Democracy Transformed? : Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies

Cain, Bruce E. (EDT); Dalton, Russell J. (EDT); Scarrow, Susan E. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0199291640 / ISBN 13: 9780199291649

Edité par Oxford University Press, 2006

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• Titre: Democracy Transformed? : Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0199291640
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780199291649
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: As New

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Synopsis

The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across the O.E.C.D. nations over the past generation. In response, democratic institutions are changing, evolving, and expanding in ways that may alter the structure of the democratic process. These changes include reforms of the electoral process, the expansion of referendums, introduction of open government provisions, and more access points for direct political involvement. Indeed, some observers claim that we are witnessing the most fundamental transformation of the democratic process since the creation of mass democracy in the early 20th Century. This international team of distinguished scholars assembles the evidence of how democratic institutions and processes are changing, and considers the larger implications of these reforms for the nature of democracy. The findings points to a new style of democratic politics that expands the nature of democracy, but also carries challenges for democracies to include all its citizens and govern effectively in an environment of complex government.

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Comparative Politics is a series for students and teachers of political science that deals with contemporary issues in comparative government and politics. The General Editors are Max Kaase, Professor of Political Science, Vice President and Dean, School of Humanities and Social Science, International University Bremen, Germany; and Kenneth Newton, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Southampton. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across the OECD nations over the past generation. In response, democratic institutions are changing, evolving, and expanding in ways that may alter the structure of the democratic process. These changes include reforms of the electoral process, the expansion of referendums, introduction of open government provisions, and more access points for direct political involvement. Indeed, some observers claim that we are witnessing the most fundamental transformation of the democratic process since the creation of mass democracy in the early 20th Century. This international team of distinguished scholars assembles the evidence of how democratic institutions and processes are changing, and considers the larger implications of these reforms for the nature of democracy. The findings point to a new style of democratic politics that expands the nature of democracy, but also carries challenges for democracies to include all its citizens and govern effectively in an environment of complex government.