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Democracy: Bolinda Beginner Guides

Autor David Beetham Spus de Andrea Powell
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With the ideology of democracy under more global scrutiny than ever in the wake of the war on Iraq and suspicions over election results, David Beetham offers new insights into democracy. He looks at real examples such as the role of the citizen and how large corporations affect democracy, as well as contemplating the future of democracy in the developed and developing worlds.

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ISBN-13: 9781489092120
ISBN-10: 1489092129
Dimensiuni: 135 x 170 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.07 kg
Editura: BOLINDA AUDIO
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Notă biografică

David Beetham is Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Leeds, a Fellow of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, and Associate Director of the UK Democratic Audit. He is the author and editor of numerous books and papers, including Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain (with Stuart Weir, 1999). He has travelled internationally in his capacity as consultant on democracy assessment, and is a leading contributor to the field of human rights.

Cuprins

One
Introduction: What is Democracy?
Two
Democratic Ideas at Work in Practice
Citizen rights
Institutions of representative and accountable government
The associational life of civil society
Three
Sources of Disillusion in the `Old¿ Democracies
Decline in government autonomy
Decline in government capacity
Declining credibility
Four
Success and Setback in the New and Emergent Democracies
Legacies of transition
Problems of consolidating and deepening democracy
State
Nation
Religion
Economy
Five
Globalising Democracy
Democracy promotion
Democratising global institutions
Democracy and the European Union
Six
Reviving Democracy: New Forms of Participation
Participation in government
Co-decision in devolved government
Deliberative opinion polls and citizens¿ juries
Referenda and citizens¿ initiatives
Digital democracy
Seven
Conclusion: Getting Active
Glossary of key terms
List of democracy and human rights organisations and websites

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This is a collection of some of the greatest theses ever written about democracy. Here you will find Jean Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Aquinas, Cicero and Aristotle, John Stuart Mill and John Locke- and, of course, our very own James Madison. The selection was made according to the views expressed on why a democratic system of government is the best.