紀錄類型: |
書目-語言資料,印刷品
: Monograph/item
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杜威分類號: |
321.8 |
書名/作者: |
Hyperdemocracy // by Stephen Welch. |
作者: |
Welch, Stephen, |
面頁冊數: |
1 online resource. |
標題: |
Democracy. |
標題: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General |
標題: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. |
標題: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. |
標題: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General. |
ISBN: |
1137099178 (electronic bk.) |
ISBN: |
9781137099174 (electronic bk.) |
書目註: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
內容註: |
1. Introduction: Hyperdemocracy, the Cognitive Dimension of Democracy, and Democratic Theory -- 2. The Cognitive Dimension of Democracy from Plato to Mill -- 3. Constitutive Theory: Competition, Polyarchy and the Cognitive Dimension of Democracy -- 4. Causal Theory: Progressive and Skeptical Strands of Modernization Theory -- 5. Cognitive Mobilization and Reflexive Modernization: Deriving the Theory of Hyperdemocracy -- 6. The Decline of Democracy: Social Capital and Post-Democracy versus Hyperdemocracy -- 7. The Revival of Democracy: Deliberative Democracy and Postmodern Democracy versus Hyperdemocracy -- 8. Symptoms of Hyperdemocracy (I): Science and Expertise -- 9. Symptoms of Hyperdemocracy (II): The Media -- 10. Conclusion: The Place and the Trajectory of Hyperdemocracy. |
摘要、提要註: |
"What is the future of democracy? Is it steadily improving in scope, depth, and accountability? Or is it being marginalized by economic forces? Or - in a view not very often heard - has it already progressed too far? This book argues that none of these assessments is right, and instead that democracy is becoming 'hyper.' An increasingly well-educated citizenry and freer flow of information contribute to the intensification of democracy, but at the same time begin to impede decision-making by contesting more and more of the cognitive preconditions that decision-making rests upon. Under hyperdemocracy, democracy begins to undermine itself. This book applies the idea of 'reflexive modernization' to democratic theory, setting out a new perspective on the challenges democracy faces"-- |
電子資源: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137099174 |