
Practices of Democracy
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Taking a truly global perspective, examples of models of democracy are used to bring theory to life, to show how politics operates today. This pathbreaking new textbook spans all the core concerns of politics - from elections and voting to the role of political parties and legislatures, from political communication to migration and populism. Today, the role of referendums, citizen assemblies and experts shape our societies in profound ways.
Packed with case studies and features, this textbook is essential reading for anyone studying democracies, democratic innovations and Comparative Politics, whether at the undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Sergiu Gherghina is Associate Professor in Comparative Politics at Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Glasgow, UK.
Jean-Benoit Pilet is Professor of Political Science at the Universite libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Jane Suiter is Professor of Political Communication in the School of Communications at Dublin City University, Ireland.
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A new political science is needed for a new world', wrote Alexis de Tocqueville. This is true as much today as it was in the 19th Century. Combining case studies with grand tour d'horizons, this textbook provides an intelligent and highly readable introduction to the new approaches to the new political climate. This exciting volume not only deserves to be widely read, but it will provide a new standard for textbooks on democracy. -- Matt Qvortrup This book about practices of democracy (institutions, actors, processes) is a timely introduction to democratic government in the 21st century. It goes beyond standard textbooks, because it reflects on most recent developments and provides students with a toolkit to understand and analyse contemporary democracies. -- Brigitte Geissel A timely and insightful contribution, this book offers a clear and systematic exploration of democracy through representative, direct, deliberative and technocratic models. It provides students, scholars and practitioners with a valuable framework for understanding how democracies really function in the 21st century, and how institutions can be strengthened to deal with new challenges. -- Eri Bertsou This book revitalizes comparative politics by organizing learning around democratic practices -representative, direct, deliberative, technocratic- paired with timely, worldwide examples. Students gain analytical traction; instructors gain a flexible structure that translates theory into applied teaching without sacrificing rigor. A welcome innovation. -- Sebastian Lavezzolo This path-breaking textbook starts from the entirely correct premise that to understand contemporary democracy we need to move beyond the common framework of representative democracy. Many of the most significant developments in recent years have been in the areas of direct, deliberative and technocratic democracy. This is definitely going on my course guide! -- David FarrellMore details
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PART I Institutions
Chapter 2 Constitutions and Comparative Politics - Eirikur Bergmann
Chapter 3 Electoral and Voting Systems - Jean-Benoit Pilet and Alan Renwick
Chapter 4 Legislatures - Sofia Serra Silva
Chapter 5 Governments - Keith Dowding and Thiago N. Silva
PART II Actors
Chapter 6 Political Parties - Sergiu Gherghina
Chapter 7 Politicians - Tapio Raunio and Sacha Rangoni
Chapter 8 Civil Society and Social Movements - Ramon A. Feenstra and Juan Merida
PART III Processes and contemporary challenges
Chapter 9 Political Participation - Emilie van Haute and Emilien Paulis
Chapter 10 Political Communication - Jane Suiter and Danicca Fleuss
Chapter 11 Public Opinion - Sebastien Rojon and Davide Vittori
Chapter 12 Migration: From Political Representation to Participation - Sorina Soare and David Talukder
Chapter 13 Populism - Kristof Jacobs
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