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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warren, Mark (Mark E.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 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.