This volume offers a comprehensive overview of current debates about democracy across the globe. Since the political turmoil in Eastern Europe began in the 1980′s, the debate about the meaning and future of democracy has intensified.
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of current debates about democracy across the globe. Since the political turmoil in Eastern Europe began in the 1980′s, the debate about the meaning and future of democracy has intensified.
David Held is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. Introduction. 1. Democracy: From City-states to a Cosmopolitan Order: David Held. Part II. Contesting Democracy: Theoretical Disputes. 2. Liberal Democracy and Limits of Democratisation: David Beetman. 3. Deliberative Democracy and Social Choice: David Miller. 4. Must Feminists Give Up on Liberal Democracy? Anne Phillips. 5. Associational Democracy: Paul Hirst. 6. Direct Democracy: Setting Appropriate Terms of Debate: Ian Budge. 7. The Cultural Particularity of Liberal Democracy: Bhikhu Parekh. Part III. Substantive Issues: The Scope and Limits of Democratic Politics. 8. Democracy, Markets and Capital: Are there Necessary Economic Limits to Democracy? Christopher Pierson. 9. Socialism and Democracy: Alex Callinicos. 10. Military Policies and the State System as Impediments to Democracy: Robert C. Johansen. 11. Democracy and the Media - Without Foundations: John Keane. 12. Democratic Citizenship in a Post-communist Era: Danilo Zolo. Part IV. The Dynamics of Democratisation: Risks and Possibilities. 13. Consolidations of Democracy: John A. Hall. 14. Democracy and its Future in Eastern Europe: Paul G. Lewis. 15. The Alternative to 'Liberal Democracy': A Latin American Perspective: Laurence Whitehead. 16. Sub-Saharan Africa: Geoffrey Hawthorn. 17. Democratisation in Asia: David Potter. 18. The Prospects for Democracy in the Middle East: Simon Bromley. Index.
Part I. Introduction. 1. Democracy: From City-states to a Cosmopolitan Order: David Held. Part II. Contesting Democracy: Theoretical Disputes. 2. Liberal Democracy and Limits of Democratisation: David Beetman. 3. Deliberative Democracy and Social Choice: David Miller. 4. Must Feminists Give Up on Liberal Democracy? Anne Phillips. 5. Associational Democracy: Paul Hirst. 6. Direct Democracy: Setting Appropriate Terms of Debate: Ian Budge. 7. The Cultural Particularity of Liberal Democracy: Bhikhu Parekh. Part III. Substantive Issues: The Scope and Limits of Democratic Politics. 8. Democracy, Markets and Capital: Are there Necessary Economic Limits to Democracy? Christopher Pierson. 9. Socialism and Democracy: Alex Callinicos. 10. Military Policies and the State System as Impediments to Democracy: Robert C. Johansen. 11. Democracy and the Media - Without Foundations: John Keane. 12. Democratic Citizenship in a Post-communist Era: Danilo Zolo. Part IV. The Dynamics of Democratisation: Risks and Possibilities. 13. Consolidations of Democracy: John A. Hall. 14. Democracy and its Future in Eastern Europe: Paul G. Lewis. 15. The Alternative to 'Liberal Democracy': A Latin American Perspective: Laurence Whitehead. 16. Sub-Saharan Africa: Geoffrey Hawthorn. 17. Democratisation in Asia: David Potter. 18. The Prospects for Democracy in the Middle East: Simon Bromley. Index.
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