Pennock Democratic Political Theory

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6846-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 598 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

Professor Pennock launches an encyclopedic study that evaluates and ultimately synthesizes a variety of democratic theories. After defining democracy and examining the basic tensions both within and between liberty and equality, and individualism and collectivism, the author sets forth two typologies of operational democratic theories, one related to power, the other related to motivation. In succeeding chapters, he analyzes a series of problems with which any operating democracy must contend, and then measures—on the basis of empirical work done in this area—the adequacy of the various theories in dealing with these problems.

Originally published in 1979.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Pennock, James Roland

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. xiii
Introduction, pg. xvii
CHAPTER I. What Is Democracy?, pg. 1
CHAPTER II. Liberty and Equality: A Democratic Tension, pg. 16
CHAPTER III. Individualism and Collectivism: An Additional Tension, pg. 59
CHAPTER IV. Justificatory Democratic Theory, pg. 121
CHAPTER V. Types of Operational Democratic Theory, pg. 161
CHAPTER VI. Conditions of Democracy, pg. 206
CHAPTER VII. Responsiveness and Responsibility, pg. 260
CHAPTER VIII. Representation, pg. 309
CHAPTER IX. Decision-Making Rules and Machinery: Individualistic Theories, pg. 363
CHAPTER X. Decision-Making Rules and Machinery: Other Theories, pg. 412
CHAPTER XI. Participation, pg. 438
CHAPTER XII. Leadership, pg. 470
CHAPTER XIII. Conclusion, pg. 506
Bibliography, pg. 527
Index, pg. 559