Richard Bellamy

Liberalism and Pluralism

Towards a Politics of Compromise

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Produktbeschreibung

In Liberalism and Pluralism the author explores the challenges conflicting values, interests and identities pose to liberal democracy. Richard Bellamy illustrates his criticism and proposals by reference to such topical issues as the citizens charter, constitutional reform, the Rushdie affair and the development of the European Union.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9780415196611
• ISBN-10: 0415196612
• Artikelnr.: 21329441

Autorenporträt

Richard Bellamy is Professor of Politics at the University of Reading. He has written extensively on this topic.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the challenge of pluralism PART I Liberal democracy and the
exclusion of politics 1 Trading values: Hayek and the dethronement of
politics by markets 2 Trimming values: Rawls and the constitutional
avoidance of politics 3 Segregating values: Walzer and the communitarian
containment of politics PART II Democratic liberalism and the politics of
compromise 4 Negotiating values: from consensus to compromise 5 A
negotiating democracy: the political constitution of a pluralist polity
PART III Pluralism, liberalism and democracy in Britain 6 Trading democracy
for markets: the Citizen's Charter and the contracting state 7 Trimming
democracy: the Human Rights Act 8 De-segregating democracy: whose Europe,
which community?