Groups, representation and democracy between promise and practice

This book debates the democratic potential and practice of groups; focusing on the vibrancy of internal democracies, and modes of accountability with those who join such groups and or the constituencies they advocate for.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Halpin, Darren (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan 2010.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Perspectives on democratic practice.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30887501*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Groups as agents of democracy?
  • Interest group aliases: towards definitional commensurability?
  • Democratic expectations: the representation account
  • Between representation and solidarity: (re)calibrating democratic expectations
  • Democratic promises and practices: some empirical evidence
  • The orthodox case: the drift from representation towards solidarity
  • Making Olson work: rejuventating 'supply-side' explanations
  • Are 'protest businesses' contemporary phenomena?
  • Democratic transformation: fulfilling the promise of representation
  • Between promise and practice.