| Description |
1 online resource (179 pages) |
| Contents |
The End of Representative Politics; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Contours of a 'Crisis'; 2 Locating 'Representative Politics' ; 3 Are We Becoming Unrepresentable?; 4 Is the Party Over? ; 5 Citizens against Representation; 6 Democracy after Representation; Notes; References ; INDEX |
| Summary |
Representative politics is in crisis. Trust in politicians is at an all-time low. Fewer people are voting or joining political parties, and our interest in parliamentary politics is declining fast. Even oppositional and radical parties that should be benefitting from public disenchantment with politics are suffering. But different forms of political activity are emerging to replace representative politics: instant politics, direct action, insurgent politics. We are leaving behind traditional representation, and moving towards a politics without representatives. In this provocative new b |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Representative government and representation.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Representative government and representation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780745695457 |
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0745695450 |
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