Tampering with Tradition - The Unrealized Authority of Democratic Agency (Hardcover, New)

Scholars of politics are comfortable theorizing about the parliamentary process and individual political parties, but they are often guilty of ignoring the role of individual citizens except through opinion polls and voting statistics. Even at the local level, the main focus of political theorists has traditionally been on formal systems of government usually lauding representative democracy as the standard for Western government while the importance of participatory action at a local level has been vastly underestimated. Correcting this imbalance, the renowned political scholars who contribute to this volume outline both the theory and practice of so-called "extra-formal democracy," wherein societal governance is more accurately described as a "network activity" and citizens, politicians, public administrators and other professionals act together on issues or problems that are defined as public. This new and complex form of democracy explored here in three unique settings: the United States, the Netherlands, and Denmark is increasingly regarded as an achievable vision for a multi-faceted theory of government."

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Directions in Culture and Governance
Release date:	October 2004
First published:	October 2004
Editors:	Peter Bogason • Sandra Kensen • Hugh T. Miller
Contributors:	Guy B. Adams • Frank Hendriks • Lars Hulgard • Gary Marshall • Juliet Musso • Connie P. Ozawa • James K. Scott
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	230
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0748-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	0-7391-0748-8
Barcode:	9780739107485

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