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020			_z9781351205856 (epub)
020			_z9781351205849 (mobipocket/kindle)
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050	0	0	_aJK1726 _b.W43 2019
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100	1		_aWhelan, Frederick G., _d1947- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDemocracy in theory and practice / _cFrederick G. Whelan.
264		1	_aNew York, NY, USA : _bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, _c©2019.
300			_axviii, 672 pages : _c26 cm _billustrations ;
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aDemocratic principles -- Democracy and other values -- The right to vote -- Issues in democratic voting -- Voting and decision methods -- Participation and democracy -- Direct and formative democracy -- Communication and deliberation -- Accountability and representation -- The representation of interests -- Constitutionalism -- Forms of democratic government -- Electoral systems, parties, and party government -- Legislatures -- Additional principles of democratic governance -- The executive power -- The judicial power.
520			_aDemocracy 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
521			_aCAS _bBachelor of Arts in Political Science
546			_aText in English
650		0	_aDemocracy _zUnited States.
650		0	_aRepresentative government and representation _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFederal government _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government.
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