β Scribed by Frederick G. Whelan
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Democracy in Theory and Practice presents an authoritative overview of democratic theory today. Its distinctive approach links theory to practice, emphasizing the wide variety of institutions and procedures through which core democratic principles are implemented and the normative and practical dimensions of the choices to be made among these alternatives. Designed for courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level, the book features eighteen chapters organized thematically and divided into sections and subsections for easy reference; historical and current examples, citations for specific ideas, annotated references, and further readings throughout enhance the volume's utility for students, scholars, and researchers. Sidebars give biographical sketches of classic theorists and democratic ideas from the US founders and constitutional tradition.
Dedication
Contents
List of Boxes
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 Democratic Principles
3 Democracy and Other Values
4 The Right to Vote
5 Issues in Democratic Voting
6 Voting and Decision Methods
7 Participation and Democracy
8 Direct and Formative Democracy
9 Communication and Deliberation
10 Accountability and Representation
11 The Representation of Interests
12 Constitutionalism
13 Forms of Democratic Government
14 Electoral Systems, Parties, and Party Government
15 Legislatures
16 Additional Principles of Democratic Governance
17 The Executive Power
18 The Judicial Power
Afterword
Index
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