We Decide!: Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy - Couverture souple

Menser, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1439914184 ISBN 13 : 9781439914182

Editeur : Temple University Press,U.S., 2018

Synopsis

Participatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to others. Michael Menser's timely book We Decide! is arguably the most comprehensive treatment of participatory democracy. He explains the three waves of participatory democracy theory to show that this movement is attentive to the mechanics of contemporary political practices. Menser also outlines "maximal democracy," his own view of participatory democracy that expands people's abilities to shape their own lives, reduce inequality, and promote solidarity.

We Decide! draws on liberal, feminist, anarchist, and environmental justice philosophies as well as in-depth case studies of Spanish factory workers, Japanese housewives, and Brazilian socialists to show that participatory democracy actually works. Menser concludes his study by presenting a reconstructed version of the state that is shaped not by corporations but by inclusive communities driven by municipal workers, elected officials, and ordinary citizens working together. In this era of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, the participatory democracy proposed in We Decide! is more significant than ever.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Menser is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Urban Sustainability Studies at Brooklyn College in New York and co-founder of the Participatory Budgeting Project. He is the co-editor of Technoscience and Cyberculture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1439914184
• ISBN 13: 9781439914182
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
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• Personne responsable: non disponible