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Tocqueville's view that a virtuous and viable democracy depends on robust associational life has become a cornerstone of contemporary democratic theory. Democratic theorists generally agree that issue networks, recreational associations, support circles, religious groups, unions, advocacy group...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warren, Mark (Mark E.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Temas:
Democracy.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Societies.
Societies
Democracy
Démocratie.
Associations.
democracy.
organizations (groups)
federations.
associations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Democratie.
Verenigingen.
Organisaties.
Associations > Aspect politique.
Amnesty International.
Bob Jones University v. United States.
Catholic Church.
Christian Coalition.
Christian Right.
Equal Rights Amendment.
European Union.
German Green Party.
Human Rights Watch.
Kaiser Family Foundation.
Kettering Foundation.
League of Women Voters.
National Audubon Society.
Nature Conservancy.
New Social Movements.
Offe, Claus.
Parent Teachers Association (PTA).
Religious Right.
advocacy groups.
affective communication.
anomie.
associational ecologies.
authoritarianism.
business associations.
civic virtues.
conflict.
deliberation.
differentiation.
economic associations.
efficacy.
environmental groups.
ethnicity.
factions.
fraternal orders.
fundamentalism.
globalization.
goods of association.
hate groups.
identity politics.
identity-based groups.
institutional effects of associations.
liberalism.
loyalty.
markets.
multiculturalism.
patriotic groups.
pluralization.
postmaterialism.
radical democracy.
secondary associations.
secret societies.
subsidiarity.
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Sumario:Tocqueville's view that a virtuous and viable democracy depends on robust associational life has become a cornerstone of contemporary democratic theory. Democratic theorists generally agree that issue networks, recreational associations, support circles, religious groups, unions, advocacy groups, and myriad other kinds of associations enhance democracy by cultivating citizenship, promoting public deliberation, providing voice and representation, and enabling varied forms of governance. Yet there has been little work to show how and why different kinds of association have different effects on democracy -- many supportive but others minimal or even destructive.
This book offers the first systematic assessment of what associations do and don't do for democracy. Warren explains how and when associational life expands the domain, inclusiveness, and authenticity of democracy. He looks at which associations are most likely to foster individuals' capacities for democratic citizenship, provoke political debate, open existing institutions, guide market activities, or bring democratic decision-making to new venues. Throughout, Warren also considers the trade-offs involved, noting, for example, that organizational solidarity can dampen internal dissent and deliberation even as it enhances public deliberation.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 265 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260) and index.
ISBN:1400814790
9781400814794
9781400823925
1400823927

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