Liberal Democracy into the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Integration and the Nation-State - Couverture souple

Axtmann, Roland

 
9780719043055: Liberal Democracy into the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Integration and the Nation-State
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0719043050 ISBN 13 : 9780719043055
Editeur : Manchester University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This text offers a contemporary critique of liberal democracy, examining the meaning of democracy today, as it faces the challenges of feminism, multiculturalism, globalization and European integration. The author discusses the notions of sovereignty, constitutionalism and representation, and analyzes the liberal concept of citizenship. He then surveys the conceptual history of civil society, and presents republican and deliberative politics (after Habermas) as alternative conceptualizations of democracy. Next Axtmann shows how feminism and multi-culturalism challenge liberal democracy with their demands for the granting of group rights. Finally he demonstrates how global interdependence and supranational integration demand a reconsideration of democratic sovereignty. He considers that the idea of democratic rule by the sovereign people in the sovereign nation-state is being transformed to reflect new connections between citizens, governments and supranational institutions.

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Éditeur
Manchester University Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0719043050
ISBN 13 
9780719043055
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
220
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780719043048: Liberal Democracy into the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Integration and the Nation-State

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0719043042 ISBN 13 :  9780719043048
Editeur : Manchester University Press, 1996
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