Representation and democratic theory / / edited by David Laycock

• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 321.8
• Soggetto topico: Representative government and representation; Democracy
• Altri autori: LaycockDavid H. <1954->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-264) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Representation in Response to Minority Rights, Multiculturalism, and Institutional Complexity -- When (if Ever) Are Referendums on Minority Rights Fair? -- Language, Representation, and Suprastate Democracy: Questions Facing the European Union -- Getting to Yes: People, Practices, and the Paradox of Multicultural Democracy -- Feminist Engagement with Federal Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints for Women's Multilevel Citizenship -- Reconceiving Representation through Citizenship and Community -- Sharing the River: Aboriginal Representation in Canadian Political Institutions -- The Self-Government of Unbounded Communities: Emancipatory Minority Autonomy in China and Western Europe -- What Do Citizens Need to Share? Citizenship as Reasonableness -- Pluralist, Deliberative, and Participatory Challenges to Representation -- The New Constitutionalism and the Polarizing Performance of the Canadian Conversation -- Demanding Deliberative Democracy and Representation -- What Can Democratic Participation Mean Today? -- Representing Pluralism: A Comment on Pyrcz, Warren, and Kernerman -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes on Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: With public confidence in representative institutions dropping to distressing levels, it is time for political theorists to reconnect issues of representation to considerations of justice, rights, citizenship, pluralism, and community. Representation and Democratic Theory investigates theoretical and practical aspects of innovative political representation in the early twenty-first century. It reveals the complexity of contemporary political representation and the importance of re-invigorating public life outside legislatures, political parties, and competitive elections. A crucial supplement to empirical studies of conventional political representation this book offers a timely and thought-provoking contribution to contemporary democratic theory. It will be a necessary and welcome addition to the libraries of many political and social scientists.
• Titolo autorizzato: Representation and democratic theory
• ISBN: 1-283-33062-8; 9786613330628; 0-7748-5178-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817581603321
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