What is democracy? How can it be defended and justified? How do we
understand the complexities of democracy in a world of rapid
change?
At a time when democracy appears to be universally acclaimed as
the only acceptable form of government, it is all the more
necessary to be clear about what democracy means. "Democracy: A
Reader" provides a range of pivotal statements on this important
topic from supporters and defenders as well as critics and
skeptics, including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes,
Rousseau, de Tocqueville, Kant, Wollstonecraft, Schumpeter, Berlin,
Marx, Lenin, Phillips, Young, Dahl, Kymlicka, Parekh, Walzer,
Hayek, Habermas, Scruton, Barry, and Mouffe.
Key topics include:
Freedom and autonomy
Equality
Representation
Majority rule
Citizenship
Marxist and socialist critiques
Conservative, elitist, and authoritarian critiques
Feminist critiques
Civil society
The market
Nationalism
Multiculturalism
Non-Western perspectives
The future of democracy
Within the space of one volume this comprehensive coverage
provides a genuine "handbook" to help citizens of democratic
societies understand the ideals underpinning their societies, the
ways their societies can live up to the democratic ideals they
proclaim, and the obstacles that lie in the path of democracy
today.
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