Global Democracy: For and Against, Marchetti, Raffaele
Автор: Sharp Gene Название: From Dictatorship to Democracy ISBN: 1846688396 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846688393 Издательство: Profile Рейтинг: Цена: 9100.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A how-to guide that inspired the Arab Spring.
Автор: Grayling A. C. Название: Democracy and Its Crisis ISBN: 1786074060 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786074065 Издательство: TBS/GBS Рейтинг: Цена: 14510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An urgent exploration of the challenges facing democracy today
Автор: Brennan Jason Название: Against Democracy ISBN: 0691178496 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691178493 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 20050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
A bracingly provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas and institutions
Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the right to an equal share of political power. And they believe that political participation is good for us--it empowers us, helps us get what we want, and tends to make us smarter, more virtuous, and more caring for one another. These are some of our most cherished ideas about democracy. But Jason Brennan says they are all wrong.
In this trenchant book, Brennan argues that democracy should be judged by its results--and the results are not good enough. Just as defendants have a right to a fair trial, citizens have a right to competent government. But democracy is the rule of the ignorant and the irrational, and it all too often falls short. Furthermore, no one has a fundamental right to any share of political power, and exercising political power does most of us little good. On the contrary, a wide range of social science research shows that political participation and democratic deliberation actually tend to make people worse--more irrational, biased, and mean. Given this grim picture, Brennan argues that a new system of government--epistocracy, the rule of the knowledgeable--may be better than democracy, and that it's time to experiment and find out.
A challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable, Against Democracy is essential reading for scholars and students of politics across the disciplines.
Featuring a new preface that situates the book within the current political climate and discusses other alternatives beyond epistocracy, Against Democracy is a challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable.
Автор: Wolff Richard D. Название: Democracy at Work: The Cure to Capitalism ISBN: 1608462471 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781608462476 Издательство: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES UK Рейтинг: Цена: 13790.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: A new manifesto for gaining democratic control of our workplaces.
Автор: Struve, Walter Название: Elites against democracy ISBN: 0691645868 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691645865 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 202750.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Since the beginning of the current era of imperialism in the late nineteenth century, there has been a striking contrast between bourgeois political thought in Germany and the West. Walter Struve demonstrates how German political culture went through a phase in which great emphasis was placed on the establishment of a new political elite recruited on the basis of merit and skill, but ruling in an authoritarian way, and not controlled by the populace. He suggests that this type of elitism, many aspects of which were vital to the political culture of Nazi Germany, seems today to be widespread in the West.
The development of this concept of an open-yet-authoritarian elite is approached through the analysis of the political ideas and activities of nine elitists, among them Max Weber, Walther Rathenau, and Oswald Spengler. The author relates biography to intellectual, political, social, and economic history, so that his work becomes a study in the political and social context of intellectual history. Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Автор: Kemp, David Название: Democratic nation ISBN: 0522873464 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780522873467 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 34280.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: Tells the story of the political battle after Federation to achieve unprecedented levels of social and economic equality, while preserving both national independence and individual freedom.
Название: Economy for and against democracy ISBN: 1782388443 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782388449 Издательство: Berghahn Рейтинг: Цена: 113250.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Political constitutions alone do not guarantee democracy; a degree of economic equality is also essential. Yet contemporary economies, dominated as they are by global finance and political rent-seekers, often block the realization of democracy. The comparative essays and case studies of this volume examine the contradictory relationship between the economy and democracy and highlight the struggles and visions needed to make things more equitable. They explore how our collective aspirations for greater democracy might be informed by serious empirical research on the human economy today. If we want a better world, we must act on existing social realities.
Western democracy has become increasingly estranged from its crucial historical, political, spiritual, and cultural prerequisites- what author Daniel J. Mahoney calls “the conservative foundations of the liberal order.” In this eloquent and insightful work of political philosophy and cultural criticism, Mahoney offers a vigorous defense of these foundations, and shows the dangers of identifying liberty with a radical project of social and cultural emancipation.
The Conservative Foundations of the Liberal Order takes particular aim at partisans of “pure democracy,” who have transformed the principles of liberty and equality into an unreflective dogma. By reducing liberty to a vague affirmation of equality and individual autonomy, Mahoney shows, such partisans undermine those “contents of life” -, patriotism, philosophical reflection, family and social life- enrich human existence and give purpose to human freedom. What we need instead is a conservative-minded liberalism.
Calling on the wisdom of Winston Churchill, Edmund Burke, Alexis de Tocqueville, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Raymond Aron, and other exemplary leaders and thinkers, Mahoney addresses a wide range of questions related to liberty in the contemporary world. He brilliantly analyzes the task of the democratic statesman; the need for prudence, sobriety, and civic courage in confronting the totalitarian enemies of the West; the ties that bind religion and democratic liberty; democracy’s tendency to squander its own inheritance in frenzied efforts to establish a human order that is more and more “democratic”; the follies of the postmodern “culture of repudiation”; the reasons so many intellectuals indulge totalitarianism and terrorism; and much more.
Rejecting the dual temptations of utopianism and despair, Mahoney defends self-government- understood- both democracy’s enemies and its all-too-numerous “immoderate friends.” The Conservative Foundations of the Liberal Order upholds the rich civilized inheritance that allows human beings to lead free and decent lives together.
Автор: Ellinas, Antonis A. (university Of Cyprus) Название: Organizing against democracy ISBN: 1108415148 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108415149 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 95040.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Organizing Against Democracy illuminates answers to the question of how far-right parties try to establish roots in democratic societies. Ellinas examines the local organizational `lives` of three of the most extreme parties in Europe and the responses of democratic actors against them.
Автор: Donatella della Porta, Lorenzo Cini, Cesar Guzman-Concha Название: Contesting Higher Education: Student Movements against Neoliberal Universities ISBN: 1529208629 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529208627 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 105590.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This close investigation of student protests in the UK, Canada, Chile and Italy represents the first comparative review of the subject. Setting the wave of demonstrations within the contexts of student activism, social issues and political movements, it casts new light on their impact on higher education and on the broader society.
Автор: J. Ferrero Название: Democracy against Neoliberalism in Argentina and Brazil ISBN: 1349484113 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349484119 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 60550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emergence of left-wing politics in two of the largest South American nations: Argentina and Brazil. It looks in particular at the transformation of democracy seen as "point of arrival" into democracy seen as an unending struggle for greater equality.
Автор: Duong, Kevin (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Virginia) Название: Virtues of Violence ISBN: 019765715X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780197657157 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 29220.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book draws on studies of movement, gesture, and early film to offer a series of readings on repetition through the body in Homer. Each chapter presents an argument based on a specific posture, action or gesture (falling, running, leaping, standing, and crouching), through which to rethink epic practices of embodiment and formularity.
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