Accountability and democracy in Poland and Spain, Anna Sroka

Автор: Goikoetxea, Jule
Название: Privatizing democracy
ISBN: 3034322615 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783034322614
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Democratization is a process of collective emancipation through self-government. Continuous political contestation is essential for emancipation but, in order to know which strategies and conditions will emancipate us, we also need to know which ones subjugate us. Political mechanisms with the capacity to modulate our individual and collective bodies and make them docile tend to be close relatives of those which make us equal and free.

Drawing on the latest theories concerning globalization and democracy, this book argues that postnational and postsovereign multilevel governance regimes, including the European Union, should be understood as mechanisms of global capitalism aimed at privatizing democracy. Through a detailed applied analysis of the Basque case, the author illustrates how democratization is closely linked to ideas about territory, collective empowerment and institutional political capacity.

Democratization always takes place partially: it never «ends». Contrary to the dominant thinking, this book argues that the incomplete nature of democratization is a positive aspect, with perpetual conflict leading to perpetual change. This is precisely what allows, and obliges, each generation to shape its own forms of emancipation.

Автор: Gwiazda, Anna (king`s College, London)
Название: Democracy in poland
ISBN: 0815355963 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815355960
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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This book assesses the quality of democracy in Poland from the collapse of communism in 1989 up to the 2011 parliamentary election. It presents an in-depth, empirically grounded study comparing two decades of democratic politics. Drawing on democratic theory and comparative politics, the book puts forward an evaluation of democracy based on four dimensions: representation, participation, competition and accountability. 　The book is an important contribution to debates on the performance of the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe, where some scholars argue that there is a 'democratic crisis', that, after a period of democratic progress, most of these countries are experiencing democratic fatigue and that their democratic performance is poor. However, the Polish case shows that democracy is not in crisis - in fact, the quality of democracy in Poland has improved. 　The book shows that democratic quality stems from good democratic institutions. Moreover, the Polish case shows useful lessons that can be learnt by democratic reformers in countries that are undergoing the transition to democracy or are aiming to consolidate their democratic systems. It concludes that effective accountability, good representation and stable competition are vital.

Автор: Gwiazda
Название: Democracy in Poland
ISBN: 0415493501 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415493505
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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This book assesses the quality of democracy in Poland from the collapse of communism in 1989 up to the 2011 parliamentary election. It presents an in-depth, empirically grounded study comparing two decades of democratic politics. Drawing on democratic theory and comparative politics, the book puts forward an evaluation of democracy based on four dimensions: representation, participation, competition and accountability. 　The book is an important contribution to debates on the performance of the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe, where some scholars argue that there is a 'democratic crisis', that, after a period of democratic progress, most of these countries are experiencing democratic fatigue and that their democratic performance is poor. However, the Polish case shows that democracy is not in crisis - in fact, the quality of democracy in Poland has improved. 　The book shows that democratic quality stems from good democratic institutions. Moreover, the Polish case shows useful lessons that can be learnt by democratic reformers in countries that are undergoing the transition to democracy or are aiming to consolidate their democratic systems. It concludes that effective accountability, good representation and stable competition are vital.

Автор: Schurlknight, Donald E.
Название: Power and dissent: Larra and democracy in nineteenth-century Spain
ISBN: 0838757316 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780838757314
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Investigates how Larra (pseudonym Figaro) exposes the power relations that exist between and among individuals and the classes that form `society`. This work features postmodern vein of the satirical writer`s duly famous articles penned - and published mostly between March 1835 and the summer of 1836.

Автор: Edles Laura Desfor
Название: Symbol and Ritual in the New Spain: The Transition to Democracy After Franco
ISBN: 0521628857 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521628853
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Laura Desfor Edles takes a distinctively culturalist approach to Spain`s transition to democracy after Franco. She uses textual interpretation of Spanish newspapers to examine the `strategy of consensus` deployed at this time and uncovers the processes of symbolization and ritualization behind the political transition.

Автор: Groves Tamar
Название: Teachers and the Struggle for Democracy in Spain, 1970-1985
ISBN: 1137323736 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137323736
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: The book shows how teachers struggled to liberate their country`s education system from the legacy of dictatorship, combining a general evaluation of the phenomenon with intimate glances at the people who drove it forward. By vindicating the importance of democratic professionals it illuminates the Spanish transition to democracy from a new angle.

