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UNINA9910781713403321 |
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Autore |
Blokland Hans Theodorus. |
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Pluralism, democracy and political knowledge : Robert A. Dahl and his critics on modern politics / / Hans Blokland |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-4094-7649-9 |
1-317-07957-4 |
1-315-60092-7 |
1-317-07956-6 |
1-283-28199-6 |
9786613281999 |
1-4094-2932-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy - Philosophy |
Cultural pluralism - Political aspects |
Political science - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 An American Preamble; 5 The Behavioralist Mood; 6 A Logical Analysis of Polyarchy; 7 Empirical Research on Polyarchy; 8 Arguments in Defense of Democratic Participation; 9 Power and Powerlessness Under Polyarchy; 10 Epistemological Reservations; 11 Modern Political Science and Rationalization; 12 Modern and Old-fashioned Politics; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Taking his work as a point of reference, this book not only provides an illuminating history of political science, told via Dahl and his critics. It also offers a revealing analysis as to what progress we have made in our thinking on pluralism and democracy, and what progress we could make, given social sciences epistemological constraints. Above and beyond this, the development and the problems of pluralism and democracy are explored in the context of the process of |
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