Why Politics Matters

Making Democracy Work
2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-230-36066-2
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 332 g

Profound social changes have made governance and political leadership more challenging than ever. The result is that politics in the democratic world faces a crisis in the 21st century. The revised edition of this highly successful text reassesses the gap between citizen expectation and the realities of government in light of new developments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stoker, Gerry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politik: Sachbuch, Politikerveröffentlichungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- PART ONE MASS DEMOCRACY: TRIUMPH AND DISAPPOINTMENT.- 1. The Triumph of Democracy?.- 2. Global Dissatisfaction with Politics.- 3. Explanations for Political Disenchantment.- 4. The Politics of Mass Democracies: Designed-In Disappointment?.- PART TWO THE PATHOLOGIES OF POLITICAL PRACTICE.- 5. The Decline of Citizen Engagement?.- 6. The Professionalization of Activism and Multi-Speed Activism.- 7. The Dangers of Cynicism.- 8. The Perils of Populism.- PART THREE SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS.- 9. Politics for Amateurs.- 10. Reviving Political Institutions.- 11. Creating a New Civic Arena.- Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

GERRY STOKER is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton and Centenary Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia.