Democracy
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Democracy
（Issues in political theory）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
2nd ed
- : pbk
- : hbk
Available at 4 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-265) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This wide-ranging text identifies and assesses the main conceptions of democracy from participationist to elitist. It proceeds to consider in detail a range of key issues in democratic theory in relation to which these conceptions can be distinguished.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition.- The Theoretical Challenge of Democracy.- Forms of Democratic Government.- The Justification of Democracy.- Deliberation , Consensus and Political Equality.- Participation as Democracy, Participation in Democracy.- From Conceptions of Representation to Systems of Representation.- Aggregation, Unanimity and Majority Rule.- Democracy, Rights and Constitutionalism?.- The Boundaries of Inclusion.- International Relations and Democratic Ideals.- Epilogue: The Democratic Reform of Democracy.
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