The politics of participation : from Athens to e-democracy / / Matt Qvortrup

• Autore: Qvortrup Mads
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 321.8
• Soggetto topico: Political participation; Democracy - Philosophy; Democracy - Philosophy - History; Public opinion; Referendum
• Soggetto non controllato: Britain; J.S. Mill; Machiavelli; Plato; citizen participation; democracy; demonstrations; modern technology; political behaviour; riots
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Theoretical aspects of citizen politics -- pt. II. Empirical foundations of citizen politics -- pt. III. Case studies in citizen democracy.
• Sommario/riassunto: We live in an age of democracy. Very few people challenge the virtues of 'government by the people', yet politicians and commentators are fond of decrying the 'crisis of democracy'. How do these views square up?This book provides the answer by surveying the philosophical history of democracy and its critics and by analysing empirical data about citizen participation in Britain and other developed democracies. In addition to analysis of major political thinkers like Plato, Machiavelli and J.S. Mill, the book analyses how modern technology has influenced democracy.Among the issues discussed in t
• Titolo autorizzato: The politics of participation
• ISBN: 1-84779-698-2; 1-78170-156-3; 1-84779-230-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828777003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II