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The Next Democracy?: The Possibility of Popular Control - Couverture rigide

Milligan, Tony

 
9781783480647: The Next Democracy?: The Possibility of Popular Control
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1783480645 ISBN 13 : 9781783480647
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

Synopsis

Representative democracy has long been problematic and subject to erosion through the introduction of components of direct democracy (referenda, voter initiatives and systems of recall). Following the increase of direct action across the world, through the Occupy movement and the rise of new populist parties championing greater citizen inclusion in decision making, many are considering whether the hierarchical system of political control might have had its day. But what might be the alternative, next democracy?

This book considers the viability of a populist conception of democratic organization, which puts power into the hands of ordinary citizens. Examining contemporary and classic theory to contextualize the critique of existing systems, the book goes on to explore alternative arrangements tested out by activists, eco-protestors and anti-capitalists - from the recent Occupy agenda to Gandhi's experiments in alternative living. Milligan confronts the practical challenges posed by these systems of direct democracy and discusses the considerable difficulties of scaling up and sustaining them in state-level contexts. Whilst the book concedes that such concerns are genuine, it argues that a theory of generalized direct democracy can shake off its utopian aspirations and become a legitimate alternative for the future.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tony Milligan is Teaching Fellow in Ethics and Philosophy of Religion with the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London.

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Éditeur
Rowman & Littlefield
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1783480645
ISBN 13 
9781783480647
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
162
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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