Rethinking the Value of Democracy - A Comparative Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the instrumental value of democracy in a comparative perspective. Based on extensive analyses of quantitative studies from different disciplines, it explores both the expected beneficial and harmful impact of democracy. Democracy's reputation as delivering peace and development while controlling corruption is an important source of its own legitimacy. Yet, as this book acutely demonstrates, the arguments tend to be normatively driven interventions in ideologically charged policy debates. The book argues that we need neither a utopian framing of democracy as delivering all 'good things' in politics nor a cynical one that emphasizes only the 'dangerous underbelly' of this form of government. The author also raises critical questions about the value of the study of democracy: the choice for particular concepts and measures, the unknown mechanisms, and the narrow focus on specific instrumental values. This volume will be necessary reading for anyone interested in debates on democracy in the contemporary global context.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2019
Authors:	Renske Doorenspleet
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-91655-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	3-319-91655-6
Barcode:	9783319916552

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