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The Democratic Imagination. Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-first Century.
Cairns, James; Sears, Alan
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Description for The Democratic Imagination. Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-first Century.
Paperback. The Democratic Imagination examines different conceptions of democracy, exploring tensions that emerge in key moments and debates in the history of democracy, from Ancient Greece to the French Revolution to contemporary Egypt. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
Democracy is very much an open question in the early twenty-first century. While voter participation declines in many traditional democracies, new movements for democracy are emerging around the world. This book brings the question of democracy out of the halls of political power and home to our daily lives, pitting "official democracy" and "democracy from below" against one another in a lively debate.
For more information see www.democraticimagination.com.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442605282
SKU
V9781442605282
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About Cairns, James; Sears, Alan
James Cairns is Associate Professor, Social and Environmental Justice, at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford. He is the author (with Alan Sears) of A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry (2015) and The Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century (2012). Alan Sears is Professor of Sociology at Ryerson University. He is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for The Democratic Imagination. Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-first Century.
Those who read this book will come away with their own thoughts on official democracy and democracy from below, especially since the authors engage on so many different topics. The goal is to cause readers to think deeply about these issues, and the book does this quite well. It can certainly be integrated into a wide variety of political science ... Read more