Автор: Anja Mihr
Название: Regime Consolidation and Transitional Justice : A Comparative Study of Germany, Spain and Turkey
ISBN: 110842306X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108423069
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Regime Consolidation and Transitional Justice explores, by focusing on the long-term impact of transitional justice mechanisms in Germany, Spain and Turkey over a twenty-year period, the effect of justice measures on `regime consolidation`, or the means by which a new political system is established and legitimised in a post-transition context.

Название: Democracy and institutional development
ISBN: 0230219268 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230219267
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This book analyzes Spanish political parties and institutions in comparative theoretical perspective. Two primary themes are addressed: institutionalization and the distribution of institutionalization in the polity, and the relationship between institutional design and representation .

Автор: Mason Emily
Название: Democracy, Deeds & Dilemmas
ISBN: 1845199588 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781845199586
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) the British public raised an estimated one to two million pounds for Republican Spain, mostly through small individual donations at a time when large parts of Britain were experiencing severe economic depression. Across the country people were moved by the plight of Spain, a land in which most had never set foot. The response was quintessentially British; through picnics, whist drives, concerts, dances and rambling expeditions, the war in Spain became embedded in British social and cultural life. Innovative fundraising campaigns ran alongside lectures, film screenings and exhibitions, engaging people with the Spanish conflict. But it was a fragile alliance of progressive opinion, for those involved often had very different interpretations of the political significance of the war and of the Republic's fight for a broadly defined concept of 'democracy.' Democracy, Deeds and Dilemmas provides a fresh perspective on what is a well-trodden area of scholarship. It places British humanitarian responses to Spain within the context of Britain's flourishing civic and popular political culture, following the advent of mass democracy in 1928 as supported by the Equal Franchise Act. Emily Mason explores engagement with 'Spain' through three foci: the peace movement, the co-operative movement and British Christians-groups that were at the heart of the humanitarian response, but which remain underexplored in current historiography. The book explores how the Republican cause resonated with notions of British identity and with the crises that different groups perceived to be threatening their world order. It explores the dilemma that non-intervention posed for many Britons, and argues that humanitarian support for the Spanish Republic offers an example of 'active citizenship' and popular internationalism in Britain between the wars. Published in association with the Ca ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies. Revised

Название: Cooperativism and Democracy: Selected Works of Polish Thinkers
ISBN: 1608460908 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781608460908
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Cooperativism and Democracy contains a selection of texts in socio-political thought focusing on Polish cooperativism which make an important contribution to the debate over the relationship of contemporary economics and politics.

Автор: Mason, Emily
Название: Democracy, deeds & dilemmas
ISBN: 1845198859 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781845198855
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) the British public raised an estimated one to two million pounds for Republican Spain, mostly through small individual donations at a time when large parts of Britain were experiencing severe economic depression. Across the country people were moved by the plight of Spain, a land in which most had never set foot. The response was quintessentially British; through picnics, whist drives, concerts, dances and rambling expeditions, the war in Spain became embedded in British social and cultural life. Innovative fundraising campaigns ran alongside lectures, film screenings and exhibitions, engaging people with the Spanish conflict. But it was a fragile alliance of progressive opinion, for those involved often had very different interpretations of the political significance of the war and of the Republics fight for a broadly defined concept of democracy. The book provides a fresh perspective on what is a well-trodden area of scholarship. It places British humanitarian responses to Spain within the context of Britains flourishing civic and popular political culture, following the advent of mass democracy in 1928 as supported by the Equal Franchise Act. Emily Mason explores engagement with Spain through three foci: the peace movement, the co-operative movement and British Christians groups that were at the heart of the humanitarian response, but which remain underexplored in current historiography. The book explores how the Republican cause resonated with notions of British identity and with the crises that different groups perceived to be threatening their world order. It explores the dilemma that non-intervention posed for many Britons, and argues that humanitarian support for the Spanish Republic offers an example of active citizenship and popular internationalism in Britain between the wars. Published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies.

Автор: Mees
Название: Nationalism, Violence and Democracy
ISBN: 1403902658 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403902658
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Ludger Mees offers the first comprehensive study of one of Europe`s most protracted ethnic conflicts. In the light of different theoretical and comparative approaches, the reasons for the dramatic return of terrorism and the possibilities of a more successful conflict de-escalation in the near future are discussed.