1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454515603321

Autore

Rosanvallon Pierre <1948->

Titolo

Democracy past and future [[electronic resource] /] / Pierre Rosanvallon ; edited by Samuel Moyn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006

ISBN

0-231-51044-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Columbia studies in political thought/political history

Altri autori (Persone)

MoynSamuel

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy

Liberalism

Civil society

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A collection of essays from different works including the author's inaugural lecture at the Collège de France.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-282) and index.

"Bibliography of Pierre Rosanvallon's principal writings": p. 283-287.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments and Permissions; Introduction: Antitotalitarianism and After; Part I. The Study of Politics in History; Chapter 1. Inaugural Lecture, Collège de France; Chapter 2. Toward a Philosophical History of the Political; Part II. The Voluntarist Drive to Unity; Chapter 3. Revolutionary Democracy; Chapter 4. The Republic of Universal Suffrage; Part III. The Allure of Rationalism; Chapter 5. François Guizot and the Sovereignty of Reason; Chapter 6. Political Rationalism and Democracy in France; Part IV. Civil Society

Chapter 7. The Market, Liberalism, and Anti-liberalism Chapter 8. Marx and Civil Society; Part V. The Future of Democracy; Chapter 9. From the Past to the Future of Democracy; Chapter 10. The Transformation of Democracy and the Future of Europe; Postscript: Democracy in an Era of Distrust; Notes; Bibliography of Pierre Rosanvallon's Principal Publications; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Democracy Past and Future</I> is the first English-language collection of Pierre Rosanvallon's most important essays on the historical origins, contemporary difficulties, and future prospects of democratic life.



</P><P>One of Europe's leading political thinkers, Rosanvallon proposes in these essays new readings of the history, aims, and possibilities of democratic theory and practice, and provides unique theoretical understandings of key moments in democracy's trajectory, from the French Revolution and the struggles for universal suffrage to European unification and the crises

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910814387203321

Autore

Farah Douglas

Titolo

Alternative governance in the Northern Triangle and implications for U.S. foreign policy : finding logic within chaos / / authors, Douglas Farah, Carl Meacham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Lanham, Maryland : , : Center for Strategic & International Studies : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-5885-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (75 p.)

Collana

CSIS Reports

Disciplina

972.8053

Soggetti

Non-state actors (International relations) - Central America

Central America Politics and government 1979-

Central America Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Central America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Report of the CSIS Americas Program."

Nota di contenuto

Alternative Governance In The Northern Triangle And Implications For U.S. Foreign Policy ; Contents ; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction and Overview; 2. The Growing Role of Non-State Actors ; 3. The Border Corridor: The State as a Peripheral Actor; El Paraíso: An Emerging Paradigm of the Narco-Municipality; Additional Structures Representative of the State as a Peripheral Actor ; 4. Formal Border Crossings and Urban Areas: The State as a Partner; El Florido: Corruption and Partnership on the Border; San Pedro Sula: The Alliance of Gangs and Law Enforcement

5. Recommendations and ConclusionsU.S. Policy in the Region;



Principal Challenges and Policy Recommendations; Appendix A. Conceptualizing Alternatively Governed Spaces: A Brief Review ; Appendix B. Methodology; Appendix C. Experts Workshops Participants; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines different forms of alternative governance in the absence of a strong state presence in the Northern Triangle of Central America-along part of the Guatemala-Honduras border-a region notorious for its soaring homicide rates, corruption, violence, and emigration to the United States.