Citizenship And Identity: Towards a New RepublicPsychology Press, 2003 - 186 pages Citizenship and Identity offers an analysis of contemporary politics and of the scepticism and apathy which characterise the political life of modern democracies. Starting from exploration of liberal-democracy and a critique of the fragmentation of contemporary politics, this book develops a republican perspective as an alternative framework for political institutions and civic participation. |
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... democracy in the conditions of liberal-democracy today. This book presents a challenging critique of the flaws of contemporary democracy, along with a realistic and radical concept of institutional transformation and political agency ...
... democracy in the conditions of liberal-democracy today. This book presents a challenging critique of the flaws of contemporary democracy, along with a realistic and radical concept of institutional transformation and political agency ...
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... democracy 5 Republicanism and citizenship 6 The importance of institutions 10 The framework of democracy 14 The possibility of a solution 19 2 The triumph of liberal-democracy 21 Between utopianism and realism 21 Problems of liberal- ...
... democracy 5 Republicanism and citizenship 6 The importance of institutions 10 The framework of democracy 14 The possibility of a solution 19 2 The triumph of liberal-democracy 21 Between utopianism and realism 21 Problems of liberal- ...
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... liberal-democracy 64 The limits of political parties 67 Reviving citizenship 69 Forum politics in the new republic 70 Theoretical bases of the new republic 71 Freedom and the public good 72 Active citizenship 73 Models of the republic ...
... liberal-democracy 64 The limits of political parties 67 Reviving citizenship 69 Forum politics in the new republic 70 Theoretical bases of the new republic 71 Freedom and the public good 72 Active citizenship 73 Models of the republic ...
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... liberal-democracy 145 Conclusion: Democracy renewed Democratic experimentalism 150 Identity and refusing identity 153 Conclusion 156 150 Notes Bibliography Index 160 175 183 Acknowledgements This is a short book on a very large Contents ...
... liberal-democracy 145 Conclusion: Democracy renewed Democratic experimentalism 150 Identity and refusing identity 153 Conclusion 156 150 Notes Bibliography Index 160 175 183 Acknowledgements This is a short book on a very large Contents ...
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... liberal-democratic societies in developing a sense of citizenship and political affiliation. The argument of the book develops an idea of republicanism as a critique of liberal-democracy. More positively, I attempt to indicate what ...
... liberal-democratic societies in developing a sense of citizenship and political affiliation. The argument of the book develops an idea of republicanism as a critique of liberal-democracy. More positively, I attempt to indicate what ...
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