Chalmers Reforming Democracies

Six Facts About Politics That Demand a New Agenda
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-231-53105-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm

Reihe: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures

A noted political scientist revises our understanding of the institutions essential for representative democracy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chalmers, Douglas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politik: Sachbuch, Politikerveröffentlichungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction: Why Do We Need Institutional Reform?
Part I. The Concepts
1. Rethinking the Institutions of Representative Democracy
Part II. The People
2. Which "People" Are Represented in a Representative Democracy?
3. Quasi-Citizens in the Community Are Represented
4. Quasi-Citizens in Other Jurisdictions Are Represented
Part III. The Links
5. Connecting People and Decision Makers
6. Organizations and Their Alliances Change Rapidly
7. Personal Networks Are Important
Part IV. The Decision Makers
8. Law- and Policy Making
9. Deliberation Is as Important as Bargaining
10. Decisions Are Made in Multiple Venues
Conclusion: A Review
Notes
Works Cited
Suggested Readings
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Douglas A. Chalmers has written articles and books on German and Latin American politics and is coeditor of The New Politics of Inequality in Latin America: Rethinking Participation and Representation. The former chair of the Department of Political Science and director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, he now teaches in Columbia's Core Curriculum and leads organizations devoted to making retirement the new phase of faculty professional life.