03642nam 2200721 450 991054769600332120200330110313.03-631-80602-73-631-80601-9(CKB)4100000010236831(MiAaPQ)EBC6038648(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78419(EXLCZ)99410000001023683120200330d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe idea of political representation and its paradoxes /Andrzej Waśkiewicz ; translated from Polish by Agnieszka Waśkiewicz and Marilyn BurtonBernPeter Lang International Academic Publishing Group2020Berlin :Peter Lang,[2020]©20201 online resource (270 pages)Studies in social sciences, philosophy and history of ideas ;Volume 253-631-80388-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to the English-language edition -- Representation and the legitimisation of power -- Representation and sovereignty of power -- Representation and a limitation of power -- Representation and the common good -- Representation and social diversity -- A contribution to the normative theory of representation.If we want to understand the vicissitudes of modern democracy then, argues the author, we need to analyse the ideas upon which representative government is based rather than compare contemporary conditions with the Greek ideal. These principal ideas have been presented clearly in past centuries, when the relation between democracy and representation was still a matter of political judgement. The old masters of political thinking clarified the functions of representation: legitimising power, creating sovereignty but also setting its limits, and pursuing the common good while still reflecting social diversity. Because institutions of representation are expected to fulfil a variety of functions, these institutions have in recent times come under attack for standing in the way of radical programs for democratising democracy. The author of this book reminds us that these functions are necessary in every political order, whether democratic or not. Instead of rejecting representation, political theorists should focus on making government more accountable.Studies in social sciences, philosophy and history of ideas ;Volume 25.Representative government and representationDemocracy2012Common goodIdeaideiLegitimisation of powerLimitation of powerParadoksyParadoxesPoliticalpolitycznejRepresentationreprezentacjiScholarSocial diversitySovereignty of powerWarszawaWaskiewiczWydawnictwoRepresentative government and representation.Democracy.321.8Waskiewicz Andrzej1963-1208553Waśkiewicz AgnieszkaBurton Marilyn E.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910547696003321The idea of political representation and its paradoxes2788103UNINA