03504nam 2200697 a 450 991046564550332120200520144314.01-78170-169-51-84779-302-9(CKB)2560000000085815(EBL)1069602(OCoLC)818847337(SSID)ssj0000712781(PQKBManifestationID)12332406(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712781(PQKBWorkID)10651135(PQKB)10947159(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086941(MiAaPQ)EBC1069602(Au-PeEL)EBL1069602(CaPaEBR)ebr10623369(CaONFJC)MIL843794(EXLCZ)99256000000008581520101014d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGroups, representation and democracy[electronic resource] between promise and practice /Darren HalpinManchester Manchester University Pressc20101 online resource (329 p.)Perspectives on democratic practiceDescription based upon print version of record.1-84779-696-6 0-7190-7652-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [290]-305) and index.9780719076527; 9780719076527; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Groups as agents of democracy?; 2 Interest group aliases: towards definitional commensurability?; 3 Democratic expectations: there presentation account; 4 Between representation and solidarity:(re)calibrating democratic expectations; 5 Democratic promises and practices:some empirical evidence; 6 The orthodox case: the drift from representation towards solidarity*; 7 Making Olson work: rejuvenating'supply-side' explanations8 Are 'protest businesses' contemporary phenomena?*9 Democratic transformation: fulfilling the promise of representation*; 10 Between promise and practice; References; IndexWhether called pressure groups, NGOs, social movement organisations or organised civil society, the value of 'groups' to the policy process, to economic growth, to governance, to political representation and to democracy has always been contested. However, there seems to be a contemporary resurgence in this debate largely centred on their democratising potential: can groups effectively link citizens to political institutions and policy processes? Are groups an antidote to emerging democratic deficits? Or do groups themselves face challenges in demonstrating their legitimacy and representativenPerspectives on democratic practice (Manchester, England)Associations, institutions, etcSocial groupsPolitical aspectsSocial participationRepresentative government and representationDemocracyElectronic books.Associations, institutions, etc.Social groupsPolitical aspects.Social participation.Representative government and representation.Democracy.322Halpin Darren895138MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465645503321Groups, representation and democracy1999955UNINA