LEADER 04326nam 22005295 450 001 9910463352003321 005 20211216215419.0 010 $a9786612979149 010 $a1-282-97914-0 010 $a1-4008-3683-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400836833 035 $a(OCoLC)705945722 035 $a(DE-B1597)446602 035 $a(OCoLC)979685625 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400836833 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000491339 100 $a20210729h20102011 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Real World of Democratic Theory /$fIan Shapiro 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2010] 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) $c6 line illus. 3 tables 300 $a"Sequel and complement to an earlier volume, Democracy's Place, which was first published in 1996." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tINTRODUCTION. Revisiting Democracy?s Place --$tCHAPTER ONE. John Locke?s Democratic Theory --$tCHAPTER TWO. Tyranny and Democracy: Reflections on Some Recent Literature --$tCHAPTER THREE. Problems and Prospects for Democratic Settlements: South Africa as a Model for the Middle East and Northern Ireland? --$tCHAPTER FOUR. Players, Preconditions, and Peace: Why Talks Fail and How They Might Succeed --$tCHAPTER FIVE. Containment and Democratic Cosmopolitanism --$tCHAPTER SIX. The Political Uses of Public Opinion: Lessons from the Estate Tax Repeal --$tCHAPTER SEVEN. The Constitutional Politics of Abortion in the United States --$tCHAPTER EIGHT. Democratic Justice : A Reply to Critics --$tAppendix to Chapter Three. Surveys of Israeli Business Elites --$tAppendix to Chapter Six. Polls on the Repeal or the Fairness of the Estate Tax --$tIndex 330 $aIn this book Ian Shapiro develops and extends arguments that have established him as one of today's leading democratic theorists. Shapiro is hardheaded about the realities of politics and power, and the difficulties of fighting injustice and oppression. Yet he makes a compelling case that democracy's legitimacy depends on pressing it into the service of resisting domination, and that democratic theorists must rise to the occasion of fashioning the necessary tools. That vital agenda motivates the arguments of this book. Tracing modern democracy's roots to John Locke and the American founders, Shapiro shows that they saw more deeply into the dynamics of democratic politics than have many of their successors. Drawing on Lockean and Madisonian insights, Shapiro evaluates democracy's changing global fortunes over the past two decades. He also shows how elusive democracy can be by exploring the contrast between its successful establishment in South Africa and its failures elsewhere--particularly the Middle East. Shapiro spells out the implications of his account for long-standing debates about public opinion, judicial review, abortion, and inherited wealth--as well as more recent preoccupations with globalization, national security, and international terrorism. Scholars, students, and democratic activists will all learn from Shapiro's trenchant account of democracy's foundations, its history, and its contemporary challenges. They will also find his distinctive democratic vision both illuminating and appealing. 606 $aDemocracy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDemocracy. 676 $a321.8 700 $aShapiro$b Ian$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0549030 702 $aBirney$b Mayling$4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 702 $aGraetz$b Michael J.$4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 702 $aJung$b Courtney$4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 702 $aLust$b Ellen$4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 702 $aLust-Okar$b Ellen$4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 702 $aShapiro$b Ian$4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 912 $a9910463352003321 996 $aThe Real World of Democratic Theory$92479269 997 $aUNINA