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Democracy and Association /

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' capac...

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Autor principal: Warren, Mark (Mark E.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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.