Democratic Incongruities

Representative Democracy in Britain
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-33969-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 313 g

Clear disparities exist between notions of representative democracy and political practice in Britain. Alternative models of democracy, however, have their own incongruities in trying to marry representation and democracy. This book analyses the mismatches in democratic theories and between theory and practice in British representative democracy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Judge, D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Democratic Incongruities: Old Models and New Perspectives 2. The 'Problem' of the People 3. The 'Problem' of Representational Transmission of Power 4. The 'Problem' of Elected Representatives 5. The 'Problem' of Representative Government 6. The 'Problem' of Citizen Participation 7. The 'Problem' of 'Post-': Post-representative, Post-parliamentary, Post-democracy

Über Autor(innen)

David Judge is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde, UK. He is the author/co-author/editor of 12 books, including , , and , and numerous articles/chapters on legislative institutions, representative democracy, and decision-making in Britain and the EU.