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Liberal Democracy and its Critics: Perspectives in Contemporary Political Thought
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Hardback. aeo An introduction to the contributions made by key contemporary political and social theorists to understanding democracy today. The book offers new insights into these thinkersa works by its particular focus. Editor(s): Carter, April; Stokes, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Liberal Democracy and its Critics examines the contribution of eleven contemporary political social theorists to understanding democracy today. The theorists are prominent in political and philosophical debates in the 1990s, for example between neo-liberalism (Hayek) and social liberalism (Rawls), and between liberalism and republicanism (Arendt), communitarianism (Taylor and Walzer), 'anti-political politics' (Havel) and feminism (Pateman and Young). The book also explores how the philosophical defence of universalism (Habermas) or critiques of it (Foucault and Rorty) impinge on assessments of liberal democracy.
Liberal Democracy and its Critics examines the contribution of eleven contemporary political social theorists to understanding democracy today. The theorists are prominent in political and philosophical debates in the 1990s, for example between neo-liberalism (Hayek) and social liberalism (Rawls), and between liberalism and republicanism (Arendt), communitarianism (Taylor and Walzer), 'anti-political politics' (Havel) and feminism (Pateman and Young). The book also explores how the philosophical defence of universalism (Habermas) or critiques of it (Foucault and Rorty) impinge on assessments of liberal democracy.
The eleven theorists reflect varying approaches to key issues in democratic thought since 1945: liberal constitutionalism or popular ... Read more
The chapters set the thinkers within their intellectual and political contexts and explore the relationship between their philosophical positions and explicit or implicit views on democracy. They will be of interest both to students of contemporary social thought and of democracy.
Contributors to the book include Margaret Canovan, April Carter, Don Fletcher, John Horton, Mark Kingwell, Chandran Kukathas, Martin Leet, Lois McNay, Barbara Sullivan, Katherine Welton and Jonathan Wolff.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745619194
SKU
V9780745619194
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Reviews for Liberal Democracy and its Critics: Perspectives in Contemporary Political Thought
"Into the turmoil of debate about the nature of liberal democracy comes this lucid and coherent collection of papers. While democracy may no longer have any serious enemies, its best friends are those who are able to state frankly where it needs improvement. There is much stimulating commentary in this book, which will inform the beginning student, provoke the established ... Read more