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Jane Mansbridge's intellectual career is marked by field-shifting
contributions to democratic theory, feminist scholarship, political
science methodology, and the empirical study of social movements
and direct democracy. Her work has fundamentally challenged
existing paradigms in both normative political theory and empirical
political science and launched new lines of scholarly inquiry on
the most basic questions of the discipline: the sort of equality
democracy needs, the goods of political participation, the nature
of power, the purposes of deliberation, the forms of political
representation, the obstacles to collective action, and the
inescapable need for coercion. The editor has focused on work in
three key areas: Participation and power Mansbridge's early work on
participatory democracy generated a key insight that has informed
all of her subsequent work: the kind of equality we need to
legitimate decisions under circumstances of common interests (equal
respect) differs from the kind of equality we need when interests
conflict (equal power). Deliberation and representation In the
chapters in this section, Mansbridge adds nuance to democratic
theory by disaggregating different modes of political
representation and explicating the ways in which each can
contribute to the deliberative, aggregative and expressive
functions of democratic institutions. Legitimate coercion
Mansbridge exemplifies a collaborative spirit through the practice
of deliberative co-authorship, through which she and colleagues
construct a taxonomy of procedures that can legitimize enforceable
collective decisions. Essential reading for anyone interested in
liberal conceptions of equality, participation, representation,
deliberation, power and coercion.
Jane Mansbridge's intellectual career is marked by field-shifting
contributions to democratic theory, feminist scholarship, political
science methodology, and the empirical study of social movements
and direct democracy. Her work has fundamentally challenged
existing paradigms in both normative political theory and empirical
political science and launched new lines of scholarly inquiry on
the most basic questions of the discipline: the sort of equality
democracy needs, the goods of political participation, the nature
of power, the purposes of deliberation, the forms of political
representation, the obstacles to collective action, and the
inescapable need for coercion. The editor has focused on work in
three key areas: Participation and power Mansbridge's early work on
participatory democracy generated a key insight that has informed
all of her subsequent work: the kind of equality we need to
legitimate decisions under circumstances of common interests (equal
respect) differs from the kind of equality we need when interests
conflict (equal power). Deliberation and representation In the
chapters in this section, Mansbridge adds nuance to democratic
theory by disaggregating different modes of political
representation and explicating the ways in which each can
contribute to the deliberative, aggregative and expressive
functions of democratic institutions. Legitimate coercion
Mansbridge exemplifies a collaborative spirit through the practice
of deliberative co-authorship, through which she and colleagues
construct a taxonomy of procedures that can legitimize enforceable
collective decisions. Essential reading for anyone interested in
liberal conceptions of equality, participation, representation,
deliberation, power and coercion.
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Down the Line (Paperback)
Michelle D. Argyle; Edited by Dalton Diane; Cover design or artwork by Melissa Williams Design
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R515
R442
Discovery Miles 4 420
Save R73 (14%)
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When pneumonia lands Estelle Trager unconscious in the emergency
room, it ruins everything for the stubborn 65-year-old woman. She'd
been keeping a secret-a deadly secret-that she'd planned on taking
to the grave. But now her son Adam and his wife, Liza, know about
her tumors. Adam is outraged, but Estelle, who watched her mother
and grandmother suffer from breast cancer in the days when no one
dared speak its name, has no intention of putting her family or
herself through the horrors of cancer treatment. Estelle decides
there is only one solution: ask Liza, the 33-year-old
daughter-in-law she once called a godless hippie raised by wolves,
to kill her. A horrified Liza refuses and keeps the request-among
other things-a secret from her furious husband. But she tells his
younger brother, Charlie, a close friend from college with whom she
shares her own confidences, despite Adam's serious case of sibling
rivalry. Armed with nutrition textbooks and her neighbor, a savvy
nurse, can Liza win over her mother-in-law and convince her to
consider other options before the cancer, the secrets, and
Estelle's determination to end her life win out?
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Tamed (Paperback, Republished)
Douglas R Brown; Edited by Diane Dalton; Illustrated by Melissa Williams
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R487
Discovery Miles 4 870
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Werewolves are real. And they make excellent pets. Owning one of
the legendary creatures is the latest fad. The WereHouse insists
their werepets are loyal, docile, and 100% safe, but what happens
when these gentle giants turn on their masters? While on a routine
EMS call, paramedic Christine Alt is attacked by a rogue werepet.
She escapes with her life, but the encounter leaves her with more
than just scars. As her body begins to change, she discovers the
WereHouse is hiding a terrible secret, and they will stop at
nothing to keep her from exposing them. Tamed is a werewolf tale
with a twist from the author of the The Light of Epertase trilogy.
Deliberative democracy is a dominant paradigm in normative
political philosophy. Deliberative democrats want politics to be
more than a clash of contending interests, and they believe
political decisions should emerge from reasoned dialogue among
citizens. But can these ideals be realized in complex and unjust
societies? This book brings together leading scholars who explore
debates in deliberative democratic theory in four areas of
practice: education, constitutions and state boundaries,
indigenous-settler relations, and citizen participation and public
consultation. This dynamic volume casts new light on the strengths
and limitations of deliberative democratic theory, offering
guidance to policy makers and to students and scholars interested
in democratic justice.
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