
Theories of Democracy
A Critical Introduction
Frank Cunningham(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2001
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-415-22878-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first book to be published in this exciting new series on political philosophy. Cunningham provides a critical and clear introduction to the main contemporary approaches to democracy: participatory democracy, classic and radical pluralism, deliberative democracy, catallaxy, and others. Also discussed are theorists in the background of current democratic thought, such as Tocqueville, Mill, and Rousseau. The book includes applications of democratic theories including an extended discussion of democracy and globalisation.
Reviews / Votes
'There are lots of good ideas in this book ... I would definitely include Theories of Democracy on my reading list for upper-level undergraduate/graduate courses.' - Kennedy Stewart, Political TheoryMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
558 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-22878-7 (9780415228787)
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Person
Frank Cunningham is a lecturer in the philosophy department at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Democratic Theory and Socialism(1987) and The Real World of Democracy (1994)
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Problems of democracy; Chapter 3 Liberal democracy; Chapter 4 Liberal democracy and the problems; Chapter 5 Classic pluralism; Chapter 6 Catallaxy; Chapter 7 Part Icipatory democracy; Chapter 8 Democratic pragmatism; Chapter 9 Deliberative democracy; Chapter 10 Radical pluralism; Chapter 11 Applying democratic theories: globalization;