Hyperdemocracy / Stephen Welch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welch, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 217 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction: The Idea of Hyperdemocracy * The Constitutive Preconditions of Democracy * The Democracy-Knowledge Nexus * Reflexive Modernization and the Technodemocratic State * Symptoms of Hyperdemocracy * Conclusion: The Concept and Implications of Hyperdemocracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230341142

0230341144

OCLC:

798615514

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