Theories of Democracy

A Critical Introduction
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-415-22878-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Political Philosophy

This is the first book to be published in this exciting new series on political philosophy. Cunningham provides a critical and clear introduction to the main contemporary approaches to democracy: participatory democracy, classic and radical pluralism, deliberative democracy, catallaxy, and others. Also discussed are theorists in the background of current democratic thought, such as Tocqueville, Mill, and Rousseau. The book includes applications of democratic theories including an extended discussion of democracy and globalisation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cunningham, Frank

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Problems of democracy; Chapter 3 Liberal democracy; Chapter 4 Liberal democracy and the problems; Chapter 5 Classic pluralism; Chapter 6 Catallaxy; Chapter 7 Part Icipatory democracy; Chapter 8 Democratic pragmatism; Chapter 9 Deliberative democracy; Chapter 10 Radical pluralism; Chapter 11 Applying democratic theories: globalization;

Über Autor(innen)

Frank Cunningham is a lecturer in the philosophy department at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Democratic Theory and Socialism(1987) and The Real World of Democracy (1994)