The politics of participation : from Athens to e-democracy / Matt Qvortrup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qvortrup, Matt, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

We live in an age of democracy. Very few people challenge the virtues of 'government by the people', yet, politicians and commentators are fond of decrying the 'crisis of democracy'. How do these views square up? This book provides the answer by surveying the philosophical history of democracy and its critics and by analysing empirical data about citizen participation in Britain and other developed democracies. In addition to analysis of major political thinkers such as Plato, Machiavelli and J.S. Mill, it analyses how modern technology has influenced democracy. Among the issues discussed in the book are why people vote and what determines their decisions. When do citizens get involved in riots and demonstrations? Are spin doctors and designer politics a threat to democracy? Do the mass-media influence our political behaviour?

Contents:

pt. I. Theoretical aspects of citizen politics

pt. II. Empirical foundations of citizen politics

pt. III. Case studies in citizen democracy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781847796981

1847796982

9781781701560

1781701563

9781847792303

1847792308

OCLC:

818847339