Democracy in Theory and Practice presents an authoritative overview of democratic theory today. Its distinctive approach links theory to practice emphasizing the wide variety of institutions and procedures through which core democratic principles are implemented and the normative and practical dimensions of the choices to be made among these alternatives. Designed for courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level the book features eighteen chapters organized thematically and divided into sections and subsections for easy reference; historical and current examples citations for specific ideas annotated references and further readings throughout enhance the volume's utility for students scholars and researchers. Sidebars give biographical sketches of classic theorists and democratic ideas from the US founders and constitutional tradition. Featured topics discussed include: Majority Rule; Participation; Deliberation; Accountability; Representation; Constitutionalism; Electoral Laws; Parties; Legislative Executive and Judicial Functions. The Boundary Problem; The All-Affected Principle; Contested Senses of Liberal and Procedural Democracy; The Pros and Cons of Term Limits; Proportional Representation; Referendums; Problems of Democratic Transparency and Reversibility. Written by a leading authority in the field Frederick G. Whelan encourages us to think of the many alternative ways of putting democracy into practice and of these alternatives as requiring choices. This diversity means that there is no unique or correct democratic outcome from a given set of preferences since outcomes are shaped by the methods followed in reaching them.
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Details:Democracy in Theory and Practice presents an authoritative overview of democratic theory today. Its distinctive approach links theory to practice emphasizing the wide variety of institutions and procedures through which core democratic principles are implemented and the normative and practical dimensions of the choices to be made among these alternatives. Designed for courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level the book features eighteen chapters organized thematically and divided into sections and subsections for easy reference; historical and current examples citations for specific ideas annotated references and further readings throughout enhance the volume's utility for students scholars and researchers. Sidebars give biographical sketches of classic theorists and democratic ideas from the US founders and constitutional tradition. Featured topics discussed include: Majority Rule; Participation; Deliberation; Accountability; Representation; Constitutionalism; Electoral Laws; Parties; Legislative Executive and Judicial Functions. The Boundary Problem; The All-Affected Principle; Contested Senses of Liberal and Procedural Democracy; The Pros and Cons of Term Limits; Proportional Representation; Referendums; Problems of Democratic Transparency and Reversibility. Written by a leading authority in the field Frederick G. Whelan encourages us to think of the many alternative ways of putting democracy into practice and of these alternatives as requiring choices. This diversity means that there is no unique or correct democratic outcome from a given set of preferences since outcomes are shaped by the methods followed in reaching them.
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Democracy in Theory and Practice presents an authoritative overview of democratic theory today. Its distinctive approach links theory to practice emphasizing the wide variety of institutions and procedures through which core democratic principles are implemented and the normative and practical dimensions of the choices to be made among these alternatives. Designed for courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level the book features eighteen chapters organized thematically and divided into sections and subsections for easy reference; historical and current examples citations for specific ideas annotated references and further readings throughout enhance the volume's utility for students scholars and researchers. Sidebars give biographical sketches of classic theorists and democratic ideas from the US founders and constitutional tradition. Featured topics discussed include: Majority Rule; Participation; Deliberation; Accountability; Representation; Constitutionalism; Electoral Laws; Parties; Legislative Executive and Judicial Functions. The Boundary Problem; The All-Affected Principle; Contested Senses of Liberal and Procedural Democracy; The Pros and Cons of Term Limits; Proportional Representation; Referendums; Problems of Democratic Transparency and Reversibility. Written by a leading authority in the field Frederick G. Whelan encourages us to think of the many alternative ways of putting democracy into practice and of these alternatives as requiring choices. This diversity means that there is no unique or correct democratic outcome from a given set of preferences since outcomes are shaped by the methods followed in reaching them.
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