Democracy in Question: Democratic Openness in a Time of Political Closure - Couverture rigide

Keenan, Alan

 
9780804737470: Democracy in Question: Democratic Openness in a Time of Political Closure
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ISBN 10 : 0804737479 ISBN 13 : 9780804737470
Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book explores the theoretical paradoxes and practical dilemmas that flow from the still radical idea that in a democracy it is the people who rule, and argues that accepting the open and uncertain character of democratic politics can lead to more sustainable and widespread forms of democratic engagement.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alan Keenan is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Peace and Conflict Studies at Bryn Mawr College, where he teaches classes in the Political Science department. He spent most of the preceding three years in Sri Lanka conducting research on the politics of human rights and the role of local civil society organizations in peace and conflict dynamics. He received his PhD in political theory from Johns Hopkins University and has taught at various institutions across the country. He is currently working on a book manuscript tentatively entitled "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: On the Politics of Human Rights and Civil Society Building in Sri Lanka."

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Éditeur
Stanford University Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0804737479
ISBN 13 
9780804737470
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780804738651: Democracy in Question: Democratic Openness in a Time of Political Closure

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0804738653 ISBN 13 :  9780804738651
Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2003
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