1989, ISBN: 0300049382

[EAN: 9780300049381], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: Yale University Press.], VIII, 397 Seiten / p. minimal bestoßen, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / minimally bumped, othe… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300049381], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: Yale University Press.], VIII, 397 Seiten / p. minimal bestoßen, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / minimally bumped, otherwise perfect condition - In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by discussing the directions in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future. -- Winner of the 1990 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Book Award given by the American Political Science Association for the best book published in the United States during the previous year on government, politics, or international affairs -- Winner of the 1991 Elaine and David Spitz Book Prize given by the Conference for the Study of Political Thought for the best book published on liberal and/or democratic theory -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE - THE SOURCES OF MODERN DEMOCRACY -- The First Transformation: To the Democratic City-State -- Toward the Second Transformation: Republicanism, Representation, and the Logic of Equality -- PART TWO - ADVERSARIAL CRITICS -- Anarchism -- Guardianship -- A Critique of Guardianship -- PART THREE - A THEORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS -- Justifications: The Idea of Equal Intrinsic Worth -- Personal Autonomy -- A Theory of the Democratic Process -- The Problem of Inclusion -- PART FOUR - PROBLEMS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS -- Majority Rule and the Democratic Process -- Is There a Better Alternative? -- Process and Substance -- Process versus Process -- When Is a People Entitled to the Democratic Process? -- PART FIVE - THE LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF DEMOCRACY -- The Second Democratic Transformation: From the City-State to the Nation-State -- Democracy, Polyarchy, and Participation -- How Polyarchy Developed in Some Countries and -- Not Others -- Why Polyarchy Developed in Some Countries and -- Not Others -- Is Minority Domination Inevitable? -- Pluralism, Polyarchy, and the Common Good -- The Common Good as Process and Substance -- PART SIX - TOWARD A THIRD TRANSFORMATION -- Democracy in Tomorrow’s World -- Sketches for an Advanced Democratic Country. ISBN 9780300049381 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 462 23,0 x 16,2 x 3,0 cm, Broschiert / Paperback., Books<

1989, ISBN: 0300049382

[EAN: 9780300049381], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Yale University Press.], VIII, 397 Seiten / p. minimal bestoßen, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / minimally bumped, otherwise perfe… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300049381], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Yale University Press.], VIII, 397 Seiten / p. minimal bestoßen, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / minimally bumped, otherwise perfect condition - In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by discussing the directions in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future. -- Winner of the 1990 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Book Award given by the American Political Science Association for the best book published in the United States during the previous year on government, politics, or international affairs -- Winner of the 1991 Elaine and David Spitz Book Prize given by the Conference for the Study of Political Thought for the best book published on liberal and/or democratic theory -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE - THE SOURCES OF MODERN DEMOCRACY -- The First Transformation: To the Democratic City-State -- Toward the Second Transformation: Republicanism, Representation, and the Logic of Equality -- PART TWO - ADVERSARIAL CRITICS -- Anarchism -- Guardianship -- A Critique of Guardianship -- PART THREE - A THEORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS -- Justifications: The Idea of Equal Intrinsic Worth -- Personal Autonomy -- A Theory of the Democratic Process -- The Problem of Inclusion -- PART FOUR - PROBLEMS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS -- Majority Rule and the Democratic Process -- Is There a Better Alternative? -- Process and Substance -- Process versus Process -- When Is a People Entitled to the Democratic Process? -- PART FIVE - THE LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF DEMOCRACY -- The Second Democratic Transformation: From the City-State to the Nation-State -- Democracy, Polyarchy, and Participation -- How Polyarchy Developed in Some Countries and -- Not Others -- Why Polyarchy Developed in Some Countries and -- Not Others -- Is Minority Domination Inevitable? -- Pluralism, Polyarchy, and the Common Good -- The Common Good as Process and Substance -- PART SIX - TOWARD A THIRD TRANSFORMATION -- Democracy in Tomorrow’s World -- Sketches for an Advanced Democratic Country. ISBN 9780300049381 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 462 23,0 x 16,2 x 3,0 cm, Broschiert / Paperback., Books<

1991, ISBN: 0300049382

Binding : Taschenbuch, Edition : Reissue, Label : Yale University Press, Publisher : Yale University Press, NumberOfItems : 1, medium : Taschenbuch, numberOfPages : 397, publicationDate :… Mehr…

Binding : Taschenbuch, Edition : Reissue, Label : Yale University Press, Publisher : Yale University Press, NumberOfItems : 1, medium : Taschenbuch, numberOfPages : 397, publicationDate : 1991-08-01, authors : Dahl, Robert A., languages : english, ISBN : 0300049382 Bücher, [PU: Yale University Press]<