Democracy and association /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2001.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Approaches to Association. For and against Theoretical Generalization. What Do We Want from Associational Life? The Influence of the Tocquevillian Paradigm. Beyond Tocqueville. A Note on Functionalist Language
- 3. The Concept of Association. Hobbes and Locke: The Modern Concept of Association. Tocqueville: The Associational Democracy of Everyday Life. G.D.H. Cole: Association versus Community. Parsons: There "Types of Operative Organization" Associations versus Associational Relations. The Concept of Civil Society
- 4. The Democratic Effects of Association. Democratic Self-Rule as Autonomy. Developmental Effects on Individuals. Public Sphere Effects. Institutional Effects.