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Preface to Democratic Theory
Robert A. Dahl
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Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
Robert Dahl’s Preface helped launch democratic theory fifty years ago as a new area of study in political science, and it remains the standard introduction to the field. Exploring problems that had been left unsolved by traditional thought on democracy, Dahl here examines two influential models—the Madisonian, which represents prevailing American doctrine, and its recurring challenger, populist theory—arguing that they do not accurately portray how modern democracies operate. He then constructs a model more consistent with how contemporary democracies actually function, and, in doing so, develops some original views of popular sovereignty and the American constitutional system.
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Robert Dahl’s Preface helped launch democratic theory fifty years ago as a new area of study in political science, and it remains the standard introduction to the field. Exploring problems that had been left unsolved by traditional thought on democracy, Dahl here examines two influential models—the Madisonian, which represents prevailing American doctrine, and its recurring challenger, populist theory—arguing that they do not accurately portray how modern democracies operate. He then constructs a model more consistent with how contemporary democracies actually function, and, in doing so, develops some original views of popular sovereignty and the American constitutional system.
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Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226134345
SKU
V9780226134345
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