Democracy in the Making

Democracy in the Making
Author: Kathleen M. Blee
Publsiher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2012-03-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780199842766

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In Democracy in the Making, Kathleen M. Blee provides an in-depth look at modern grassroots activism, and reveals its simultaneous power and fragility. In the process, she examines the struggle between democratic vision and strategic reality that shapes each organization's trajectory and determines its ultimate success or failure.

Making Democracy Work

Making Democracy Work
Author: Robert D. Putnam,Robert Leonardi,Raffaella Y. Nanetti
Publsiher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1994-05-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 140082074X

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Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Their focus is on a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. After spending two decades analyzing the efficacy of these governments in such fields as agriculture, housing, and health services, they reveal patterns of associationism, trust, and cooperation that facilitate good governance and economic prosperity.

Social Democracy in the Making

Social Democracy in the Making
Author: Gary Dorrien
Publsiher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 595
Release: 2019-04-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780300244991

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An expansive and ambitious intellectual history of democratic socialism from one of the world’s leading intellectual historians and social ethicists The fallout from twenty years of neoliberal economic globalism has sparked a surge of interest in the old idea of democratic socialism—a democracy in which the people control the economy and government, no group dominates any other, and every citizen is free, equal, and included. With a focus on the intertwined legacies of Christian socialism and Social Democratic politics in Britain and Germany, this book traces the story of democratic socialism from its birth in the nineteenth century through the mid-1960s. Examining the tenets on which the movement was founded and how it adapted to different cultural, religious, and economic contexts from its beginnings through the social and political traumas of the twentieth century, Gary Dorrien reminds us that Christian socialism paved the way for all liberation theologies that make the struggles of oppressed peoples the subject of redemption. He argues for a decentralized economic democracy and anti-imperial internationalism.

Making Things Public

Making Things Public
Author: Bruno Latour,Peter Weibel
Publsiher: MIT Press (MA)
Total Pages: 1080
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture and society
ISBN: UCR:31210020048151

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"This collection itself presents a significant public assembly, joining such prominent thinkers as Richard Rorty, Simon Schaffer, Peter Galison, and Peter Sloterdijk with the likes of Shakespeare, Swift, La Fontaine, and Melville. Ranging from the distant past to the troubled present, this collective effort examines the atmospheric conditions in which things are made public, and reinvests political representation with the materiality it has been lacking. This book, and the ZKM show that it accompanies, aims to trigger new political passions and interests in a time when people need, more than ever, new ways to have their voices heard."--BOOK JACKET.

The Making of a Southern Democracy

The Making of a Southern Democracy
Author: Tom Eamon
Publsiher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781469606972

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Making of a Southern Democracy: North Carolina Politics from Kerr Scott to Pat McCrory

Slow Democracy

Slow Democracy
Author: Susan Clark,Woden Teachout
Publsiher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781603584135

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Reconnecting with the sources of decisions that affect us, and with the processes of democracy itself, is at the heart of 21st-century sustainable communities. Slow Democracy chronicles the ways in which ordinary people have mobilized to find local solutions to local problems. It invites us to bring the advantages of "slow" to our community decision making. Just as slow food encourages chefs and eaters to become more intimately involved with the production of local food, slow democracy encourages us to govern ourselves locally with processes that are inclusive, deliberative, and citizen powered. Susan Clark and Woden Teachout outline the qualities of real, local decision making and show us the range of ways that communities are breathing new life into participatory democracy around the country. We meet residents who seize back control of their municipal water systems from global corporations, parents who find unique solutions to seemingly divisive school-redistricting issues, and a host of other citizens across the nation who have designed local decision-making systems to solve the problems unique to their area in ways that work best for their communities. Though rooted in the direct participation that defined our nation's early days, slow democracy is not a romantic vision for reigniting the ways of old. Rather, the strategies outlined here are uniquely suited to 21st-century technologies and culture.If our future holds an increased focus on local food, local energy, and local economy, then surely we will need to improve our skills at local governance as well.

Making Our Democracy Work

Making Our Democracy Work
Author: Stephen Breyer
Publsiher: Vintage
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2011-09-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780307390837

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Charged with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution, the Supreme Court has the awesome power to strike down laws enacted by our elected representatives. Why does the public accept the Court’s decisions as legitimate and follow them, even when those decisions are highly unpopular? What must the Court do to maintain the public’s faith? How can it help make our democracy work? In this groundbreaking book, Justice Stephen Breyer tackles these questions and more, offering an original approach to interpreting the Constitution that judges, lawyers, and scholars will look to for many years to come.

Democracy in the Making

Democracy in the Making
Author: Arthur S. Meyers
Publsiher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2012-11-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780761859284

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In 1908, a remarkable direction in community learning began in Boston and spread across the country, becoming the Open Forum lecture movement. These locally planned, trans-denominational lectures, followed by periods for questions, were characterized as “the striking of mind upon mind.” This study recovers the movement and shows what can be applied to our time. George W. Coleman brought a deep commitment to free speech in developing the Forum and Mary Caroline Crawford was essential in implementing it. Understanding this initiative broadens our awareness of personal and community courage and democratic planning. We can regain this informed, reflective, respectful approach, and achieve an America “to be”—a democracy in the making.