Democratic Institutions and Practices - A Debate on Governments, Parties, Theories and Movements in Today's World (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book explores key contemporary issues of democracy in our globalized and highly technologized world. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, with contributions including the fields of philosophy, political science, media studies, linguistics, and aesthetics, it reflects on the characteristics of the democratic state and democratic social practices.The book features contributions on topics such as the status of political parties, the separation of powers and the rule of law, bureaucracy and meritocracy, equality, forms of democratic participation and governance, comparisons between historical and contemporary democratic practices, individual rights, propaganda, political engagement, and consent. Further, it discusses how global information flows and new technologies affect democratic processes, including topics such as cyber-activism and open-source software as a means of empowerment to ethnocentric and class-centric technological design, globalization and media neutrality, and the mechanization of public administration. Overall, the book demonstrates how historical, philosophical, technical, and institutional issues relate to contemporary democracy. It will appeal to political theorists, social scientists and everybody interested in contemporary democracy.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Contributions to Political Science
Release date:	September 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Juan Jose Gomez Gutierrez • Jose Abdelnour-Nocera • Esteban Anchustegui Igartua
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	242
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-110807-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	3-03-110807-8
Barcode:	9783031108075

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