An analysis of Robert A. Dahl's Democracy and its critics

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An analysis of Robert A. Dahl's Democracy and its critics

Astrid Norén-Nilsson with Elizabeth Morrow and Riley Quinn

(The Macat library)

Routledge, c2017

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  • : hbk

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A Macat analysis : Robert Dahl's Democracy and its critics

A Macat analysis of Robert Dahl's Democracy and its critics

Democracy and its critics

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Includes bibliographical references

内容説明・目次

内容説明

There are few better examples of analysis - the critical thinking skill of understanding how an argument is built - than Robert Dahl's Democracy and its Critics. In this work, the American political theorist closely analyzes the democratic political system and then evaluates whether the arguments that are in favor of it are, in fact, rigorous. Dahl sets out to describe democracy's merits and problems, asking if it really is the worthwhile political system we believe it to be. Knowing that the idea of democracy is now almost universally popular, his detailed analysis leads him to look at a number of regimes that claim to be democratic but do not, in truth, practice democracy. But Dahl is not only interested in uncovering uncomfortable truths. He goes further and creates a set of standards by which we can all decide whether a country really is democratic. Dahl's analysis of the evidence leads him to conclude that the following criteria must be met for a regime to be considered truly democratic: elected officials control policy-making; there are free and fair elections of officials; everyone must have a right to vote; everyone has the right to run for office; there is freedom of speech; alternative information is available; and people can form free, independent political groups.

目次

Ways in to the text Who was Robert Dahl? What does Democracy and its Critics Say? Why does Democracy and its Critics Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB25327431
  • ISBN
    • 9781912127344
    • 9781912303229
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    London
  • ページ数/冊数
    84 p.
  • 大きさ
    21 cm
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