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Autore |
Dawson James <1979-> |
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Cultures of democracy in Serbia and Bulgaria : how ideas shape publics / / James Dawson |
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Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate Publishing Limited : , : Ashgate Publishing Company, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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1-315-57554-X |
1-317-15571-8 |
1-317-15570-X |
1-4724-4309-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Collana |
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Southeast European Studies |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy - Serbia |
Democracy - Bulgaria |
Political participation - Serbia |
Political participation - Bulgaria |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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 and Acknowledgements; Guide to Abbreviations of Political Parties; 1 The Neglect of Citizens in the Measurement of Liberal Democracy; 2 Liberal Institutions, Illiberal Democracy? ; 3 Political Pluralism in the Mathematical or the Philosophical Sense?; 4 Publics and Counterpublics in Serbia; 5 Disenchantment without Coherence in Bulgaria; Conclusion: Evaluating Democracy through the Public Sphere; Postscript: On the Bulgarian Protests of 2013 and the Spectre of Authoritarian Populism in Serbia; Bibliography ; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Starting from the premise that citizens can only uphold the institutions of liberal democracy when they understand and identify with the principles enshrined in them, the author applies normative public sphere theory to the analysis of political discourse and everyday discussion in Serbia and Bulgaria. Moving beyond the narrow focus on institutions that currently prevails in studies of democratization, this |
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