Democracy in the age of globalization and mediatization
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the models of contemporary democracy; its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites; its empirically existing varieties and its two major challenges - globalization and mediatization. The book also covers the global spread of democracy and it...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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Challenges to democracy in the 21st century
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137299871 |
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This book provides comprehensive coverage of the models of contemporary democracy; its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites; its empirically existing varieties and its two major challenges - globalization and mediatization. The book also covers the global spread of democracy and its spread into supranational democracies. Rethinking democracy is imperative in the new framework of loosely bounded and competing territories, growingly culturally heterogeneous populations, mediatised and privatised context of political persuasion, and multiple and nationally-displaced decision-making processes. This book does so with great insight and comprehensiveness. -Professor Stefano Bartolini, Director of the Robert Schumann Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence Italy. "Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Meditization" takes a fresh look on democracy. Combining insights from Comparative |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137299864, 2013. |
Carrier Form: | 264 p. |
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9781137299857 9781137299871 : 1137299878 : |
CLC: | C91 |
Contents: | Introduction - The New Challenges To Democracy-- H.Kriesi Globalization Mediatization Content Of The Volume PART I: DEMOCRACY - A MOVING TARGET OF GREAT COMPLEXITY AND VARIABILITY Democracy As A Moving Target-- H.Kriesi The Existence Of A Demos The Existence Of A State The Cultural Preconditions The Economic Preconditions The International Context And Diffusion The Preconditions For Political Communication Conclusion Models For Democracy-- M.Buhlmann & H.Kriesi Responsiveness Accountability Extensions Of The Model For Representative Democracy Conclusion Varieties Of Democracy-- H.Kriesi & D. |