Groups, representation and democracy [[electronic resource] ] : between promise and practice / / Darren Halpin
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| Autore: |
Halpin Darren
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| Titolo: |
Groups, representation and democracy [[electronic resource] ] : between promise and practice / / Darren Halpin
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester, : Manchester University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 322 |
| Soggetto topico: | Associations, institutions, etc |
| Social groups - Political aspects | |
| Social participation | |
| Representative government and representation | |
| Democracy | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [290]-305) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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' explanations |
| 8 Are 'protest businesses' contemporary phenomena?*9 Democratic transformation: fulfilling the promise of representation*; 10 Between promise and practice; References; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Whether 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 representativen |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Groups, representation and democracy |
| ISBN: | 1-78170-169-5 |
| 1-84779-302-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465645503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Perspectives on democratic practice (Manchester, England)