Socialism and democracy

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Socialism and democracy

edited by David McLellan and Sean Sayers

Macmillan, 1991

  • pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

ISBN 9780333535554

Description

With the downfall of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe and continuing political turmoil inside the Soviet Union, the question of the relationship of socialism to democracy is more urgent than ever. In the West, too, technological advance and the changing nature of civil society pose, to socialists. questions both of tactics and of strategy. In this collection of essays the authors reflect on the future of socialist democracy.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction, Sean Sayers
  • democracy and the decline of the left, John Keane
  • socialism, radical democracy, and class politics, Andrew Gamble
  • liberals versus socialists - who are the true democrats?, John Hoffman
  • which rights of citizenship?, Michael Rustin
  • new forms of democracy for socialist renewal, Hilary Wainwright
  • equality and difference - the emergence of a new concept of citizenship, Anne Sassoon
  • the early socialist critique of democracy in Britain, Gregory Claeys
  • British socialism and democracy in retrospect, Fred Whitemore
  • the conception of democracy under perestroika, Richard Sakwa
  • socialism and democracy in China, Peter Ferdinand.
Volume

pbk. ISBN 9780333535561

Description

With the downfall of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe and continuing political turmoil inside the Soviet Union, the question of the relationship of socialism to democracy is more urgent than ever. In the West, too, technological advance and the changing nature of civil society pose, to socialists, questions both of tactics and strategy. In this collection of essays the authors reflect on the future of socialist democracy.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction, Sean Sayers
  • democracy and the decline of the left, John Keane
  • socialism, radical democracy, and class politics, Andrew Gamble
  • liberals versus socialists - who are the true democrats?, John Hoffman
  • which rights of citizenship?, Michael Rustin
  • new forms of democracy for socialist renewal, Hilary Wainwright
  • equality and difference - the emergence of a new concept of citizenship, Anne Sassoon
  • the early socialist critique of democracy in Britain, Gregory Claeys
  • British socialism and democracy in retrospect, Fred Whitemore
  • the conception of democracy under perestroika, Richard Sakwa
  • socialism and democracy in China, Peter Ferdinand.

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  • NCID
    BA12552879
  • ISBN
    • 0333535553
    • 0333535561
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 181 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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