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Associations and Democracy - The Real Utopias Project, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
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Associations and Democracy - The Real Utopias Project, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Series: The Real Utopias Project
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Throughout the West, democracy is under fire. "Government is part
of the problem, not the solution" is a common refrain. As the tasks
of the state become more complex and the size of polities larger,
the institutional forms of liberal democracy developed in the 19th
century seem increasingly unable to cope. Rather than seeking to
deepen the democratic character of politics, much energy in recent
years has been directed as reducing the role of politics
altogether. In Associations and Democracy, Joshua Cohen and Joel
Rogers advance an innovative scheme for rejuvenating the democratic
state. Their proposal involves the strengthening of secondary
associations, organizations like unions, works councils,
neighborhood associations, parent-teacher groups and women's
societies. With enlivened secondary associations mediating between
individual citizens and the state, active participation in the
political process can be expanded and democracy enhanced. Such an
approach raises a number of thorny issues: Can such associations
retain their independence from government if they are pulled
further into the political sphere? Will a shift from territorial to
functional representation further fragment an already divided
polity? In an array of original contributions, leading social
scientists respond to Cohen and Rogers with questions like these;
Cohen and Rogers, in turn, sum up the debate. The first of a series
of polemics providing workable scenarios for a progressive future,
Associations and Democracy is a lively and stimulating exploration
of one of the central issues on today's political agenda.
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