years . . . unbeatable.'‘Incisive . . . written in a passionate but persuasive tone, this book will be of interest to all those who seek to understand reality in the ever-contentious Balkans.’'Compelling . . . this slender book confirms Mujanovic as one of the most refreshingly original “native” writers wielding the pen today.' 'Refreshing.' 'Jasmin Mujanović's critique of authoritarian elites in Southeastern Europe and their kleptocratic practices sends a powerful warning about the future of this region. If proven right, the region is entering a new period of destabilization. If he is wrong, the Balkans will linger on the European periphery. Either way, one should brace for those challenges with this book in hand.' -- Vladimir Petrovic, Senior Academic Researcher, Centre for the Study of Europe, Boston University'This wonderfully original book explores the phenomenon of creeping authoritarianism and democratic backsliding in the Balkans. Using an engaging narrative argument, it persuasively sets out the case for democratic renewal based on popular protest against the illiberal elites that have held power in the region for far too long.' -- Dr Will Bartlett, LSEE Senior Visiting Fellow, LSE and author of 'Europe's troubled region: economic development, institutional reform and social welfare in the western Balkans''Texts on the Balkans and former Yugoslavia are few and far between. Thank goodness for this book then and its author Jasmin Mujanovic. Mujanovic is a young, energetic and perceptive scholar of the region. But don't expect the optimism of youth. The Balkan states are in the grip of criminal mafias masquerading as politicians, and the Russians, Gulf Arabs, Chinese and Turks are prowling in search of prey- be it in the shape of geopolitical gain or commercial profit. The European Union is in disarray and "the only certainty" of the region is that "upheavals, tumult, and revolt" are coming. Don't say you were not warned.' -- Tim Judah, correspondent for The Economist and author of 'In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine''[A] timely book... Mujanović should be lauded for his analytical and historical generalisations... by means of this methodological approach, beyond much of the contemporary literature on democratisation in Southeastern Europe.'
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