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Democracy, Participation and Contestation - Civil society, governance and the future of liberal democracy (Hardcover)
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Democracy, Participation and Contestation - Civil society, governance and the future of liberal democracy (Hardcover)
Series: Democratization and Autocratization Studies
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The establishment of democracy on both sides of the Atlantic has
not been a smooth evolution towards an idealized presumed endpoint.
Far from it, democratization has been marked by setbacks and
victories, a process often referred to as 'contested democracy'. In
view of recent mobilizations such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy
movement, in which new technologies have played a key role, there
is a need for a renewed analysis of the long-term evolution of US
and UK political systems. Using new areas of research, this book
argues that the ideals and the practices of Anglo-American
democracy can be best understood by studying diverse forms of
participation, which go beyond classical expressions of
contestation and dissent such as voting. The authors analyze
political parties, social movements, communications and social
media, governance, cultural diversity, identity politics,
public-private actors and social cohesion to illustrate how the
structure and context of popular participation play a significant
role in whether, and when, citizens' efforts have any meaningful
impact on those who exercise political power.In doing so, the
authors take crucial steps towards understanding how a vigorous
public sphere and popular sovereignty can be made to work in
today's global environment. This book will be of interest to
students and scholars of political science, British and US history,
democracy, political participation, governance, social movements
and politics.
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