Strong democracy in crisis : promise or peril? /
This collection of original essays by prominent authors contributes to current debates about democracy in powerful and provocative ways. The occasion for bringing together this notable collection of essays is the opportunity to examine the crisis in democracy and the promise of new alternative model...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
2016
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Strong Democracy as Cosmopolis in the Age of Global Interdependence; Chapter Two: The Polarization Crisis in the United States and the Future of Listening; Chapter Three: Strong Democracy and a Different Voice; Chapter Four: Strong Democracy and Transnational Legal Regimes; Chapter Five: How Swiss Is Ben Barber?; Chapter Six: Reconstituting Liberal Democracy; Chapter Seven: Reading Ben Barber, or Rousseau as Educator; Chapter Eight: The Language and Politics of Representation in Rousseau
- Chapter Nine: Civil Society and Democratic Pluralism; Chapter Ten: Constitutionalism and Medieval Arabic/Islamic Political Philosophy; Chapter Eleven: The Mean Girls of McWorld; Chapter Twelve: Globalizing Political Theory; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors
