Foundations Of Representative Democracy

Author : Lance DeHaven-Smith
Publisher : Collins Center and Florida Institute of Government
ISBN 13 : 9780964922716
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Representative Democracy written by Lance DeHaven-Smith and published by Collins Center and Florida Institute of Government. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David William Jordan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521521222
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Representative Government in Maryland, 1632-1715 written by David William Jordan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the earliest forms of representative government which were found in Maryland.

Author : Lance DeHaven-Smith
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Representative Democracy written by Lance DeHaven-Smith and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of Representative Democracy analyzes a unique collection of works. This book relates how great philosophers of political theory such as Plato, Aristotle, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Thomas Jefferson contributed to what we now know as «representative democracy». Professor deHaven-Smith enhancesthe reader's comprehension and ability to identify the nexus between classical ideas and representative democracy by discussing major themes, key points, and implications found in these classical works. This is an excellent resource for anyone involved in government - ranging from public administrators to politicians to academia and students.

Author : Joshua Kurlantzick
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030018896X
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy in Retreat written by Joshua Kurlantzick and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVSince the end of the Cold War, the assumption among most political theorists has been that as nations develop economically, they will also become more democratic—especially if a vibrant middle class takes root. This assumption underlies the expansion of the European Union and much of American foreign policy, bolstered by such examples as South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and even to some extent Russia. Where democratization has failed or retreated, aberrant conditions take the blame: Islamism, authoritarian Chinese influence, or perhaps the rise of local autocrats./divDIV /divDIVBut what if the failures of democracy are not exceptions? In this thought-provoking study of democratization, Joshua Kurlantzick proposes that the spate of retreating democracies, one after another over the past two decades, is not just a series of exceptions. Instead, it reflects a new and disturbing trend: democracy in worldwide decline. The author investigates the state of democracy in a variety of countries, why the middle class has turned against democracy in some cases, and whether the decline in global democratization is reversible./div

Author : Hélène Landemore
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691212392
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Open Democracy written by Hélène Landemore and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred citizens. To the Icelandic Vikings, democracy meant meeting every summer in a field to discuss issues until consensus was reached. Our contemporary representative democracies are very different. Modern parliaments are gated and guarded, and it seems as if only certain people are welcome. Diagnosing what is wrong with representative government and aiming to recover some of the openness of ancient democracies, Open Democracy presents a new paradigm of democracy. Supporting a fresh nonelectoral understanding of democratic representation, Hélène Landemore demonstrates that placing ordinary citizens, rather than elites, at the heart of democratic power is not only the true meaning of a government of, by, and for the people, but also feasible and, more than ever, urgently needed. -- Cover page 4.

Author : Sonia Alonso
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139501178
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future of Representative Democracy written by Sonia Alonso and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of Representative Democracy poses important questions about representation, representative democracy and their future. Inspired by the last major investigation of the subject by Hanna Pitkin over four decades ago, this ambitious volume fills a major gap in the literature by examining the future of representative forms of democracy in terms of present-day trends and past theories of representative democracy. Aware of the pressing need for clarifying key concepts and institutional trends, the volume aims to break down barriers among disciplines and to establish an interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars. The contributors emphasise that representative democracy and its future is a subject of pressing scholarly concern and public importance. Paying close attention to the unfinished, two-centuries-old relationship between democracy and representation, this book offers a fresh perspective on current problems and dilemmas of representative democracy and the possible future development of new forms of democratic representation.

Author : Joe Urban
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595209394
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book PurePolitics written by Joe Urban and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a tremendous resource for students, teachers, and Americans in general. Anyone that is interested in learning more about the foundation of the United States has to read this book. I use this book as my reference for political knowledge and resource. A MUST read!" —Mayor Ray Martinez, Fort Collins, Colorado“Trey and Joe, who have already helped pioneer online political education with PurePolitics.com, now with The Foundations of Our Nation, have successfully solidified themselves as political thought leaders. Their book will always have a place on my desk at the Missouri capitol.” —Representative Jason Crowell Cape Girardeau, Missouri“I have been a teacher for over fifteen years, and this book is long overdue as a classroom resource. I would recommend to other teachers to keep this book as a political education resource for the classroom.” —Dolly Schultz Salt Lake City, Utah“I am a fifth year senior studying Political Science. If I had this book as a freshman, I would’ve graduated last year. This book would have saved me a lot of headaches. I recommend this to any student studying our nations history.” —Laqeusha Vivens Boston, Massachusetts

Author : Thomas Vernor Smith
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Democracy written by Thomas Vernor Smith and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1939 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nadia Urbinati
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226842800
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Representative Democracy written by Nadia Urbinati and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is usually held that representative government is not strictly democratic, since it does not allow the people themselves to directly make decisions. But here, taking as her guide Thomas Paine’s subversive view that “Athens, by representation, would have surpassed her own democracy,” Nadia Urbinati challenges this accepted wisdom, arguing that political representation deserves to be regarded as a fully legitimate mode of democratic decision making—and not just a pragmatic second choice when direct democracy is not possible. As Urbinati shows, the idea that representation is incompatible with democracy stems from our modern concept of sovereignty, which identifies politics with a decision maker’s direct physical presence and the immediate act of the will. She goes on to contend that a democratic theory of representation can and should go beyond these identifications. Political representation, she demonstrates, is ultimately grounded in a continuum of influence and power created by political judgment, as well as the way presence through ideas and speech links society with representative institutions. Deftly integrating the ideas of such thinkers as Rousseau, Kant, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Paine, and the Marquis de Condorcet with her own, Urbinati constructs a thought-provoking alternative vision of democracy.

Author : John Perritano
Publisher : Saddleback Educational Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645982653
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Government: Foundations written by John Perritano and published by Saddleback Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Themes: Government, United States, Politics, Foundations, Nonfiction, Handbook, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Foundations explains the beginnings of the American political system, including historical background. Chapters introduce the concepts of a federal republic, with relevant facts that keep young adults engaged. Five unique handbooks comprise the new American Government series. With the confusing political discourse in todayês world, itês no wonder kids tune out. How can we tune them back in? The stale descriptions in standard American government textbooks do nothing to motivate learning. The readability is too high. And the language too dry. How can we make it personal? Accessible? Interesting? Even humorous?