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008			130820s2012 xxu eng d
020			_a041550564X (hardcover) _c$145.00
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245	1	0	_aDemocracy in theory and practice / _cStephen Elstub.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bRoutledge, _c2012.
300			_a120 p. ; _c25 cm.
520			_aDemocracy is an issue of major importance in theory and practice in politics throughout the world. However, democracy’s study and advancement has been significantly compromised by a dichotomy between theorising about democracy, and empirical studies of democracy in practice. In addition to highlighting the need for this gap to be overcome, this book contributes to overcoming this divide, by demonstrating a number of ways that democracy in theory and practice can be synthesised; deepening our understanding of the relationship between democracy in theory and practice in the process. Different, but related, democratic principles and concepts are considered such as legitimacy, political equality, deliberation, and participation. A range of practical contexts are also investigated including multi-level polities, deeply divided societies, whole polities, local rural and urban areas, and a range of democratic processes, innovations and spectacular events. Moreover, the book sets the agenda for future work to combine democracy in theory and practice. This book was originally published as a special issue of Representation.
650		0	_aDemocracy
650		0	_aDemocracy--Philosophy
700	1		_aElstub, Stephen.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/041550564X/chopaconline-20
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