| Description |
viii, 236 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Issues in political theory |
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Issues in political theory.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: democracy and political theory -- 2. Varieties of democracy -- 3. The justification of democracy -- 4. Autonomy, virtue and consent -- 5. Participaiton and representation -- 6. Forms of representation -- 7. Unanimity, consensus and majority rule -- 8. Inclusion -- 9. Democracy and constitutionalism -- 10. The obligations of democracy -- 11. An ideal of democracy? |
| Summary |
"Defining democracy as a system of government in which important choices in public policy depend, in a systematic way, upon public opinion, Albert Weale argues that its key justification is its capacity to enable members of society to advance their common interests as political equals in a situation of human fallibility. Contrasting this justification with accounts of democracy based on the idea of autonomy, he argues that a satisfactory theory of democracy must presuppose the existence, at least to some degree, of common purposes among the citizens."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Democracy |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references: pages 222-231 |
| Subject |
Democracy.
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Political science.
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| LC no. |
00001461 |
| ISBN |
031222091X |
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0312220928 |
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0333567544 |
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0333567552 |
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