عنوان

The Future of Representative Democracy /

(Number (ISBN

0521177030 (pbk.)

(Number (ISBN

1107003563 (hardback)

(Number (ISBN

9780521177030 (pbk.)

(Number (ISBN

9781107003569 (hardback)

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b427300

Title Proper

The Future of Representative Democracy /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Edited by Sonia Alonso, John Keane, Wolfgang Merkel ; with the collaboration of Maria Fotou

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2011, ©2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 307 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Machine generated contents note: Introduction: rethinking the future of representative democracy Sonia Alonso, John Keane and Wolfgang Merkel; 1. Representative democracy and its critics Nadia Urbinati; 2. Representative democracy and the populist temptation Klaus von Beyme; 3. The wider canvas: representation and democracy in state and society Michael Saward; 4. Performance and deficits of present-day representation Bernhard Wessels; 5. Do parliaments have a future? David Beetham; 6. Engendering representative democracy Drude Dahlerup; 7. Representative democracy and the multinational demos Sonia Alonso; 8. Diagnosing and designing democracy in Europe Philippe C. Schmitter; 9. Monitory democracy? John Keane; 10. Representing nature Robyn Eckersley; 11. Democracy and representation beyond the nation state Michael Zürn and Gregor Walter-Drop

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"The Future of Representative Democracy poses important questions about representation, representative democracy and its future. Inspired by the last major investigation of the subject by Hanna Pitkin over four decades ago, this ambitious volume fills a major gap in the literature by examining the future of representative forms of democracy in terms of present-day trends and past theories of representative democracy. Aware of the pressing need for clarifying key concepts and institutional trends, the volume aims to break down barriers among disciplines and to establish an interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars. The contributors emphasise that representative democracy and its future is a subject of pressing scholarly concern and public importance. Paying close attention to the unfinished, two-century-old relationship between democracy and representation, this book offers a fresh perspective on current problems and dilemmas of representative democracy and the possible future development of new forms of democratic representation"--

Democracy

Representative government and representation

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Edition

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Book number

Alonso, Sonia

Fotou, Maria

Keane, John,1949-

Merkel, Wolfgang

Date of Transaction

20110603125029.0

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rda

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[Book]

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