Does Democracy Matter

Author : Adrian Basora
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538101866
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Does Democracy Matter? written by Adrian Basora and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confidence in the future of democracy has been shaken by the authoritarian resurgence of the past decade, and some now argue that it is not realistic for the US to continue to champion democracy abroad. Does Democracy Matter? provides the conclusions of eleven scholars from widely different backgrounds who ask whether and, if so, how the US should support democracy beyond its own borders. The authors agree that American strategic interests are served in the long run by the spread of democracy abroad, but they differ as to how this support meshes with other national security goals. The concluding chapter outlines a system of triage for realistically assessing where and how such assistance can be effective in promoting US security interests. Contributions by Adrian A. Basora, Sarah Bush, Larry Diamond, Carl Gershman, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Melinda Haring, Michal Kořan, Richard Kraemer, Agnieszka Marczyk, Tsveta Petrova, and Kenneth Yalowitz.

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ISBN 13 : 9781531175405
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Does Democracy Matter written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cornel West
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143035835
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy Matters written by Cornel West and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-08-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Uncompromising and unconventional . . . Cornel West is an eloquent prophet with attitude.” — Newsweek“ "A timely analysis about the current state of democratic systems in America." — The Boston Globe In Democracy Matters, Cornel West argues that if America is to become a better steward of democratization around the world, we must first wake up to the long history of corruption that has plagued our own democracy: racism, free market fundamentalism, aggressive militarism, and escalating authoritarianism. This impassioned and empowering call for the revitalization of America's democracy, by one of our most distinctive and compelling social critics, will reshape the raging national debate about America's role in today's troubled world.

Author : Jessica Pegis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781510555440
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Does Democracy Matter? written by Jessica Pegis and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The titles in the Be An Active Citizen series encourage readers to take an active role in their community. The titles explore what it means to be an active citizen and how to participate respectfully in the democratic process.

Author : Nicholas T. Davis
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472220381
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy's Meanings written by Nicholas T. Davis and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy’s Meanings challenges conventional wisdom regarding how the public thinks about and evaluates democracy. Mining both political theory and more than 75 years of public opinion data, the book argues that Americans think about democracy in ways that go beyond voting or elected representation. Instead, citizens have rich and substantive views about the material conditions that democracy should produce, which draw from their beliefs about equality, fairness, and justice. The authors construct a typology of views about democracy. Procedural views of democracy take a minimalistic quality. While voting and fair treatment are important to this vision of democracy, ideas about equality are mostly limited to civil liberties. In contrast, social views of democracy incorporate both civil and economic equality; according to people with these views, democracy ought to meet the basic social and material needs of citizens. Complementing these two groups are moderate and indifferent views about democracy. While moderate views sit somewhere in between procedural and social perspectives regarding the role of democracy in producing social and economic equality, indifferent views of democracy involve disaffection toward it. For a small group of apathetic citizens, democracy is an ambiguous and ill-defined concept.

Author : Arend Lijphart
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300189125
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patterns of Democracy written by Arend Lijphart and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining 36 democracies from 1945 to 2010, this text arrives at conclusions about what type of democracy works best. It demonstrates that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment, and limit budget deficits.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030947647X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing the Vote written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.

Author : Jessica M. Pegis
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ISBN 13 : 9781510555457
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Does Democracy Matter? written by Jessica M. Pegis and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a democracy, people vote to choose leaders. They do this by voting in elections. If people want the government to change, they can vote to make it happen. Find out more in Why Does Democracy Matter?, a title in the Be an Active Citizen series. Each book in this series explores what it means to be an active citizen and how active citizenship can impact a community in positive ways"--back cover.

Author : Lawrence Pratchett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1349250228
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local Democracy and Local Government written by Lawrence Pratchett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1996-10-23 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transformation of local governance in the 1980s and 1990s has put the nature and prospects for local democracy in question. Drawing together original research by leading academics commissioned by the Commission for Local Democracy, this book presents in a lively and accessible form the clearest available picture of the problems of participation, representation and accountability besetting local government, their consequences and possible avenues for reform.

Author : Daniel B. Coca
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781401067588
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy Matters written by Daniel B. Coca and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many citizens of this nation, including myself, have been terrified to think or confront the possibility that we may not be living in a truly democratic society. The poor of our nation and across the globe are often viewed as lazy, weak-minded and as always in need of government-funded financial assistance. Love and caring are often ridiculed as idealistic traits that romanticize the fate of the dispossessed. We are living in a world where personal greed is condoned and where little emphasis is placed on trying to understand social questions: Why do so few people have so much in this world, and conversely, so many more have absolutely nothing? Our challenge will be to move beyond simple charity work, and find ways to lay a significant foundation that challenges us to view and review our own perception of democracy and its relationship to poverty. During this reading, it is my hope that you will become both intellectually enraged and engaged for discussion and action without falling into despair. These are delicate subjects that need special care and immediate attention a focus on the good and ways to live a more humane and meaningful life. This book is an attempt to challenge and create discussion for causes bigger than we are. It is meant to stimulate serious thinking and wise decision making that best confront our existence. Daniel B. Coca